I have a 2007 HHR. The car is making a roaring sound while driving and when you turn the wheel to the right, the sound gets loader. There also a bit of a vibration in the gas pedal. We changed the driver side wheel bearing and there is no change. We also over inflated the tires to see if the noise was the tires and there was no change. The noise started about a year ago and has got worst over time. Anyone know anything else it may be? Thank you.

 

Passenger side wheel bearing?

 

We checked for play on the passenger side and it didn't have any.

 

It doesnt necessarily have to have noticeable play to be bad. They arent like the wheel bearings of old. Was there any tight/loose spots or growling as you rotated the wheel?

have you rotated the tires to see if it moves?

 

Axle?

 

Rotated the tires and there is no change.

 

Sounds like the right front hub bearing!

 

IF you can feel play in the hubs, they have been bad for a long time. Most people can't feel .005 end play.

 

It was the passager side wheel bearing. I watched a number of videos of people saying that if the noise gets louder when you turn right then it's the driver side. Well I guess that doesn't always hold true. There was no play in the tire or even the wheel bearing itself when we took it off and it has been bad for a while, I'm talking a year to a year and a half. Thanks for everyone's help and suggestions.