black9D5

So I have a 2010 gt and tonight I pulled out of my girlfriends driveway and she called me about 5 min later saying she heard a ticking noise so I pulled over into the Kroger parking lot and put my car in reverse, turned the wheels to the right and backed up and I heard a ticking noise coming from the front right tire! I have no clue what it is, it sounds like "tick...tick...tick" and the faster I back up the faster the ticking gets! Please help!!!

jmaStang

I'd say the first thing to do is check if there is something stuck in the tire. Have you looked?

Rando

Exactly what I'm thinking - or a rock/pebble. They can definitely make some noise

HizliBullet

It's a rock in the threads

Sounds like clicking when u drive

jonny88

tread*

des63

Had a similar noise driver front on my 2010 GT. checked every tire for rocks, nails or any other foreign matter in the tread before taking it to the dealer. They found a small amount of grease on the front wheel bearing cap. They replaced the bearing and the sound went away.

Mirad_GT12

Hurry and inspect the whole tire. Wouldn't want it to be a screw or nail already embedded and rolling it will just dig it deeper.

Mickstang

I would advise you to take the car to your dealer immediately and have him let all the air out of the tires and replace it with fresh air. Canadian air would be best, if he can get it. If imported air is unavailable, try to get air from the Ozark Mountains.

jonny88

Yeah, the higher the elevation the better. The air is less dense at high altitude, which causes less rotational mass.

bones302

I was thinking wheel bearing. but first check the treads.

MustangGTPilot

That is right up there with me years ago asking the line boy at an airport to go and grab a bucket of propwash! He left and finally came back and said the Manager told him they were out of it

Kgilly

probably those high canadian air tread rocks...

TheReaper

This is total BS. The air should be replaced with helium.

Mickstang

Helium is an entirely acceptable substitute, but most drivers are unwilling to put up with that irritating high-pitched (like Mickey Mouse on crack) shriek when they break the tires loose on warm pavement. It doesn't seem to bother the Reaper, but I find it objectionable, myself.

JoesCat

And with all that extra lift, you'd have to add some downforce to the body somewhere to compensate - rear spoilers are already readily available, but I don't know what off-the-shelf parts are available for the front.

Mickstang

And add some weight in the rear for better traction; I'd suggest bagging up all the bull$#!t we've laid down in this thread and tossing it in the trunk.

hawkeye18

We here in the Navy often feel that Bulkhead remover is a good solution for this sort of noise. Failing that, a few feet of gig line will fix 'er right up.