# Noise from turning on the air conditioner

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/noise-from-turning-on-the-air-conditioner/32924>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 6, 2009, 2:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noise-from-turning-on-the-air-conditioner/32924 "2009-07-06T02:32:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![farah62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/fbc32d/32.png) [@farah62](https://community.cartalk.com/u/farah62)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2009, 2:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noise-from-turning-on-the-air-conditioner/32924/1 "2009-07-06T02:32:15Z")

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I thought it was a fan belt, but when I use the air in my truck, it sounds like I have a bird chirping loudly in the engine. It has done this for years now. but lately more than ever. Because it would go away for a long time, I have done nothing.

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2009, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noise-from-turning-on-the-air-conditioner/32924/2 "2009-07-06T12:05:48Z")

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Farah, Please Introduce Your Truck. What’s The Make, Model, Year, Miles?

This sounds like a classic problem. However, some problems are vehicle specific.

CSA