Q: Tapping Noise when idling?

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Mellisa A

on December 29, 2016

Hello, my 06 Honda Civic has a tapping noise that can mainly be heard inside of the car. The tapping noise sounds as if something is loose, and it causes a vibration in the car. The noise begins only AFTER the car is warmed up (when the little squares are at the halfway mark in the tempt gauge). If the car is not warmed up, the noise does not start at all. My AC is NOT working- I was told that the compressor is broken. When I turn on the fan for the heat, the noise quiets down a bit. When I'm at idle and I turn the wheel, the noise stops for a few seconds, and then starts again. The noise is also present when I am in park, on the brakes at a light, but is not present when the car is in neutral. When I step on the gas, the noise goes away and does not come back until I am idling. Noise only happens when car is under 1000 RPM. Help???

My car has 124000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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