Faint Honking sound - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Raven604 · 09-30-2013, 01:36 AM

Just starting to notice a faint Honking sound comming from my engine bay (I think) when accelerating from a stop at around 4.5/5k consistently. Sounds like a car horn almost. It's pretty quiet.

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rice_classic · 09-30-2013, 11:55 AM

When I was at Toyota of Tacoma getting an oil change the service lady there was very well informed on all the recalls and TSB's for this car. She said that she had a customer with an FRS that honked when she shifted (m/t). It was the first I had heard of this but apparently it's real. However, she said there's simply not enough instances of it occurring, there is not TSB for it, in fact they have no idea why it's occurring.

Visit your dealer, have them drive the car.

Nitro · 09-30-2013, 12:07 PM

Is it this: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19308

Raven604 · 09-30-2013, 02:14 PM

yep its definitely that noise... doesn't seem to be a solution for it yet. thanks

BRZNutt · 11-11-2013, 07:29 PM

I had noticed the faint honking sound during acceleration once or twice when the weather was warm. Now I get it every day. Any updates on this? I can live with this goose and the crickets as long as I know it is not causing any damage to the engine. I really don't want to take my car to the dealer (ever).

edward · 11-12-2013, 10:45 PM

I have this issue intermittently. So far nothing has fallen off the car...

Bad Habits · 11-13-2013, 12:20 AM

Popping, crickets, honking...is there a sound these cars dont effng make lol.

Porsche · 11-13-2013, 12:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BRZNutt

I can live with this goose and the crickets as long as I know it is not causing any damage to the engine. I really don't want to take my car to the dealer (ever).

Yes! A goose!

It makes me laugh.

Nobody at the dealership is touching my goose, either.

andrew20195 · 11-13-2013, 01:39 PM

I had the "honking" noise for awhile, probably between 1000-3000 miles or so (I don't remember exactly). I'm at about 7000 miles now and it doesn't seem to make that noise anymore. It's definitely clutch related.

Possibly just a funny wear in noise on the master cylinder or clutch linkage is my bet.

Edit: Then again, could be temperature related. I'll have to see now that we've had a cold front come through.

Burninator · 11-18-2013, 12:35 PM

I have my FR-S in the shop today for the same exact problem. Same noise as in http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...05&postcount=4 .

Funny thing is, I was able to get the noise while parked, gear in neutral, and the clutch pressed all the way in and revving to 3k RPM - not just while driving or accelerating /shrug.

Burninator · 11-25-2013, 03:34 PM

Just wanted to post back here with what the dealership found. After 5 days in the shop with the transmission disassembled they replaced the throwout bearing (iirc in the service ticket it was labeled as a release bearing actually) because it was "slightly deformed".

I haven't heard the noise again since I picked it up, so I guess only time will tell at this point whether or not this was truly the problem.

I'll put up a scan of the service ticket when I get home later this evening.

radroach · 11-25-2013, 03:48 PM

I get goose honk / car horn sounds sometimes when shifting

rice_classic · 12-21-2013, 02:51 AM

bump

I have a goose under my hood now too. 29k miles. Manifested itself on a road trip through the Siskiyou mountains when it was 15F outside (very cold). Now it does around it around town sometimes.

It is definitely when the clutch is being engaged/disengaged in my situation.

I'm going to make an appt for after the 1st of the year to have it looked at. I was hoping it was something like the hydraulic valve or clutch delay valve but the throw out bearing? Damn. That sucks.

Mikem53 · 12-21-2013, 08:54 AM

Lol.. I too get the faint horn honking sound as the clutch is being released..
Not all the time.. But it's there.. Doesn't feel or sound like anything is malfunctioning.. Just another weird ass noise from this weird ass little car..
I'm used to noisy sports cars.. And I don't mind hearing and feeling all the "feedback" this car has to offer... but this thing makes more strange ass noises than all my other cars put together..

