After driving for a while, check your hub temperatures for high heat, that can happen when there are brake or bearing issues. Mechanics check for bad bearings by jacking up the tire off the ground and checking for movement of the wheel hub, there should be none.

With those miles, you could have worn out rubber bushings in sway bar or control arms. That will cause clunking.

 

Sounds good. When I drive the vehicle later on, I will check the temps and see if anything is abnormal. Since making the post last night, I drove the vehicle twice for a total of 5 miles. Both the whine and clunking noises are worse than last night.

 

Have you ever changed your transmission fluid? Could be the whine is in the transmission.

 

I change the transmission fluid every 30,000 miles. I checked the dipstick and the fluid level is good. I was driving down the road and when the whine occurred, I put the car in neutral and coasted. The noise was still present at the name tone the entire time I coasted, which makes me think it isn't transmission-related.

 

Besides worn-out bearings, ball joints, tie rod ends, or suspension bushings could also be causing the problem. I suggest checking all these parts in the front suspension system. Look for any looseness in them and check the rubber boots on the CV joints too.
Take the car for a test drive in different conditions to listen for any weird noises, especially during acceleration, deceleration, and turns.
Also, I'd check the differential fluid as issues with it could cause similar symptoms.

 

Could be a combo of worn sway bar link bushings that can cause "clunking"/"jiggling" sounds over bumps, and possibly a bad CV joint.

A bad wheel bearing would usually sound like a low-pitched growling sound that gets higher in pitch as you go faster. Kind of sounds as if you were riding on big, rough, knobby, off-road tires.

If yours has AWD, you might just be hearing the transfer case gears inside the transmission. My 2001 made that noise as it got older, and my 2016 has always done that a bit at highway speeds, especially over 70 mph. But, if it's getting louder, and that's where it's coming from, you may want to have it checked out. But, first:

To check for a bad CV joint, drive to an empty lot somewhere, roll down your front windows, and drive slowly straight ahead at around 2 to 4 mph, and then make a slow right turn, and then do the same for a left turn.

If you hear any clicking or clunking noises as you turn, and it repeats with every revolution of the wheel/axle, that's an indication of a bad CV joint in one of the front axles. Pay attention to which side it's coming from, and which turn (left or right) causes it to happen.

If it's a bad CV joint (Constant Velocity joint), the entire axle half-shaft on whichever side is worn out will need to be replaced, as they don't just replace the CV joints anymore. There's an inner and outer CV joint on each axle half-shaft. The outer ones usually fail first.

A tear in a CV joint boot is also an indication that the CV joint should be replaced. You don't want grease to leak out, and dirt getting in. It will surely cause it to fail. So, if you can get underneath the front end, you can check that yourself.

To check the sway bar link bushings, if you get underneath, you can try wiggling/moving the sway bar links, or twisting them by hand. If you feel that they are loose, have a lot of play or movement at the top and/or bottom bushings, there's the issue, and they should be replaced. They're usually not too expensive, and you will feel a difference in handling. It won't lean as much in turns after you replace them.

Hope this helps.

 

Thank you for the response. I raised the car and found that the sway bar link in the right front is worn out and making noise. That is what's making the clunking noise.

However, the good, but annoying part is that the high pitch whining noise has not been occurring at all over the last couple of days. As I take the car apart to fix the sway bar link, I'll see if anything is out of place or if the noise returns.

I appreciate the advice.