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Bought a 2015 Sedona about a year ago, has 70,000 miles on it now. A couple months ago when temperatures here started getting into the 30’s(Fahrenheit) I started noticing groaning noises coming from the front end when coasting at low speeds. Sometimes it seems to get worse on uneven roads or when turning but could be coincidence .Then when temps starting dropping into the 20’s it started making fairly loud groaning noises when idling at start up and for about 15-20 minutes after while coasting until everything warms up. Oddly at first the noise seemed to be worse when idling in reverse or drive. Now lately the groaning is worse when idling in park or neutral When giving it some gas it either stops or is drowned out by the engine/road noise. On days when the temperature is 50+ the groaning mostly goes away and is replaced by a bit of whining/humming noise that you probably wouldn’t notice if you weren’t listening for it with the radio and fan turned off. On these warmer days it usually only lasts for a few minutes at startup then mostly goes away. I tried giving it a bit of gas sitting in neutral and the whine seemed to increase with the engine. Otherwise again when actually driving it either stops or gets drowned out. The transmission seems to be performing fine, no slipping or issues shifting.
Mostly making the noises only when cold out is making diagnosing difficult. I took it to the local dealer who claims they don’t hear anything. Went to another highly recommended local mechanic, they said they think it might be transmission whine but can’t say 100%. The previous owner had a drain and fill done at 60,000 miles. Though from the receipt it was at a small local shop that only charged $100 so not sure what fluid they used, didn’t change the filter. The shop I took it to says they probably wouldn’t bother changing the filter either. Said they can try doing a drain and fill, run it a bit then drain and fill again to replace most of the fluid but would be around $350 and they don’t know if it will help or not.
It has electric power steering so it’s not a noisy power steering pump, the front rotors and brake pads were replaced recently(after the noises started). Searching around I did find some posts from owners of 2015-2016s that the engine mounts are going bad already and making buzzing/groaning noises, but doesn’t explain the whining noise and the mechanic says they checked that and the engine doesn’t appear to be moving when shifting.
Does this sound like a transmission issue or could it be something else like a noisy pulley or water pump. Possibly some transmission whine and something else as well?
Mostly making the noises only when cold out is making diagnosing difficult. I took it to the local dealer who claims they don’t hear anything. Went to another highly recommended local mechanic, they said they think it might be transmission whine but can’t say 100%. The previous owner had a drain and fill done at 60,000 miles. Though from the receipt it was at a small local shop that only charged $100 so not sure what fluid they used, didn’t change the filter. The shop I took it to says they probably wouldn’t bother changing the filter either. Said they can try doing a drain and fill, run it a bit then drain and fill again to replace most of the fluid but would be around $350 and they don’t know if it will help or not.
It has electric power steering so it’s not a noisy power steering pump, the front rotors and brake pads were replaced recently(after the noises started). Searching around I did find some posts from owners of 2015-2016s that the engine mounts are going bad already and making buzzing/groaning noises, but doesn’t explain the whining noise and the mechanic says they checked that and the engine doesn’t appear to be moving when shifting.
Does this sound like a transmission issue or could it be something else like a noisy pulley or water pump. Possibly some transmission whine and something else as well?