09-30-2013, 01:36 AM	#1
Raven604 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Vancouver Posts: 328 Thanks: 93 Thanked 113 Times in 65 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Faint Honking sound Just starting to notice a faint Honking sound comming from my engine bay (I think) when accelerating from a stop at around 4.5/5k consistently. Sounds like a car horn almost. It's pretty quiet. Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk 4

09-30-2013, 11:55 AM	#2
rice_classic Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Nevermorange FRS Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 4,160 Thanks: 755 Thanked 4,200 Times in 1,803 Posts Mentioned: 77 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	When I was at Toyota of Tacoma getting an oil change the service lady there was very well informed on all the recalls and TSB's for this car. She said that she had a customer with an FRS that honked when she shifted (m/t). It was the first I had heard of this but apparently it's real. However, she said there's simply not enough instances of it occurring, there is not TSB for it, in fact they have no idea why it's occurring. Visit your dealer, have them drive the car. __________________ SCCA T4 - FRS

11-18-2013, 12:35 PM	#10
Burninator Trogdor ftw Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: Asphalt FR-S M/T Location: Taylors, SC Posts: 77 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I have my FR-S in the shop today for the same exact problem. Same noise as in http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...05&postcount=4 . Funny thing is, I was able to get the noise while parked, gear in neutral, and the clutch pressed all the way in and revving to 3k RPM - not just while driving or accelerating /shrug. __________________ "Hell hath no fury like a driver stuck behind a Toyota Prius."

11-25-2013, 03:34 PM	#11
Burninator Trogdor ftw Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: Asphalt FR-S M/T Location: Taylors, SC Posts: 77 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Just wanted to post back here with what the dealership found. After 5 days in the shop with the transmission disassembled they replaced the throwout bearing (iirc in the service ticket it was labeled as a release bearing actually) because it was "slightly deformed". I haven't heard the noise again since I picked it up, so I guess only time will tell at this point whether or not this was truly the problem. I'll put up a scan of the service ticket when I get home later this evening. __________________ "Hell hath no fury like a driver stuck behind a Toyota Prius."

12-21-2013, 02:51 AM	#13
rice_classic Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Nevermorange FRS Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 4,160 Thanks: 755 Thanked 4,200 Times in 1,803 Posts Mentioned: 77 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	bump I have a goose under my hood now too. 29k miles. Manifested itself on a road trip through the Siskiyou mountains when it was 15F outside (very cold). Now it does around it around town sometimes. It is definitely when the clutch is being engaged/disengaged in my situation. I'm going to make an appt for after the 1st of the year to have it looked at. I was hoping it was something like the hydraulic valve or clutch delay valve but the throw out bearing? Damn. That sucks. __________________ SCCA T4 - FRS

09-30-2013, 12:07 PM	#3
Nitro Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 Firestorm Scion FR-S Location: East Lansing, MI Posts: 111 Thanks: 2 Thanked 93 Times in 22 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Is it this: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19308

09-30-2013, 02:14 PM	#4
Raven604 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Vancouver Posts: 328 Thanks: 93 Thanked 113 Times in 65 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	yep its definitely that noise... doesn't seem to be a solution for it yet. thanks

11-12-2013, 10:45 PM	#6
edward Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ - Sterling Silver Metallic Location: CA Posts: 84 Thanks: 74 Thanked 32 Times in 23 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I have this issue intermittently. So far nothing has fallen off the car...

11-13-2013, 12:20 AM	#7
Bad Habits Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: br zed Location: Nc Posts: 234 Thanks: 199 Thanked 117 Times in 64 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Popping, crickets, honking...is there a sound these cars dont effng make lol.

11-13-2013, 01:39 PM	#9
andrew20195 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 321 Thanks: 154 Thanked 104 Times in 78 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I had the "honking" noise for awhile, probably between 1000-3000 miles or so (I don't remember exactly). I'm at about 7000 miles now and it doesn't seem to make that noise anymore. It's definitely clutch related. Possibly just a funny wear in noise on the master cylinder or clutch linkage is my bet. Edit: Then again, could be temperature related. I'll have to see now that we've had a cold front come through.

11-25-2013, 03:48 PM	#12
radroach Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: car Location: usa Posts: 2,162 Thanks: 1,028 Thanked 867 Times in 530 Posts Mentioned: 35 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I get goose honk / car horn sounds sometimes when shifting

12-21-2013, 08:54 AM	#14
Mikem53 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: FR-S 6MT Location: Somewhere in Space Posts: 1,565 Thanks: 500 Thanked 882 Times in 433 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Lol.. I too get the faint horn honking sound as the clutch is being released.. Not all the time.. But it's there.. Doesn't feel or sound like anything is malfunctioning.. Just another weird ass noise from this weird ass little car.. I'm used to noisy sports cars.. And I don't mind hearing and feeling all the "feedback" this car has to offer... but this thing makes more strange ass noises than all my other cars put together..

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