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I had my car towed a few weeks ago and then had the fuel pump replaced. Ever since, there's been a rumbling or grinding noise while moving and veering right. There's no such noise while turning left. There's no noise while turning at intersections, just while driving down the road and turning the wheel to the right to go around curves, etc. It's a continuous pitched noise, like if you drove down the rumble strips on the highway, but quieter. I feel it in the steering wheel. It gets higher in frequency at higher speed. I would think that the towing chains broke some plastic which is rubbing against the wheel, but I don't see any. I will try to get under the car and get a good look.
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Performing a visual inspection is the next step. Try turning the wheel to the position where it makes the noise and get under there and check it out. If you can't see anything then you may need to have a shop look at this. I would also call the towing company and let them know what is going on, see if they will help you out.
I hear it mostly through the floor, not through the windows, and feel it in the steering wheel. It still happens in neutral, and depends on the wheel speed, not the engine speed. Brakes don't affect it except to slow down the wheel speed. I don't hear it driving around a parking lot in circles, but I do at 20 mph turning around a corner. Ok, I jacked it up. I rotated the wheels and they were kind of hard to turn, but probably not more than normal. I rocked them side to side and up and down, and didn't feel or hear any movement. Maybe a little while moving side to side but I think that's just the steering connection, if anything.