Why is my car making a grinding noise when I accelerate?

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asked Mar 5, 2020 in Other-Cars/Transportation by Laranley (410 points)
Why is my car making a grinding noise when I accelerate?

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answered Mar 7, 2020 by Grahlu (51,270 points)
The reason that cars make grinding noises when accelerating is usually a worn out wheel bearing or worn out CV Joint.

If you can jack your car up and spin the wheel by hand you can listen to see if you hear a grinding noise and if you hear a grinding noise when you spin the wheel then it is a wheel bearing.

If it's not the wheel bearing then it likely is the CV Joint and when a CV joint goes bad you have to replace it instead of repairing it.

The CV joint can go bad overtime and they need replaced eventually.

If your car is a manual transmission car then it could an a problem with the clutch.

The grinding noise could also be your brakes but it's usually a worn out wheel bearing or bad CV Joint that causes the grinding noise when accelerating.

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