Francis N

This started a month ago i started hearing like a cassette tape rewinding or a loose wheel sound from a shopping cart. The sound used to come up randomly but now it is frequent. At first i thought it was the suspension but there where times where the sound is constant even when i come to a full stop. The sound gets louder when i go on a bumpy roads and less when on smooth roads. Im having a hard time locating the noise because when I pull up and open the hood the sound is already gone.

Former User

Check the exhaust heat shields. They could be cracked or loose.

Francis N

The sound is definitely on the hood and possibly driver side. I took a vid of it and it sounds like mice talking

https://youtu.be/5hAsXvSwPZ0

toyomatt84

iTrader: (1)

I would lean towards a pulley causing the squeak.

Francis N

Went to a shop today, test drive it and they said its going to be hard to diagnose becsuse its random. I should come back when it is constant because right now it is on and off.
Anyways, do you guys think this needs immediate attention or should i wait for it to get worse then take it to a shop?

Former User

Until you can pinpoint the source of the noise, there's not much you can do.