marvinje

I have an 08 ES 350 and when driving and coasting between 20 - 60 mph, there is a rubbing, grinding, low frequency sound that I feel coming through the gas pedal. Has anyone else had this experience and if so, what is causing it?

Lexi66

Curious ...What mileage?

oldgrump

From your "coasting" comment it appears (yup, I'm guessing here) that it's related more to the front wheels/driveshafts (RPM) than related to the engine/transmission (other than the final drive/differential). Does applying the brakes change anything? Have you checked for a front brake dragging (obvious), a front wheel bearing that's shot, or the RH driveshaft support bearing that's toast (can be difficult to troubleshoot).

marvinje

i have 90,000 miles on the car, just had the front brakes pads and rotors replaced about a month ago, and i thought that was causing the problem in addition to the vibrabtions when applying the brakes. well as it turned out, the rotors were warpped. applying the brakes does not change the situation. since 60 mph is my cruising speed for more of my travels, it annoying.