# Squealing sound

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/squealing-sound/21053>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 22, 2008, 11:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/squealing-sound/21053 "2008-10-22T11:55:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![rusty56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed8c4c/32.png) [@rusty56](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rusty56)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 11:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/squealing-sound/21053/1 "2008-10-22T11:55:39Z")

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My 1999 Cavalier has been making a squealing sound when I start the car.  
  
 This usually happens when I start it on a cold morning. It recently started making the sound when the weather became colder in Ohio.  
  
 Any ideas what this might be

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/squealing-sound/21053/2 "2008-10-22T11:59:55Z")

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A loose or worn belt is the most likely culprit. Worn bearings on one of the pulleys can also make a squealing noise.