Whining Sound in New Buick

2016 BUICK
450 MILES • 2.4L • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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BVERANO
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I just bought a brand new 2016 Buick Verano. I have had the car for about two weeks and its making a whirring/sort of high pitched whining sound while accelerating and coasting at speeds below 30mph or so. I can sometimes hear it at higher speeds, but it's not nearly as audible. I spoke to the dealer who said that it's probably because the car is new and needs to be driven more. I've driven it about 450 miles so far. What could the problem be?
Mar 29, 2016 at 7:51 PM
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Cars only get noisier when they get older.

There is a tool you might be able to borrow or rent from an auto parts store that borrows them called the "Chassis Ear". It is a set of six microphones, a switch box, and headphones. You clip the microphones to suspect points, then drive around while listening with the headphones. You can move the microphones around to zero in on the source of the noise. Be aware that many mechanics have never seen or even heard of this tool. Suspension and alignment mechanics use it to find rattles, squeaks, and other noises.
Mar 29, 2016 at 8:34 PM