Chirping noise coming from transmission?

2004 FORD EXPLORER
62 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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BWA13574
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I recently bought a 2004 Ford Explorer 2wd Eddie Bauer with the 4.6L v8. It has about 62K miles on it. When driving on the street at a steady speed, it makes a quick chirping noise. It doesn't do it when shifting, just when driving. It also doesn't do this when sitting idle. It does have some shifting issues, like occassionally slipping or shifting hard, mainly from 2nd to 3rd. The occassional chirp is kind of irritating.
Jun 2, 2011 at 10:32 PM
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HMAC300
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that may be a ujoint that is making the noise. have allof them checked out to make sure they aren't bad or going bad. If you see rust around them replace them.
Jun 2, 2011 at 11:53 PM
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CJ MEDEVAC
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This may help you if you are not a mechanical person

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/1994-jeep-cherokee-cherokee-unknown-issue

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Jun 3, 2011 at 12:55 AM
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TOM FREDERICK
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Check the harmonic balancer. I had the same issue and that fixed it.
Jan 4, 2019 at 9:03 AM