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Vibration and shuttering feeling from the front but does not seem to increase when cornering. Also when let off gas there is sometimes a clunk sound from underneath. Got new tires and front end alignment - no change. Also hear a light metal sound like a fan blade ticking something from underneath. Seems to shift and run fine.
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squeakey69 is right it sounds like you have a wheel bearing problem cobalts are notorious for wheel bearings going bad i would go ahead and change both front bearings because if one is going bad the other usually isnt far behind hope this helps.
If a hub bearing was bad, it almost always would make noise, more so when changing lanes at higher speed. Outer CV joints make a loud low pitched rattle when turning (corners). Inner CV joints raise hell at high speed- bad shake! Sway links affect cornering and clunk when hitting rough patches of road surface.
Is the vibration worse at 65 than at 50? If so, you are dealing with a wheel balance situation. Find an old time front end shop that will check the balance on the vehicle. You will have to turn off the traction control to do this or use an on-the-car wheel balancer.
If you feel it at some low speeds at it comes back at other higher speeds, then you are dealing with tire roundness. Possible more than 1. More common than we would like.
Your shuuder sounds like it m,ight be coming from a CV joint losing it's grease or going out of balance. Take it to a front end shop for diagnosis. It's free.
without having vehicle up on a four poster and putting my head underneath ?? as for the rattle ?? this could be pinking caused by low octane fuel ,95 unleaded is what it should have
if the whirring you describe sounds like an airplane and increases with speed that would be a wheelbearing and it may be loose to cause the clunk noise. when it is put in 4 wheel drive that can load the bearing up and noise goes away.
sounds more like a ujoint or a center support for the drive shaft. also check and make sure that the flywheel bolts have not come loose. also check the harmonic balancer and make sure it is not seperating
If I recall correctly, this vehicle is front-wheel drive. If so, have a shop (or if you can your self) check the drive axle that delivers power from the transmission to the front wheel. A boot could be ripped.
Your symptoms sound similar to what happened to a friend of mine's vehicle. The sound would come and go.
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