My right rear wheel, what seems to be the brake pads or the disc, is making a very inconsistent squeaking, sometimes it will start at 15 miles an hour, sometimes it won't start until 40, sometimes it will just start while going at a consistent pace, etc. it's sometimes a constant squeak, but there seems to a spot in the rotation where I can hear a very light scrape everytime the wheel goes around, before the bad constant sound starts.

About two months ago I was having a similar issue, but the squeak was only in one spot of the rotation. I thought it was the break pads, but checked them and they had more than 50% life left, and then I realized the hub was bent. So i replaced the hub assembly, put everything back together, and didn't hear anything for a while so i figured it was all good. But then this squeaking started happening sometimes (as of probably 2 weeks ago), and by now it's happening 90% of driving.

I don't have much knowledge about the troubleshooting/fixing cars, and before I took go taking things apart, I thought I'd ask to see if anyone had a simple explanation for this.

 

If your car is a 2006 they have a recall on the rear wheel bearings.

 

what year is your car and what mileage does it have on it?? it might be covered under warranty if your within the mileage

 

40,000; 2006 FG2.

If i brought the car to the dealer would they charge any thing if it ended up not being the bearings ?

 

I just drove the car an hour ago,
and now that you mention it, bearing issues would make a lot of sense.

Do you know if there is any safety issue with driving until I get it fixed?

 

sounds like a bearing to me

 

yes there would be the wheel could fall off. thats why they made a recall for it. i doubt it will ive seen some really bad oneand they never came off.

if it is the bearing they shouldnt charge you as long as the recall is open.

 

wait..
aren't the wheel bearings in the hub assembly..
which I replaced 2 months ago?

 

yes they are.its a bearing and hub assembly