Clicking noise

[Eng3ff]

99' 3.8L Have a clicking noise when I start the vehicle, also while turning the wheel to the right. Not a "popping" like CV joint but a metallic sound like a metal baseball card in a bicycle spoke. Thought it was on a rotating assembly cause the "clicks" increase/decrease with vehicle speed but it also does it sitting still in the morning? Any ideas???

[phewop118]

Do you have chrome wheels? If so, the chrome could be peeling, creating the noises. Mine does this - sometimes when I'm driving and making a turn, and definetely when I park and the wheels are cooling off

[dizzle1]

Well he is from Indiana so it’s cold at this time of year, no hot wheels. But maybe they are just peeling, not familiar with that sound in an intrigue.

[discnik]

Have you checked your heat shields to see if they are loose ? If the noise also happens while the vehicle is sitting still, have you checked to see if there is something rubbing on any of the moving parts ?

[phewop118]

I still say that if there are chrome wheels it could be them. When I say heat, I mean relative to the ambient temp - driving causes the wheels to heat up significantly compared to the ambient temp. Also, my chrome wheels make clicking noises when I first sit down in the car in the morning due to the shift in weight and that my wheels are peeling around the backs

[Eng3ff]

No chrome on wheels, just got 8 inches of snow so it will be awhile before I can get underneath the vehicle to look around. Thanks for your help