Sean Passino
Junior Member
Recently I bought a 2009 Mustang GT (5-Speed Manual) from a family member. The car has been awesome, but I’ve noticed a weird grinding noise that seems to come from the rear of the car (closer to the passenger side). I hear the grinding noise the worst when I first start the car, but it seems to hang around while I’m driving too. I’ve heard it in every gear, but it only seems to happen when I’m accelerating. Today, I noticed the grinding noise while I was driving (~30 mph), so I pushed the clutch in and noticed the sound immediately went away. When I got home, I left the car in neutral and pressed on the gas pedal and heard it only when I pushed the pedal.
It almost feels like it could be a fuel pump issue, but I’ve never heard of fuel pumps grinding like that before and I don’t think I’m experiencing and other issues that would correlate to a bad fuel pump. Also, to add, before I bought it the car was in storage for about two years. It was started at least once a month, but never really driven that much. Does anyone have any ideas what this might be?
It almost feels like it could be a fuel pump issue, but I’ve never heard of fuel pumps grinding like that before and I don’t think I’m experiencing and other issues that would correlate to a bad fuel pump. Also, to add, before I bought it the car was in storage for about two years. It was started at least once a month, but never really driven that much. Does anyone have any ideas what this might be?