Well, I now have racked up 38k miles on my 04 accent, and thus far I have had a new pulse generator, o2 sensor, and a valve associated with the 02 sensor replaced. Now I have another problem just after getting my car back from the 02 sensor and the valve work.
Between 30-60mph I get a sound and a vibration in the steering wheel, gas and brake pedal that feel like, just the right front tire is either on a rough surface or has knobby tires (IE mud swamppers). As I go faster (Between 30-60 it increases in pitch (Low to High)), braking and gassing don't seem to make it go away (Other than changing pitch) and bumps or rough road don't seem to make a difference, changes in what gear I am in seem to make no difference. I think I feel more vibration when I corner hard right (faster than 30 miles an hour which puts more pressure on the left front, and less on the right front) Its not terribly loud but it is there, and I am afraid it is something that is going to go bad and leave me stuck somewhere (I drive 150miles a day). I took it to Mr. tire to get my oil changed and they checked for it and rotated the tires but they said they did not notice anything out of the ordinary looking at it. Driving it they said they felt and heard something but they thought it might be normal. They tried balancing the tires, and checked for other issues but that showed nothing either.
When I took it home from Mr. Tire I heard it and felt it again but it was not as loud as before, but it was still there. Maybe pulling the wheel off interrupted whatever it was. But even with wheels moved from front to back and vise versa I still had the problem in the front right area.
I am thinking wheel bearing, but I am not sure. Gas mileage is unaffected (I am still getting between 35-38 last tank was 38mpg), and it does not pull one way or another. Looking in the wheel well I am not seeing anything that looks like it is rubbing anything. I don't want to just take it in without some concrete ideas because I need my car and if I take it in and they claim they can't find anything wrong it will drive me mad. Should I wait for it to completely fail and maybe the wheel pop off while driving?
I am hoping someone will say (Yeah I had that happen *** was the problem). Thanks for any help in advance.