Glass like noise when cornering...

Car history: Routine maintence, oil changes inclusive from the day of purchase in 2005, and car accident repair in April 2006 done at/in conjunction with Toyota dealership, parked outside, not garaged but usually well cared for.


I have recently had brand new Michellen tires from Sams Club installed on Prometheus, as he was over due-they still had tread but I was starting to feel uncomfortable with the amount of it left- for new tires.

Optional features installed: Mudflaps and BT Tech plate (seat covers too, but thats irrelevant here) and engine block heater.

The Chasis stiffening place was replaced(I bought a new one) after the accident- Brian has been truely wonderful about having good customer service.

Trouble:

Theres a road where I live where if I take at a left curve at about 25-30 mph (the posted limit) I'm hearing a noise that comes from outside the car that almost sounds like glass tinkling together, and I'll hear it with regularity, its just not a freak noise. I do not "hit" or "tap" my brakes going around this turn. I haven't noticed it at higher speeds, but thats not to say it doesn't happen, my windows are usually up and the radio is on so I could be missing it. My first thought was that my chasis stiffening plate was "loose" so I got out Matt's Torque Wrench and messed with the plate, nothing wrong there, mudflaps seem secure outside, block heater hasn't moved since the day Fire Engineer (Wayne) installed it.... I've cleaned out the car of anything in the back that could be possibly making these noises and the door holders too.... I learned that things in there can make odd noises in the first week I had my car (LONG story) I'm still hearing it. I don't want to take my car to the dealer because I'm worried that they will not hear it, ignore the problem completely, or just blow me off (and the only dealer I've been too down here- Columbus Ohio- tried to bill me $80 for an oil change and cabin air filter.... Thats another story though). or not find what I'm talking about. The car is covered under their extended warranty, but I'm probably going to have to argue with them to get them to cover it, as my dad has had to argue with about things already on his back in Chicago- I've given him the tip listed in here where they have to show you where *specifically* its not covered in the warranty... is there any insight in this??? I'm worried since its been in an accident that it could be something that was repaired and is failing, or its just collateral damage.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TonyPSchaefer @ Jun 3 2007, 10:30 AM) [snapback]454347[/snapback]</div>

Actually I never considered this since it just started recently. Sadly its from the same side as the car accident, so this is a definate possibility, but I'm past the one year mark on the car accident (April 08 06 is when it happened) I'm wondering if its from this, even though the window wasn't broken on top, if it should still be covered, or if I would have to claim it under the "repaired parts warranty"... which means it would have to be done in chicago

I've never heard it going right, and I've stopped after to inspect the road after the second time, thinking it might have been something externally stuck (roadside or car side) but nothing was there.


<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(FireEngineer @ Jun 3 2007, 12:10 PM) [snapback]454395[/snapback]</div>

I got the ...I'll have to check the tires but they are $90-something dollars each 96,000 mile warranty on them. I love them, they've greatly improved my handling of the car. I was the one that pulled the car into the sam's bay (i had on my steel toed boots) and didn't leave prometheus alone with them. the tires have a Lifetime rotation and balance-- FREE I've had one person comment that I had overpaid for them, but then when they figured it out, its cheaper in the long run for me.