Grinding noise

1997 FORD TAURUS
147,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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ZHAMEL31
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My car hasnt been driven in about 3 weeks it has rained about seven of those days when i put the car in reverse i heard a hard grinding kinda sound i checked the e brakes that was ok i also looked under the car to see if anything was being dragged but nothing there what can this noise be the car was running fine when i parkedit
May 31, 2011 at 9:25 AM
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WRENCHTECH
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It's nearly impossible to diagnose a noise over the Internet. It could be many things. The first thing I would look at would be rust formed on the brake rotors but that would wear off quickly and mainly only make noise when braking.
May 31, 2011 at 11:36 AM
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