1997 Malibu Roaring Noise from front

#1

I have a 1997 Malibu with 72,0000 miles. I am hearing a roaring noise from
the front end around 35-45 mph and gets louder the faster I go. Has anyone
had this problem? It sounds like a possible wheel bearing or a possible
transmission problem ? ouch! Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

#2

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I have a 1997 Malibu with 72,0000 miles. I am hearing a roaring noise from
the front end around 35-45 mph and gets louder the faster I go. Has anyone
had this problem? It sounds like a possible wheel bearing or a possible
transmission problem ? ouch! Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Don't know what it is, but if it's a moving part and making that kind

of noise, you better get checked out by a qualified mechanic quick!

#3

My 2004 classic make a noise too. I have 37288 miles. I turn a sharp turn
and it makes a noise. I had it checked out and nothing wrong.
This car just makes noises.

"Melissa" <nospam (AT) noway (DOT) com> wrote

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I have a 1997 Malibu with 72,0000 miles. I am hearing a roaring noise from
the front end around 35-45 mph and gets louder the faster I go. Has anyone
had this problem? It sounds like a possible wheel bearing or a possible
transmission problem ? ouch! Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

#4

"Jeannie Smith" <jeannie1971 (AT) earthlink (DOT) net> wrote

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My 2004 classic make a noise too. I have 37288 miles. I turn a sharp turn
and it makes a noise. I had it checked out and nothing wrong.
This car just makes noises.

"Melissa" <nospam (AT) noway (DOT) com> wrote in message
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I have a 1997 Malibu with 72,0000 miles. I am hearing a roaring noise
from
the front end around 35-45 mph and gets louder the faster I go. Has
anyone
had this problem? It sounds like a possible wheel bearing or a possible
transmission problem ? ouch! Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

The 2004 Classic is really the 1997-2003 Malibu. The 2003 I once owned was
noisier than most cars I've been in. I've read that the 2004+ Malibu is a
bit more refined.

#5

We've got our '97 Malibu going to see our mechanic next Monday. He said it
is most likely a wheel bearing given the age and miles of the car. We're
lucky to have a great mechanic that we've been using for almost 20 years.
He'll find the problem and also give a basic going over looking for anything
else that could be coming up with the car.

Melissa

#6

"Melissa" <nospam (AT) noway (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

We've got our '97 Malibu going to see our mechanic next Monday. He said it
is most likely a wheel bearing given the age and miles of the car. We're
lucky to have a great mechanic that we've been using for almost 20 years.
He'll find the problem and also give a basic going over looking for
anything
else that could be coming up with the car.

Melissa

72,000 miles is just getting "broken in". But wheel bearings can fail at
that low mileage on occasion.

#7

A friend of mine has a '98 malibu with 231,000 miles on it. It had a noise
similar to the one described and it was a bad wheel bearing in the right
front.

#8

"Maxima" <mo4x4ram (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

A friend of mine has a '98 malibu with 231,000 miles on it. It had a noise
similar to the one described and it was a bad wheel bearing in the right
front.

#9

Melissa wrote:

Quote:

We've got our '97 Malibu going to see our mechanic next Monday. He said it
is most likely a wheel bearing given the age and miles of the car. We're
lucky to have a great mechanic that we've been using for almost 20 years.
He'll find the problem and also give a basic going over looking for anything
else that could be coming up with the car.

Melissa

Actually one of the things I have seen cause a noise like this is tire

wear on the front tires. I have had several cars do this (including my
03 Malibu) and sometimes it would go away when I rotated the tires, and
sometimes I had to put up with it until I replaced the tires.

#10

On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 06:14:47 GMT, Cy Welch <cywelch (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

Melissa wrote:
We've got our '97 Malibu going to see our mechanic next Monday. He said it
is most likely a wheel bearing given the age and miles of the car. We're
lucky to have a great mechanic that we've been using for almost 20 years.
He'll find the problem and also give a basic going over looking for anything
else that could be coming up with the car.

Melissa

Actually one of the things I have seen cause a noise like this is tire
wear on the front tires. I have had several cars do this (including my
03 Malibu) and sometimes it would go away when I rotated the tires, and
sometimes I had to put up with it until I replaced the tires.

My 2000 Malibu roared like crazy. It was difficult to tell where
it was coming from. Also, the passenger side rear tire was wearing on
its inside, and I suspected misalignment.
However, I happened across a great deal on tires, and replaced them
all, and the roaring went away.