# Squeaking sound on reverse

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/squeaking-sound-on-reverse/85764>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 3, 2014, 5:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/squeaking-sound-on-reverse/85764 "2014-07-03T05:56:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![italdesign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/91b2a8/32.png) [@italdesign](https://community.cartalk.com/u/italdesign)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 5:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/squeaking-sound-on-reverse/85764/1 "2014-07-03T05:56:10Z")

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Lately my car makes a loud squeak on reverse and only on reverse. It does so WHETHER I’M BRAKING OR NOT. At first it was happening selectively, but the last few days it happened every time I reversed. Now, the squeak started happening right after I took the car in for AC repair. The relay and a bad wire to the compressor were replaced. Do you guys think the squeak might be related to that?

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 6:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/squeaking-sound-on-reverse/85764/2 "2014-07-03T06:00:16Z")

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Make, model and year of carwould be helpful for the community.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 7:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/squeaking-sound-on-reverse/85764/3 "2014-07-03T07:10:49Z")

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And mileage.

I can guarantee, however, that the squeak is unrelated to the recent A/C repair. You’re going to end up looking at the brakes.

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**Author:** ![italdesign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/91b2a8/32.png) [@italdesign](https://community.cartalk.com/u/italdesign)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/squeaking-sound-on-reverse/85764/4 "2014-08-13T21:08:41Z")

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Been out of the country for a while. Problem worsened upon return. Car is a Honda Civic EX 2006. Now it squeaks _loudly_ every time on reverse with _right_ wheel turn (but usually not on left wheel turn), and sometimes on forward right turns (but not left turns). Braking generally helps soften or stop the squeak.

Any ideas before I take it to a mechanic?

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/squeaking-sound-on-reverse/85764/5 "2014-08-13T21:11:34Z")

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I’m betting it’s the wear gage (a little metal tab that rubs against the disc when the pads get worn). Let us know what the mechanic finds. I’m betting you need brakes.