Scratching noise when i i move slowly in a costant speed - Toyota Yaris Forums

Rove · 08-13-2016, 07:50 AM

Hello every one
I know nothing about cars beside driving them , but it doesnt take a genius to understand something is wrong with my Toyota yaris 2007. It keeps making a scratching noise when i am moving slowly , and on a constant speed , i dont hear it when i am moving over 30 km/h but it is very clear when i am moving slow.
Can someone help me , any idea what may have gone wrong with it, so i can have some idea before i send my car to the mechanic and he starts replacing everything he sees and cost me a fortune
Thank you

WeeYari · 08-13-2016, 10:02 AM

Scratching is usually brake related. Pads or shoes could be worn down, caliper could be seized, or a stone stuck in a disc or drum dust shield. Have you been diligent when it comes to servicing your '07 Yaris?

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Rove · 08-13-2016, 10:45 AM

The car was checked last on december 2015, and it iis sent to car service every 15000 km.

Maybe i explained it wrong , I made a video of the car moving slowly where you can hear the noise and maybe understand better what noise i am talking about .
Thank you

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uluEN3y0HuI

wiseguy · 08-13-2016, 11:10 AM

Really hard to tell from the video as well, my suggestion is have a friend help you by driving pass help slowly to locate which side of the car the noise is coming from. I agree with weeyari that it most likely coming from the brakes. Another possibility is the axles. A lot can happen since last year, that over 8 months ago. Best bet if you're not to handy with cars, is to bring it to a mechanic youbtrust.

Rove · 08-13-2016, 03:28 PM

The noise is coming from the front of the car, is louder on the drivers side, but it is present even in the passenger side. I have scheduled with the mechanic this coming wednesday. I am hoping he finds out what it is without telling me to return again and again if the thing he fixes doesn make the noise go away

bronsin · 08-13-2016, 03:45 PM

Does the noise go away when you apply the brakes?

Rove · 08-14-2016, 04:53 AM

Went this morning to try and see if the noise goes away when i usse the brakes , found my self in another problem, .my yaris 2007 has a push button to start, it didnt work at all. The key opened the car normally, i pressed the brakes the green light on thepush button turned on and then i pushed it like always . I think it worked for like 2 seconds and then everything turned off. Tried again and nothing, the car wont start, no green light on the push button, and when i press my brakes they are very hard to press.the key wont work , it wont close the doors, nothing . I thought of the key battery but it was working fine opened the door normally and everything.does a battery dies like that in an instant, it doesnt make sense ( but again apart from driving acar i know nothing else , like most of the women i think)

Any idea what is wrong with it? How to fix it? I know i should check it at the mechanic, but i cant if i cant make it move.
Any help would be appreciated, thank you

bronsin · 08-14-2016, 07:57 AM

???????????????????????????

I got nothing.

Captain Yaris · 08-15-2016, 12:42 PM

I bought my car new 6 months ago and a few months after I bought it, it did what you're describing. I read that the brakes might be new and to just brake firm a few times from a highway speed. I did that as it was described but it didn't work. I made an appointment with the local dealer the next morning. When I woke up to go to the dealer the next morning, the sound was gone. The only thing I could surmise is that I got a small stone stuck. I don't really have an answer for you but maybe it's something as benign as that. I'm at 11,200 miles now and the aound never returned. Good luck!

08-13-2016, 07:50 AM	#1
Rove Drives: Toyota YARIS Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Albania Posts: 4	Scratching noise when i i move slowly in a costant speed Hello every one I know nothing about cars beside driving them , but it doesnt take a genius to understand something is wrong with my Toyota yaris 2007. It keeps making a scratching noise when i am moving slowly , and on a constant speed , i dont hear it when i am moving over 30 km/h but it is very clear when i am moving slow. Can someone help me , any idea what may have gone wrong with it, so i can have some idea before i send my car to the mechanic and he starts replacing everything he sees and cost me a fortune Thank you

08-13-2016, 10:02 AM	#2
WeeYari View User's Garage Drives: 06 Polar White 5dr, 13 Soul 4u Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,743	Scratching is usually brake related. Pads or shoes could be worn down, caliper could be seized, or a stone stuck in a disc or drum dust shield. Have you been diligent when it comes to servicing your '07 Yaris? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________

08-13-2016, 03:45 PM	#6
bronsin Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj Posts: 4,790	Does the noise go away when you apply the brakes? __________________ Synthetic Oil: Its All In Your Head

08-14-2016, 07:57 AM	#8
bronsin Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj Posts: 4,790	??????????????????????????? I got nothing. __________________ Synthetic Oil: Its All In Your Head

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08-13-2016, 10:45 AM	#3
Rove Drives: Toyota YARIS Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Albania Posts: 4	The car was checked last on december 2015, and it iis sent to car service every 15000 km. Maybe i explained it wrong , I made a video of the car moving slowly where you can hear the noise and maybe understand better what noise i am talking about . Thank you https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uluEN3y0HuI

08-13-2016, 11:10 AM	#4
wiseguy Drives: 2105 yaris Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: USA Posts: 8	Really hard to tell from the video as well, my suggestion is have a friend help you by driving pass help slowly to locate which side of the car the noise is coming from. I agree with weeyari that it most likely coming from the brakes. Another possibility is the axles. A lot can happen since last year, that over 8 months ago. Best bet if you're not to handy with cars, is to bring it to a mechanic youbtrust.

08-13-2016, 03:28 PM	#5
Rove Drives: Toyota YARIS Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Albania Posts: 4	The noise is coming from the front of the car, is louder on the drivers side, but it is present even in the passenger side. I have scheduled with the mechanic this coming wednesday. I am hoping he finds out what it is without telling me to return again and again if the thing he fixes doesn make the noise go away

08-14-2016, 04:53 AM	#7
Rove Drives: Toyota YARIS Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Albania Posts: 4	Went this morning to try and see if the noise goes away when i usse the brakes , found my self in another problem, .my yaris 2007 has a push button to start, it didnt work at all. The key opened the car normally, i pressed the brakes the green light on thepush button turned on and then i pushed it like always . I think it worked for like 2 seconds and then everything turned off. Tried again and nothing, the car wont start, no green light on the push button, and when i press my brakes they are very hard to press.the key wont work , it wont close the doors, nothing . I thought of the key battery but it was working fine opened the door normally and everything.does a battery dies like that in an instant, it doesnt make sense ( but again apart from driving acar i know nothing else , like most of the women i think) Any idea what is wrong with it? How to fix it? I know i should check it at the mechanic, but i cant if i cant make it move. Any help would be appreciated, thank you

08-15-2016, 12:42 PM	#9
Captain Yaris Drives: 2016 Yaris 3 Dr Super White Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: SoFloYo Posts: 259	I bought my car new 6 months ago and a few months after I bought it, it did what you're describing. I read that the brakes might be new and to just brake firm a few times from a highway speed. I did that as it was described but it didn't work. I made an appointment with the local dealer the next morning. When I woke up to go to the dealer the next morning, the sound was gone. The only thing I could surmise is that I got a small stone stuck. I don't really have an answer for you but maybe it's something as benign as that. I'm at 11,200 miles now and the aound never returned. Good luck!