# 2008 Hyundai Elantra squeals on startup

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-elantra-squeals-on-startup/135583>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai, elantra\
**Created:** [March 1, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-elantra-squeals-on-startup/135583 "2019-03-01T15:51:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![WendyHensley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a4c791/32.png) [@WendyHensley](https://community.cartalk.com/u/WendyHensley)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-elantra-squeals-on-startup/135583/1 "2019-03-01T15:51:26Z")

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Car makes a loud squeal when first started in the morning. Has anyone had this issue and how did you fix it?

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-elantra-squeals-on-startup/135583/2 "2019-03-01T16:01:30Z")

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Off hand I would guess your serpentine belt needs replacement.