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Sounds like a loose accessory belt or a bad belt tensioner.

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Q: Why does your car screech when you turn it on or accelerate?
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Why does your car screech when you turn?

you've got wheel spin or your travelling round the corner too fast.


Why does your car whine when you accelerate or turn left?

Check the power steering fluid level under the hood.


What causes a car to screech?

What causes a car to screech is when you get too excited to go fast you step on the gas pedal or in other words you floor it! This causes the tires to regain grip on the ground and makes the screech noise.


Why does my Toyotta Corolla screech intermittently when i accelerate?

intermittant screeching on acceleration is usuall caused by a loose or worn fan belt


What makes my car screech under acceleration?

A lose fan belt is one reason that a car can screech under acceleration. Another reason for the screeching when accelerating could be a problem with the car's timing belt.


Why does a car slow down when you accelerate?

A car goes faster when you accelerate. It slows down when you brake.


Why does your car refuse to accelerate?

I don't have a car.


Why do moving body accelerate?

Not all moving objects accelerate. In general, an object will accelerate if there is a net force acting on it. For a ball in the air, this might be gravitation + air resistance; for a moving car (once you turn the engine off) it might be the force of friction; etc.


Can you give us a scentense with accelerate?

Joe felt the car accelerate very quickly.The car's acceleration was impressive.


What conditions does a car not accelerate?

When a car turns a corner.


Why do car wheels screech when making hard right or left turns?

Have a routine servicing done. They will tell you if they see a real problem.


Why is my car smoking when you accelerate?

Your car should not smoke when I accelerate. Maybe it caught fire because you dropped a cigarette. If my car smokes when I accelerate, it's because the piston rings are loose and oil is getting into the combustion chamber.