Clicking/Flaipping sound at cruising speeds - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

kbrebel04 · 05-28-2010, 09:55 AM

Title says it, i have noticed it when i turn off my music and close the windows, it is pretty noticeable but you have to listen for it to hear it, or just sit for a while and it will creep on you...

Anyways, I have noticed the speed of the clicking/flapping sound increases when i increase my speed

it stops when i push in the clutch

Basically it just sounds like something that ISN'T supposed to be there.

I know the 2010 camaro has a lot of interior noises and strange sounds, but this one just doesn't seem right. it doesn't sound like the same clicking of the DI when at idle, comes more from the passenger side of the engine

I cant listen for it when its at idle because it hapens a speeds 20 MPH+

Anyone know what it could be?

kbrebel04 · 05-28-2010, 09:59 AM

TO add, before i posted this i called my dealership to make a appointment to come in (next Wednesday)

he JUST called me and said a customer came in with the same thing and the techs looked at it and said it was a "Normal Condition with camaros" but couldn't tell me what causes the sound...

>.< Like i told him, i will still be going in on Wednesday...

kbrebel04 · 05-31-2010, 01:15 PM

has anyone got any information on what this might be?

Cam 427 · 05-31-2010, 03:35 PM

I notice a flapping type sound when the window is down at certain speeds. I thought it might be wind coming into the car causing this.

Predator/2SS · 05-31-2010, 05:06 PM

I had a same issue with mine at cruising speeds on highway. mine turned out to be the stickers wrapped around the hoses in the engine that was flapping with the wind. the faster i went the louder it got. it eventually got ripped off and stuck to the wall and sound was gone.

don0fthedead · 06-01-2010, 07:54 AM

When I had a clicking type noise, it only happened at ~23+ mph. However, it didn't increase as my speed increased. Actually, the sound would be drowned by engine noise as I put the foot on the pedal. It was when I was at the higher speed and would let go of the gas, I would get the clicking noise. Though you may not have the same thing, I could tell you what it is if you did.

The problem I had was a u-joint bad bearing in the drive shaft. At the first visit, the dealership just re-lubricated it claiming it had lost its lubrication (somehow). It came back in a couple of weeks, so they just replaced the drive shaft. It's been about a month probably and I've yet to hear any problems.

Newold memories · 06-06-2010, 11:06 PM

I have 3500 miles on my 2SS/RS M6 and have the same problem...Comes on around 200 Rpm and stays evident to about 2600 RPM. Almost sounds like a rattling lifter on the passenger side head....

CamaroHutch · 06-12-2010, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Newold memories

I have 3500 miles on my 2SS/RS M6 and have the same problem...Comes on around 200 Rpm and stays evident to about 2600 RPM. Almost sounds like a rattling lifter on the passenger side head....

I have the EXACT sound... annoying as hell. Had it from the begining. Need to see the dealer for a number of things, just haven't gotten around to it

ckaram · 06-13-2010, 06:54 AM

If this is the "card in the bike tire" type sound that increases/decreases with RPMs at a low speed, I just noticed the last couple times when I put the AC on for comfort, then shut it off a while later the noise disappeared.

Mine just comes and goes like this periodically.

05-28-2010, 09:55 AM	#1
kbrebel04 Drives: 2010 2SS Camaro Join Date: May 2010 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 5	Clicking/Flaipping sound at cruising speeds Title says it, i have noticed it when i turn off my music and close the windows, it is pretty noticeable but you have to listen for it to hear it, or just sit for a while and it will creep on you... Anyways, I have noticed the speed of the clicking/flapping sound increases when i increase my speed it stops when i push in the clutch Basically it just sounds like something that ISN'T supposed to be there. I know the 2010 camaro has a lot of interior noises and strange sounds, but this one just doesn't seem right. it doesn't sound like the same clicking of the DI when at idle, comes more from the passenger side of the engine I cant listen for it when its at idle because it hapens a speeds 20 MPH+ Anyone know what it could be?

05-31-2010, 05:06 PM	#5
Predator/2SS Drives: 2010 Summit White 2ss/rs M6 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Surprise,AZ Posts: 73 View My Garage	I had a same issue with mine at cruising speeds on highway. mine turned out to be the stickers wrapped around the hoses in the engine that was flapping with the wind. the faster i went the louder it got. it eventually got ripped off and stuck to the wall and sound was gone. __________________

06-13-2010, 06:54 AM	#9
ckaram Drives: 2011 2SS RS, 1968 ragtop Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,850	If this is the "card in the bike tire" type sound that increases/decreases with RPMs at a low speed, I just noticed the last couple times when I put the AC on for comfort, then shut it off a while later the noise disappeared. Mine just comes and goes like this periodically. __________________ 1968 Camaro Convertible LS1, T56

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05-28-2010, 09:59 AM	#2
kbrebel04 Drives: 2010 2SS Camaro Join Date: May 2010 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 5	TO add, before i posted this i called my dealership to make a appointment to come in (next Wednesday) he JUST called me and said a customer came in with the same thing and the techs looked at it and said it was a "Normal Condition with camaros" but couldn't tell me what causes the sound... >.< Like i told him, i will still be going in on Wednesday...

05-31-2010, 01:15 PM	#3
kbrebel04 Drives: 2010 2SS Camaro Join Date: May 2010 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 5	has anyone got any information on what this might be?

05-31-2010, 03:35 PM	#4
Cam 427 Drives: 2010 2SS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Washington Posts: 677	I notice a flapping type sound when the window is down at certain speeds. I thought it might be wind coming into the car causing this.

06-01-2010, 07:54 AM	#6
don0fthedead Drives: Black 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 69	When I had a clicking type noise, it only happened at ~23+ mph. However, it didn't increase as my speed increased. Actually, the sound would be drowned by engine noise as I put the foot on the pedal. It was when I was at the higher speed and would let go of the gas, I would get the clicking noise. Though you may not have the same thing, I could tell you what it is if you did. The problem I had was a u-joint bad bearing in the drive shaft. At the first visit, the dealership just re-lubricated it claiming it had lost its lubrication (somehow). It came back in a couple of weeks, so they just replaced the drive shaft. It's been about a month probably and I've yet to hear any problems.

06-06-2010, 11:06 PM	#7
Newold memories Drives: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS/RS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 441 View My Garage	I have 3500 miles on my 2SS/RS M6 and have the same problem...Comes on around 200 Rpm and stays evident to about 2600 RPM. Almost sounds like a rattling lifter on the passenger side head....