2003 Ford Escape Today Driving Car Could Hear Clicking Noise Coming Seems One

2003 FORD ESCAPE
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BAMANN
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Today I was driving my car and could hear a clicking noise coming from what seems to be one of the back tires. The noise is not present when I am stopped, but is there when accelerating, coasting, and decelerating. It has a rhythm to it, and the rhythm increases as my speed increases. Any ideas?
Nov 6, 2012 at 11:29 PM
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CADIEMAN
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you may have picked up something on your tires. it could be a nail or something else but check it out.
Nov 6, 2012 at 11:43 PM
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BAMANN
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I looked into it more, and while it sounds like a clicking noise from inside the car, it's more of a rhythmic scraping when standing next to the back left tire while someone else was driving. I looked and didn't see anything caught in the tire... Could a part be loose and scraping?
Nov 7, 2012 at 4:05 PM
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CADIEMAN
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remove the tire and remove the brake drum and check the brake shoes they may be bad.
Nov 8, 2012 at 12:41 AM
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