cjsharkie

Can someone help me out with this noise? It is a 2011 HHR LS. No Check engine lights only doing it when it idles.

donbrew

Since that link is either bad or the recording is the answer is : no.

My guess is the flex pipe.

cjsharkie

Changed the link won't let me attach it for some reason.

Oldblue

Welcome to the site, perhaps another view demo.
If not maybe an explanation Of the noise.

RJ_RS_SS_350

Yeah sounds like an exhaust leak, like donbrew and firemangeorge said, check the flex pipe.

You need to use the symbol that looks like a chain to attach the video.

Silverfox

First of all you do not say How Many miles on the HHR.

Without listening to the noise, I was thinking it could be your air cleaner cover rattling on the mounting point or something else associated.

That's what mine did when my Chevrolet Dealer serviced the engine air cleaner and destroyed the mounting grommets. They just went ahead and reinstalled the cover and even broke the mounting bracket in the process. It made a terrible rattle at idle only.
I would remove the cover and just see if it is involved.

Just a thought.....

Silverfox

sleeper

Any oil in that engine ?

donbrew

With youtube you only need to paste the url into the post. Either by copying the address in the address bar or by Right click on the vid and choosing "copy video url" Then pasting.

Greybeard999

I was thinking the same thing.

sleeper

Yeoww !! scary sounds..