{"id":121749,"date":"2024-11-13T23:27:51","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T07:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogv2prod.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=121749"},"modified":"2025-01-20T16:10:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T00:10:15","slug":"acceleration-rattle-possible-causes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/acceleration-rattle-possible-causes\/","title":{"rendered":"Acceleration Rattle: Possible Causes"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><style>.kadence-column121749_2d783a-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column121749_2d783a-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column121749_2d783a-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column121749_2d783a-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column121749_2d783a-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column121749_2d783a-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column121749_2d783a-74{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column121749_2d783a-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column121749_2d783a-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column121749_2d783a-74 inner-column-1 qk-look-widget\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-row ultp-block-0b8277  qk-main-wrap\"><div class=\"ultp-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-row-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-34b073\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading121749_e5d5fa-d6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading121749_e5d5fa-d6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading121749_e5d5fa-d6\"]{text-align:center;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading121749_e5d5fa-d6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading121749_e5d5fa-d6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading121749_e5d5fa-d6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-family:Inter;font-weight:500;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading121749_e5d5fa-d6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading121749_e5d5fa-d6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading121749_e5d5fa-d6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"kt-adv-heading121749_e5d5fa-d6 summary-title wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading121749_e5d5fa-d6\"><span>Summary<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Acceleration rattle can sound like buzzing, humming, or grinding.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A soft\/failed motor mount is one possible cause. Others include damaged heat shield, belt-driven accessory issues, faulty wheel bearings, and wheel and tire or driveshaft problems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acceleration rattle causes can be hard to pinpoint. If you can&rsquo;t find the cause of your vehicle&rsquo;s acceleration rattle, take it to the auto repair shop right away.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imagine you&rsquo;re driving down the highway one day, completely at ease. There&rsquo;s no traffic and a nice, empty road stretches out in front of you. You&rsquo;re well below the speed limit, so you decide to hit the gas a bit and enjoy the smooth sailing. Except, what if it isn&rsquo;t as smooth as you&rsquo;d hoped? If you start hearing a rattling sound when accelerating at low speed, it&rsquo;s a sign that something&rsquo;s wrong. Today, we&rsquo;ll look at the different possible causes behind transmission acceleration rattle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Acceleration Rattle Causes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acceleration rattle can sound like buzzing, humming or grinding. Whatever the case, if this rattling occurs, it&rsquo;s best to check for these culprits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-data443-irp-shortcode irp-shortcode\"><div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wheel-bearing-noise\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"u9e185aa7316c631575de12d0c63e388a\"><style> .u9e185aa7316c631575de12d0c63e388a { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#eaeaea; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #34495E!important; text-decoration:none; } .u9e185aa7316c631575de12d0c63e388a:active, .u9e185aa7316c631575de12d0c63e388a:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .u9e185aa7316c631575de12d0c63e388a { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .u9e185aa7316c631575de12d0c63e388a .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#464646; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .u9e185aa7316c631575de12d0c63e388a .postTitle { color:#000000; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .u9e185aa7316c631575de12d0c63e388a:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style><div style=\"padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;\"><span class=\"ctaText\">See also<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"postTitle\">Wheel Bearing Noise: Do You Have a Bad Wheel Bearing?<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Soft Motor Mount<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/motor-mount\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"motor mounts\">motor mounts<\/a> insulate engine vibrations from the frame. If one of the motor mounts has had its rubber parts compromised by engine oil so that it gets soft and the metal parts touch as the engine torques during acceleration, you may feel an unusual vibration or hear a rattle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Damaged Heat Shield<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A vehicle can have multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/why-are-car-heat-shields-important\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"heat shields\">heat shields<\/a> around its body, such as near the catalytic converter, engine bay, and exhaust manifold. If one of these heat shields becomes loose or develops a crack, then it might start vibrating in place when the powertrain reaches its resonant frequency, producing a rattling noise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Belt-Driven Accessory Issues<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drive belt pulleys and tensioners are only two of these possibly problematic components. If you&rsquo;re confident in your DIY abilities, you can check some of these components by pinpointing the noise in this area (be careful around belts and don&rsquo;t wear necklaces or long hair while checking) and then removing the belts and restarting the engine to see if the rattle is still there (not accelerating, but idling and snapping the throttle).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-data443-irp-shortcode irp-shortcode\"><div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/how-to-extend-the-service-life-of-wheel-bearings\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"u32c9c97ee1be5f8ded65afa4659c7080\"><style> .u32c9c97ee1be5f8ded65afa4659c7080 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#eaeaea; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #34495E!important; text-decoration:none; } .u32c9c97ee1be5f8ded65afa4659c7080:active, .u32c9c97ee1be5f8ded65afa4659c7080:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .u32c9c97ee1be5f8ded65afa4659c7080 { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .u32c9c97ee1be5f8ded65afa4659c7080 .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#464646; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .u32c9c97ee1be5f8ded65afa4659c7080 .postTitle { color:#000000; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .u32c9c97ee1be5f8ded65afa4659c7080:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style><div style=\"padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;\"><span class=\"ctaText\">See also<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"postTitle\">How to Extend the Service Life of Wheel Bearings<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column121749_7f4c4d-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column121749_7f4c4d-3c > 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column121749_e7880f-1f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column121749_e7880f-1f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column121749_e7880f-1f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column121749_e7880f-1f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column121749_e7880f-1f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column121749_e7880f-1f inner-column-2 pro-tip-item2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"protip-desc\">\n\t<div class=\"help-tip\">\n\t\t<p><strong>Pro Tips<\/strong> are nuggets of information direct from ASE-certified automobile technicians working with CarParts.com, which may include unique, personal insights based on their years of experience working in the automotive industry. These can help you make more informed decisions about your car.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n    <div class=\"help-caption\">\n        <p>\n            <strong>Pro Tip:<\/strong>\nDon&rsquo;t run the engine too long with the belts removed. If the noise is gone, feel the pulleys and the water pump for roughness or looseness.\n        <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faulty Wheel Bearings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/how-can-i-tell-which-wheel-bearing-is-bad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Worn or faulty wheel bearings\">Worn or faulty wheel bearings<\/a> might cause whining, squeaking, chirping, and rattling noises when your vehicle accelerates. This generally starts as a barely noticeable noise and then gets worse over time. Wheel bearings don&rsquo;t typically rattle; they tend to roar or rumble and the sound may change when you change lanes due to which bearing is loaded during the lane change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wheel and Tire or Driveshaft Issues<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your wheels are misaligned or the tires are imbalanced, it can cause both shaking and rattling noises that come and go at certain speeds.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column121749_6449e7-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column121749_6449e7-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column121749_6449e7-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column121749_6449e7-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column121749_6449e7-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column121749_6449e7-a1 > 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