Fiancé's 03 S just started making this noise at random. Terrible screeching. It's completely random when it happens and gets better and worse. Got a video of it just so my mechanic wouldn't think I was making this up lol. Any ideas? I'm pretty sure it's not the brakes cause when I couldn't find anything I had my mechanic swing by the house and he checked everything out and could not find anything wrong. Here's the vid.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m24N7ecZBWI/YOUTUBE]

 

Does it happen when you turn the wheel in either direction?

 

She said it could be coincidence but that it does seem more when you turn to the left. But sitting still she turned the wheel back and forth and nothing happened. Only when wheels are moving. I've tried to duplicate it when i'm outside with her and it'll stop lol. I was going to also try pushing it to rule out the clutch but it wouldn't do it.

 

Have you tried removing the left wheel? Maybe something is caught in between the wheel and the brakes.

 

Yea I guess I should have posted that up. I took the wheel off and inspected everything and then my mechanic came by and checked it out as well. That's what we both thought something making contact with rotor but we didn't find anything.

So the clutch screech that people describe on here doesn't sound like this then?

 

Does it smell when this is happening? It could be the throw out bearing going. It can definitely squeal if improperly lubed or worn out or rubbing on the house of the bearing. If this is the problem, it should squeal only when your foot is on the clutch pedal.

 

hmm. no only when the car is in motion. Like in the video when she is easing the clutch out and the car starts moving forward it squeals. No smell.

 

IMO sounds like the throw out bearing is going.

 

yea it may be. My experience with them they do it when the clutch is pushed in but who knows. I'll try getting it on a lift and see if I can visibly see anything else possibly going on. Thanks for the help.

 

Good luck. Keep us posted.