For over a decade, I've heard the odd vehicle that squeals horribly for a few seconds, then sounds fine. Usually it happens when the vehicle is pulling out of a parking lot, and by the time it gets to the street the sound stopped. What causes that sound?
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In my experience, that's an indication of either a slightly loose accessory drive belt or a water pump starting to fail (the pulley bearing makes that noise).
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Do you mean from an underground parking lot...often the tires will squeal on those.
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Probably the belt.
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loose or a wet fan belt.
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If it's at startup, it's a fan belt that's a bit loose or if it occurs when turning tight circles, it's the power steering in full lock with a loose belt.
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That can happen with drive accessory problems. A power steering pump that binds up or a power steering rack that requires high pressure when it is cold (GM had an issue with this problem dubbed morning sickness) . As the rack and pump warm up the pressure required from the pump drops and the squealing stops. An alternator or AC compressor with a bad bearing can bind when cold. These problems can cause the belt to squeal at first. Also as a belt slips it warms up and the can become sticky and then stop slipping. Just some thing I have seen.
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Fan Belt is squeaking. If you put some water on there, it goes away for a while.
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probably teenagers peeling out.
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