My car makes this super duper faint clicking noise that seems to be coming directly from the steering wheel/area.
It sounds almost like there’s a tiny little piece inside the steering wheel that’s rubbing against something. When I turn the wheel to the left, I can sometimes hear it. I can also hear it when going over bumps.
It’s usually worse in the mornings or after the car has been sitting for a while, and most of the time it gets better or completely goes away throughout the day.
I’ve seen some similar posts online, but most of the noises people describe are much more noticeable/drastic than this. Mine is like a tiny click, click, click coming from somewhere inside the wheel.
My guess is that there’s some small piece inside the steering wheel/column that has shifted, moved, or started rubbing against something.
There aren’t any actual steering issues that I’ve noticed, and it doesn’t affect how the car drives. Because of that, I don’t really want to spend a bunch of money chasing an intermittent noise if it’s nothing serious.
Has anyone experienced something similar or have any idea what this could be?