loud noise penetrating cabin of car.sounds serious as if something is about to let go..had a look under car and both drive shaft cv joint rubbers split wide open at wheel side.dosent seem to be excessive play either.jacked up each wheel and started engine.drivers side is worst but dosent sound as bad as when im driving.also checked rear wheels by spinning by hand.one is noticably noisey but no play present.its a loud rumble not a metalic clicking noise you can hear from inside the car.ive asked someone who says cv joints make a clicking sound.just wondering if its the rear wheel which is the real problem.is it ok to clean and re grease the cv joints and fit new boots or just get a new one.also bizarly if i do 56mph the noise diappears but comes back over 60mph.any help appreciated

steven ward, November 2008

check for rust in the wheel bearing as water gets in from some where

rue, August 2013

Suzuki Swift-Tyres worn unevenly and wheel bearings gone in 3 years.Front bushes also gone.Just co-incidence or is there a problem out there?

harvey, December 2009

thanks guys ive found it.it was the drivers rear wheel bearing.all fixed now.thanks for your help.

steve, November 2008

A rumbling noise when driving is almost always a wheel bearing. But you should defernately regrease and fit new cv boots but you may have a front w/bearing gone as well. Does the noise get louder when you corner if so then louder noise turning left will mean offside(drivers side) w/bearing as you are loading that side and vice versa.

A clicking noise when moving off with steering turned will be a worn cv joint but when they are really bad they can rumble, crunch and make loud banging noises.

daz71, November 2008

Sounds like it could be wheel bearings, the noise going at 56-60 is probably because it's the resonant frequency of the parts of the bearing or tyre, (don't worry!) basically it'll go and come back. Also, take the wheels off, check the tyres, are some of the treads around the circumference higher than others? if so it's worn shock absorbers and not bearings.

Matt, November 2008