My husband thinks it it the starter.., has 29k miles on it. Only does it when it is below 20 degrees... Only does it first thing in the morning and just briefly as it starts. Had anyone else had a problem like this?

 

Probably camshaft phaser noise. Cars make weird noises when it's really cold.

 

I've never had a car make this kind of noise, just wondering if anyone else had a problem. It has been below zero windchill several days so maybe. I still have factory warranty so just wondering if I need to get it checked out.

 

Get an audio of it and post it up here.


If you drop it off, make sure the temp is going to be right and be prepared to leave it overnight.

 

Mine makes what i figure is a power steering noise very briefly on extreme cold start up. It almost sounds like the pump is starving for fluid just for a second. I am going to try flushing the system and replacing with synthetic fluid and see if it helps, but im not overly concerned. Stuff just doesnt work properly when its that cold (-35 C last week). My other car makes a similar noise in similar situations.

 

The howl is normal when cold. TNtech hit it on the nose. The camshaft phasers are causing the sound you are hearing. I have started a few 3.6 engine when the outside temp was 32 degrees. And everyone of them made that howling sound.

 

How do you attach an audio off of your Iphone to a message? I have it saved to my computer in Itunes and also to my desktop...Thanks.

 

Yep, mine does it to. It goes away after a bit, so I dont worry about it. It can sound quite unnerving especially when standing in front of the car, but from what I have read, it is completely normal.

 

My 2012 makes the same noise. Dealer said it was normal "working as designed". To bad dodge is content with a vehicle that sounds like garbage when started. Get some interesting looks when others are in the area. Not very good advertisement. Many vehicles over the years and currently own 4, this is a first for me!

 

Read this on another forum:

"The Pentastar is a lightweight, thin walled, aluminum motor with miles of timing chain. The chains are stronger than belts but will make more noise than a belt. Then once you consider that most of the bolted on components are plastic, there just really isn't much to suppress noise when its below freezing and you attempt a cold start. Noises that were once covered up by thick steel forged blocks are now a little more pronounced due to the lightweight aluminum blocks.

I wouldn't worry to much about it unless the problem becomes worse".