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Check for loose or worn serpentine or drive belts.
Check the belts. The most common cause of squealing is a worn or loose belt on the front of the engine.
If the squeeling is coming from the tires, then the problem is most likely a misaligned front end. If the squealing is coming from the engine, then the problem would be in the power steering system.
If its a high pitch squealing while accelerating, then the previous owner may have turbocharged, or supercharged the engine.
The belts are squealing because they are either loose or worn out.The belts are squealing because they are either loose or worn out.
If the squealing noise is coming from the drive belts, perhaps they need to be replaced or one of the accessories has bad bearings and is seizing up when it gets hot.
Yes, if the compressor's bearings are bad, usually accompanied by a roaring or squealing noise coming from the compressor's pulley.
if its a manual sounds like the clutch no it is an automatic
sounds like you need to replace the serpentine belt
Water from the road has splashed up into the engine serpentine belt causing belt slippage that makes a squealing noise. The sqealing is one of your engine assessories that use the serpentine belt to drive it.
Usually a squealing sound upon acceleration , or even just revving the engine in neutral , indicates a worn or loose fan belt .
It could be the bearing in your tension pulley.