# Front end noise

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-end-noise/55007>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** subaru, forester\
**Created:** [September 12, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-end-noise/55007 "2010-09-12T16:33:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![runnermark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@runnermark](https://community.cartalk.com/u/runnermark)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-end-noise/55007/1 "2010-09-12T16:33:50Z")

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I have a 2002 Subaru Forester with 160,000 miles on it. It has a high-pitched squeal at high speed whenever I turn the wheel slightly right or left, and at low speed the grinding, squealing/squeaking noise is very loud, the neighbors are complaining. Does not matter if I am braking or not. Could it be my wheel bearings?

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**Author:** ![knfenimore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9fc348/32.png) [@knfenimore](https://community.cartalk.com/u/knfenimore)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-end-noise/55007/2 "2010-09-12T16:51:38Z")

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Have the brake pads checked. Wear indicators cause a high squeal. Could be bearings but I would check the brakes first.