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Q: Thumbing sound on right rear tire...

asked by on February 18, 2017

I just got on the road, with this subaru and after it not being driven much, I put about 100km on it when I notice that I hear this thumping noise from my rear right tire. Not a dramatic 'thumping' but enough for me to question.. Being winter with snow and ice I checked that there was no ice or snow against my tire, ive only drove as fast as 60km/h and as I got slower It seemed to get louder.. Physically it drives the same, and the breaks do not feel funny.. And the sound does not increase or decrease when the break is applied. I have alloy factory rims on this subaru, and all season tires on it. I checked for any "nails" or damage on my tire and I found nothing.. putting 95 km on it previous the car was fine and no noise... Is this serious...

My car has 240365 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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