# Screeching rav4 **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [April 1, 2009, 8:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/screeching-rav4/28599 "2009-04-01T08:50:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yrstruly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/90db22/32.png) [@yrstruly](https://community.cartalk.com/u/yrstruly)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 8:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/screeching-rav4/28599/1 "2009-04-01T08:50:24Z")
i have a 2001 rav4 l edition. i bought it last year. my car seems to make a very high-pitched but not loud screeching sound when i press on the gas. i’ve been thinking for a while of the best adjective to use and screeching is it, but it isn’t like tires screeching. i generally can’t hear it unless my radio is off, the windows are down, and i’m on a narrow road (so that the sound bounces off the walls of the surrounding buildings). any ideas? it’s been doing it consistently for about 6 months. i didn’t notice it when i bought the car, but as i said, it’s difficult to hear unless you’re in the right conditions. thanks for your help. yrstruly. ---
**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 11:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/screeching-rav4/28599/2 "2009-04-01T11:41:17Z")
How old is the serpentine belt? I replace mine every 3 to 4 years. Spray some water on the belt with the engine running. If the noise stops then it’s time to replace the belt. Get a good quality belt like the Goodyear Poly-V. Ed B. ---
**Author:** ![yrstruly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/90db22/32.png) [@yrstruly](https://community.cartalk.com/u/yrstruly)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/screeching-rav4/28599/3 "2009-04-01T12:27:45Z")
thanks, ed. i’ll try that. i know i haven’t replaced the belt and i doubt the previous owner did.