What's up with my car?

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It sounds like something is dragging when I drive and it really is aggravating. My muffler is a little loose, and somebody suggested that maybe I have like a loose break pad, but I don't know. It's been doing this since I hit a speed bump going a little fast. For a day it so it only made the noise when I was not accelerating or braking, but it does it constantly and it's really annoying. I have an '01 Chevy Blazer if that matters. And there is nothing dragging that's the first thimg I checked.

justin plainold · Accepted Answer

I have been breaking exhaust hangars on my exhausts since I launched my dodge over those big speed bumps. what ever idiot thought a large wide speed bump would slow cars, never met me, I did it as a joke with some friends who were walking down the street. I had a old dodge station wagon built like a tank, I got the front wheels off the ground at about 45, cracking up up all the neighbors, and snapping my exhaust hangar. what happens is the weight of the muffler bounces and the pipe on both sides starts to flex, and it will bounce annoyingly as all hell, until you fix it, or wait for the exhaust to snap off (thats what happens, if you dont fix it right away!!! Go to any muffler shop, and ask them to check for a loose muffler. (most shops will give you a free inspection. I broke another hanger on my suburban a few months ago (another big speed bump bites the dust!!) and had them double them up this time (no more broke hangars) good luck its usually pretty cheap and does not take long.

bandit_60 · Answer

maybe you have a brake shoe came loose and dragging on the drum or the backing plate is rubbing the drum or rotor.

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