Squeaking sound from wheels during rolling start/Brake Noise (merged)

[nemrut]

Anyone notice a squeaking sound coming from somewhere in the tires when driving the car for the first time of the day?

[tumbleweed]

Originally Posted by nemrut

Anyone notice a squeaking sound coming from somewhere in the tires when driving the car for the first time of the day?

Could it be the brake pads rubbing on the rotors? I've had that happen on other cars and it goes away when you use the brakes once and clean the rotors off.

I don't think tires should squeak when they are going down the road in a straight line.

[georgew]

Yes, and I find it very annoying. Please let me know if you find out the solution. I plan on bringing it up when I bring my car in for an oil change, which will not be for a month or two..

[EGS47]

Originally Posted by nemrut

Anyone notice a squeaking sound coming from somewhere in the tires when driving the car for the first time of the day?

Yes! Same thing on ours too. My wife drives our Prius IV much more than I do and she started noticing the squeaking noise about the second week after we got it (purchased Aug. 1). She kept telling me about, and I'd go out and take it for test drives and wouldn't hear anything. Finally a few days ago I heard it too - always happens at very low speed, and goes away after a few minutes. The strange part about this noise is that it's not rhythmic, like an out-of-round rotor or something. It sounded to me like maybe a squeak in the shocks or something. But sure enough, after a few moments the noise disappears.

Tumbleweed's comment re: brake pads rubbing on rotors might be the story here, if they're dirty. We have a horse boarded at a small farm near us, with a long dusty gravel road leading to the property. My wife almost always hears the squeak when she gets back in the car to leave; once she's out on the highway and back into town, the noise is gone. Sometimes she also hears it when she leaves the house - again, always at low speed. So it makes sense that a few presses of the brake pedal might be cleaning something.

Very bizarre noise, very intermittent (always LOVE trying to explain these types of noises to a mechanic!). She thinks it's getting worse; I'm not so sure about that. But I think maybe a trip to the dealer is in order to find out for sure. We've got another two-plus months before our oil change service and I don't know if we should wait that long if something more serious is going on.

If anyone finds out the source of this noise, please post. Those hard-to-explain, "now and then" noises are the worst!

Thanks,

Eric

[SlowTurd]

try taking off your hubcaps and see if it goes away??

[sleewa]

I hear the same type of sound - only when starting up cold, as when driving it the first thing in the morning - although to me it does sound rhythmic - sounds as if a piece of sheet metal is rubbing once per revolution...

[georgew]

agreed.

Originally Posted by sleewa

I hear the same type of sound - only when starting up cold, as when driving it the first thing in the morning - although to me it does sound rhythmic - sounds as if a piece of sheet metal is rubbing once per revolution...

[georgew]

Listened to this a bit more today. Seems to be coming from somewhere from the front, on the passenger side.

[tiztim]

Originally Posted by nemrut

Anyone notice a squeaking sound coming from somewhere in the tires when driving the car for the first time of the day?

Yes and I'm certain it's the pads against the rotors. Irritates me no end as I brag about how silent it is in EV until the only things youhear is skeeek! - skeeek!
I'll let my dealer know at oil-change

[sferris]

Originally Posted by sleewa

I hear the same type of sound - only when starting up cold, as when driving it the first thing in the morning - although to me it does sound rhythmic - sounds as if a piece of sheet metal is rubbing once per revolution...

wow! im not the only one!

So i have the same issue as everyone who has responded to this post. squeeks coming out of a cold start at low speeds.

SO i took it to my dealership for my 5k oil change and told them about it, and OF COURSE they could not repeat the problem during the 2 hrs they had it. They suggested leaving it with them all day when i have time.

SO ANNOYING!