I've got a noise that I think is relatively new, and maybe getting a bit worse. Here are the symptoms:
It sounds like a high-pitched mechanical noise, from the driver's seat it comes from the right-front. With the radio on I can't hear it, but with it off it's there. It's gotten a bit louder over the last couple trips I've taken.
The noise is most prominent when I accelerate at highway speeds. When coasting at 75 mph, it's quiet, but when I press the accelerator the noise gets louder. It seems to track the accelerator...not the speed or rpms. With the cruise control, I can hear when it's giving more gas based on the noise. The car runs fine, no trouble getting up to 85 mph.
In lower gears at the same rpm (around 3k) I don't hear it.
Fuel pump? The early stages of a timing belt failure? Need more info? The *only* other symptom, which may be unrelated, is a new one. On cool and humid mornings I see hesitation on the first jump on the accelerator. Just once, and that's it.
-John O