I see. Thank you very much for the help.

 

If you choose to ignore it, make sure to be vigilant about it so you don't overlook it getting worse. Eventually it'll probably start to get loose.

 

It seems like anytime you ignore something with a car, it never goes away and all you're really doing is procrastinating. Which is fine by me, since I don't have the resources to fix it anyways. Not sure it's something that's DIY either.

(Assuming you're talking about the steering knocking noise)

 

Well sometimes as it gets worse it also gets easier to identify. Then it might turn out to be something you CAN DIY.

 

Very true. Do you think I should just leave it alone for now? Right know it's basically just a light knock when the wheel goes from left to center or right to center. My biggest issue is simply not knowing what a problem is. If I know what the problem is, I won't worry about it because I know I can diagnose and fix it in the future. I've gotten some great answers so far, but they're still just guesses.

I'm assuming I had something to do with it since I've driven the car really hard at times.

 

I don't think anyone can answer that until it gets worse and you identify what it is. THEN you can make an actual decision to fix it or postpone it for awhile.

Certainly if it turns out to be a ball joint coming apart, you'll want to fix it. It's usually not difficult to fix and if the joint comes completely apart you'll find yourself sideways on the highway.

Even without any noise, I make a habit of checking the ball joints whenever I rotate tires. In other words, whenever I take off a tire for any reason it's easy to have a look at all that stuff.

 

A possibility may be due to the steering column lower bearing mis-set. Generally, the symptoms of the steering column being mis-set would be a popping or clicking comes from the lower area of the steering column when you turn the steering wheel. It doesn't mention that the noise may also emanate from any other part of the car.

A possibility of the noise you're hearing may be an after effect of that.

Honda had a service bulletin regarding the steering column lower bearing mis-set. The diagnosis was:

1. With the transmission in P and the parking brake set, start the engine, and let it idle.
2. Tilt the steering column all the way down, and pull it all the way out.
3. Using a stethoscope or a Chassis Ear, listen to the lower area of the steering column while turning the steering wheel.

If there is a pop or click from the lower area of the steering column, then it probably needs the steering column replace.

If there is no pop or click from the lower area of the steering column, then the source of the noise you're hearing is due to something else.

 

That's exactly why I get a bit obessive with anything in regards to steering; I don't want to be in danger. I'll have the guys in the shop check the car out soon, I have to go soon anyways. Thanks for the help.

Hm. I didn't even know something like that was possible. If it makes a difference, the pop/knock sound comes from the upper middle of the car, if I had to make an assumption, I would imagine the sound is right underneath the center console between the two front seats. That's just a rough estimate. There's no sound coming from the steering column at all, however, I'll double check just to be sure.

 

If the noise is from around the middle of the car, near the center console between the two seats, then it probably is not due to the steering column.

I initially thought the sound you're hearing was somewhere under the hood area.

 

Nope, good guess though. I learned something at least.

Thanks for all the help. I'll check out the car, it's probably nothing too serious but I do need to know for sure what that noise is, especially since steering is involved.