Car makes whirring noise that stops when I press the clutch
A whirring sound while driving that disappears when the clutch pedal is pressed all the way in typically points to an internal transmission issue, such as a worn input shaft bearing. When you depress the clutch, the transmission input shaft stops spinning, which silences the noise. This prevents you from ignoring a failing component that could eventually cause total transmission failure.
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“Hoping someone could point me to a cause, or potential causes, of this whirring sound. It goes away when I press the clutch all the way in.”source ↗
“What could it be? It's an automatic 2009 Nissan Sentra with about 160k miles. The sound is a lot louder in person.”source ↗
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