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So I have an orange 2004 pontiac vibe 5 speed. I love the car and it has 233,000 miles and is still in really good condition...expect for this noise I just started hearing from under the hood the other day. It is very strange and I can't figure out what it is. The car is smooth at idle and if I rev it in either neutral or any gear with the clutch pushed in, but when I start moving I hear a scuffing noise that starts at 20 mph and it gets faster and faster as I accelerate. It starts to go away once I hit around 3000 rpm but not totally and in 5th it is always there no matter what rpm. At first the scuff sounds like a dragging brake pad but when I go faster it sounds more like a bump bump bump. I looked under the hood, under the car, in the wheel wells, and against the brake to wheel interface and I can see nothing leaking, broken, or touching. Everything looks as it should. The oil was just changed 1000 miles ago with 5w30 and a new filter. I can only hear the sound when I have the windows closed and the radio off. I know it is something rotating but I just don't know what it could be because the car drives normal, the clutch still feels good. Honestly I wouldn't have heard it if I didn't shut the window. It is just enough of a sound to get on your nerves and to make you pray the car isn't toast.
Has anyone else experienced this? Any suggestions of what it could be?