Noise coming from the front of the car

[zeoniks]

I brought it (2007 Nissan Murano) into the dealership last Friday. They had my car for 3 hours and they couldn't figure out what's wrong, so they told me to bring it back tomorrow. Here are the symptoms.

- Noise is originating in the front of the car; somewhere in front of the shifter, underneath the car

- It only occurs when the car is decelerating; it seems if I accelerate the noise disappears

- The noise can be described as a steady, intermittent rattle at higher speeds, and an steady, intermittent grinding noise at slow speeds (under 10 MPH)

- The frequency of the noise is speed dependent; the faster the car is going, the more frequent it and otherwise.

- The noise can be heard while accelerating and decelerating in Reverse.

- While in Reverse, the grinding is more evident; the duration of the grinding in Reverse is longer than in Drive.

Additional details:

There is no noise when the car is at a complete stop. Locking the AWD does not seem to make the noise any less or more frequent. The noise is non-existent for the first few miles of starting and then driving the car, but comes back.

Any help please? This is starting to worry me.

Modified by zeoniks at 2:06 PM 1/20/2009
Modified by zeoniks at 2:07 PM 1/20/2009

[jetroy240]

Check the emergency brake cable y-splitter, probably hanging & hitting the proppeller driveshaft. To fix it, remove one cable & re-install , twisting it so that it will stay away from hitting d shaft , then tigthen & adjust it.