A whine from the rear of 2013 Crosstrek

[Macgyver60]

I drove my daughters car home from the repair shop for her. She had a new transmission installed. I had never driven it before. I noticed there is a fairly loud whine from the rear of the car which may be normal for this car. I have no baseline to compare. I did an experiment and put the car in neutral while going down a long hill. The whine got louder as the car picked up speed even though the RPMs were dropping.

Could this just be wheel road noise? Looking for any suggestions

 

[piste]

I suspect wheel bearings..need replaced.

 

[Macgyver60]

I suspect wheel bearings..need replaced.

Thanks but I hope not. She iust put $3000 into this car. It doesnt make sense to put another $2000 in it. . Shes probably going to sell it in 2-3 months anywau

 

[glhaynie]

Probably no doubt a rear wheel bearing ( right rear ). Should be a 2 to 3 hundred dollar job at most ( honest ) repair shops.

 

[bmart]

Other choices are things that also stay the speed of the car, not the engine, so consider driveline/axles/etc. if they going to test drive it for you. Those are known for rear wheel bearing issues, especially in the rear.