Most recently answered unexplained noises questions

I have a Citroen Xsara Picasso (diesel) with 91,000 miles on the clock. A squealing noise, sounding like a slack alternator drive belt, developed when accelerating. The car was booked into the nearest...

I have a funny whirring sound coming from my 2005 Saab 9-3 1.9 TDI's engine. Any ideas as to what it is?

I've got ticking from the top of my 1995 Jeep Cherokee 2.5 turbodiesel's engine. What could it be?

I have an x-reg SEAT Toledo. I got the car recently and it was fine until I went on a bumpy road, and now there is a rattle from the front driver's side when I hit 1000 to 1200rpm. Then it goes away and...

I recently bought a Citroen Xsara Picasso 1.6HDi (2005) and, after about a week, noticed that there was a squeaking noise coming from the front driver's side wheel. This has got progressively louder over...

I have just changed the front disks and pads on a 2002 Volkswagen 2.0-litre petrol Passat. All the bolts and guide pins on the caliper and clamp are tight and torqued correctly, as are the wheel bolts....

We have an '02 plate SEAT Alhambra 1.9TDI. In the last month or so, my wife has lost power twice when driving it. She switched the engine off, and everything was fine again. In the first few days, we were...

I have a 2002 Vauxhall Vectra C, 2.2DTi with 111,000 miles on the clock. When I start the car there is a squealing noise, which rises and falls with the revs for the first 10 to 15 seconds of running,...

Just back from a week's holiday driving around Scotland in my 2002 Renault Clio II 1.5 DCI 65bhp, which ran like a sewing machine. It did nearly 1000 miles without any problems. I got up today and washed...

My car appears to have developed a slight knocking. It only occurs once I hit around 35mph, gets louder as I get faster, and is inaudible at motorway speeds due to the road noise. It's pretty quiet and...