driver side wheel squeak

Ok,

 

At about 5k miles my car seemed to develop a squeak from the driver side front wheel. To date they have cut the rotors, regreased everything, and even changed the wheel bearing. The latest stint was applying brembo brake grease which solved the problem for all of 5 minutes before starting again.

 

The squeak happens when car is warmed up, braking has no affect, neither does the transmission. This is really pissing me off more so the fact its embarassing to have a brand new car making this squeal and having my car constantly in service. Anyone else have this problem?

 

BTW '06 LGT

try looking at the backing plate behind the rotor, other than what you have had done already, that's all I can think of.

I have the same problem, goes at the speed of the wheel which means it's in the driveline somewhere. Back of the Rotor sheild is a good place to look though. It sounds like something rubbing ever so slightly on the tire but there is nothing. Maybe in the CV boot

I now have the same problem on my wagon. It started after the dealer did on on-car lathe job on my front rotors due to brake pulsing. Mine comes and goes, sometimes louder, sometimes quieter. Seems more prevalent after I have been driving a long time.

 

Is yours really constant, or comes and goes?

I am experiencing the same problem on my '06 legacy GT. Has anyone gotten this issue resolved. Please let me know cause I was thinking that it was the wheel bearing, but now that I have read your posts I think differently.

I'm going with "bent dust sheild behind the rotor"....

well, its been awhile since I updated this. After 3 times back and forth to the dealership they so far replaced rotors, calipers, brakes, wheel bearing, and now finally the axle seal.

 

Noise is not as frequent anymore but I occasionally hear it when driving next to a divider. The Subaru rep came down and actually had the dealership disassemble the entire front suspension and reassemble.

Sounds like your dealer was at least responsive; I'm taking mine in tomorrow morning for this, we'll see what happens. Praying the car actually decides to do it tomorrow, it's got a bit of performance anxiety.

I took mine to the dealer on 01/09/2007. They diagnosed the problem as a fault wheel bearing. They replaced the entire wheel hub which was still under warranty. I haven't heard any noise since.

I had the exact same experience as the above poster. Wheel started squeaking after prolonged driving, and gradually got more and more frequent. It was diagnosed as a faulty dust seal inside the bearing assembly, and they replaced the whole bearing assembly as a unit. Problem solved, fixed under warranty.

 

The service manager told me that they had seen 3 other cars with the exact same problem just this month, and that they wouldn't be surprised if a TSB were issued soon.

wholy sheep sh!t..this is what is going on with me, but I swear I have a burning smell with my screech/squeal

+1 on the squeak, pas side front, guess I'll talk to the dealer.

+1 also have this, always hear it around jersey barriers and in garages and such

+1 I have this squeal but mines constant after its warmed up. Is yours constant or only when braking?

Mine is constant, and I think wheel bearing related but as I posted elsewhereon this board, I have yet to confirm that but hope to later this week.

 

ETA: I think that the sound is better described as a whistling sound rather than a squeak.

Okay, this is definitely what I have, based on icehousewvu's post. Gonna mention it to the dealer tomorrow morning. It's definitely more of a whistle/whine than a squeak.

 

For the rest of you, is the noise speed-dependent or RPM-dependent? Mine has nothing to do with RPM, the pitch changes based on speed.

Mine occurs after warm up, but I have to definitely say its more of a squeal.

I had the exact same squeak that disappeared when i replaced the brake rotors and pads with aftermarket parts. I never took it to the dealership for diagnosis as i was waiting to see it the brake upgrade fixed it which it did.

 

Oh, to answer your question. My car only sqeaked when i made a left or right turn.

I have the same problem with mine....i cant it figure out and the dealership where i bought from cant find the problem and wont fix it either. My diff. fluid is low, so i'm gonna drain it and fill it again and see if that fixs it

I just started noticing this same thing...speed-dependent squeaking, happens when the car's warmed up. I'll be heading into the dealer this week to get it checked out; hopefully the know what's up.

Dealer said this was a known problem. I'm getting my FR bearing replaced this week.

+1 LF corner, wheel bearing, they blamed the initial grease not being viscous enough, so they've switched. There's another thread on the rear passenger, seems to be the popular choice.

I've got the same noise, seems to come from the driver's front wheel. It is speed dependent, but not is not dependent on the brakes / transmission (happens in gear and out of gear) / engine (turn car off and roll).

 

It also does not seem to depend on whether the car is warmed up or not. The only reason I know this is that I usually drive out of a parking garage after work, and can hear the noise bouncing off the walls.

 

It is intermittent, so I'm glad to know others are having a problem and that I'm not just crazy. I still have to take my car in for the cooling fan relay, so I'll have them look at this as well.

I've got the same noise, <snip?

 

It is intermittent, so I'm glad to know others are having a problem and that I'm not just crazy.

 

Oh don't worry, w/ any luck you'll get the service writer I got the 1st time who'll practically tell you that you are. LOL! I thought it was a stuck caliper at first, so he says; "Oh yeah that's the usual brake noise, blahblah...":lol:

I have an 07 spec B with this issue also. Some how I'm glad to know that Im not the only one having this issue.