Need Advice - Sound coming from rear wheel

[tdottrucker]

I need some advice on what I may have needing to be replaced. 

 

I have a noise coming from the rear passenger wheel area. I will try and describe what I hear in detail.

 

When releasing the brakes, it sounds like a very rapid, consistent sounding noise similar to if you left a bolt siting on a metal floorboard. Not quite a grind, not quite a howl, but like a vibration type noise and very noticeable. (note, there is no actual vibration felt). Once you accelerate up towards 35-40km/h, most of this sound goes away or becomes intermittent. As you reach 65-70km/h, the best way to explain the noise is that it sounds like popcorn popping in a pot. Singular or dual noises that are random in sound and audibility. This sound gets more noticeable, but remain like popcorn the faster you go. If I make a right turn at a lower speed where the noise is more consistent and hearable, the sound almost if not does go away for the duration of the turn. Same with a left, but not as much as a right. In reverse, I don't hear it if on the gas, but will notice it a lot less hearable once I take my foot off the gas and let it coast. 

 

I was on the ground listening while I had someone else move the vehicle forward and back and noticed it sounds like it is in the rear passenger wheel area, but sounds like it is further back from the wheel along the axle, not out close to the outside of the wheel (if that made sense). 

 

Visually, everything looks to be in order, I did notice this a little bit while on the highway, but then the sound began to get more noticeable later the same day. 

 

I am thinking possibly a rear bearing??? but I wanted to hear from others who may know or have experienced this. 

 

Videos: (on Drive as iPhone made them way to big to upload here)

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1--emAf4V3lMMRtcXz7M4bZeFPQnNm0bU?usp=share_link

Edited October 30, 2022 by tdottrucker

[2late4u]

put the journey on a lift and then check each rear wheel as you spin it for some noise or binding ..wheel bearings can sound different to a lot of people ,,,my daughters caravan 3 of the wheel bearing was replaced but then she started getting a bad noise and most everyone said it was her rear diff going out...OUCH well ended up putting it into the dealership and they said nope it was the rear wheel bearing had gone bad, a lot cheaper fix...and also 2 other mechanics when i asked them about the last wheel bearing if it was the problem and they checked it and said no its not the problem....  BUT once on the lift have them check the noise if coming from your flex coupling is what it think its called since you have awd

[tdottrucker]

Well, I was going to mention to remove this post, but I thought let's leave it for others who may experience this exact type of noise. 

 

Found the issue: For anyone with a Journey that has the heatshield over the drive shaft near the backseat floor compartments. Give your heatshields a check from time to time. They are fastened into the bottom of these backseat floor compartments underneath your vehicle. Mine decided to come unfastened on both sides so it was resting on the drive shaft and was bouncing around while driving. See attached photo. Thankfully this was not a $300+ repair bill for CV or bearing issues.