# Squeeky wheel

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/squeeky-wheel/5385>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 2, 2007, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/squeeky-wheel/5385 "2007-10-02T16:02:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![newtonjaspers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3be4f8/32.png) [@newtonjaspers](https://community.cartalk.com/u/newtonjaspers)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/squeeky-wheel/5385/1 "2007-10-02T16:02:18Z")

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I have a 2002 saturn sl2 and my left wheel occasionally squeeks or chirps like a bird at low speeds. It dosent happen all of the time, some days it is louder than others.

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**Author:** ![markmast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@markmast](https://community.cartalk.com/u/markmast)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/squeeky-wheel/5385/2 "2007-10-02T16:04:02Z")

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If you have wheel covers, try taking them off and see if the noise stops.

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**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 1:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/squeeky-wheel/5385/3 "2007-10-03T01:06:21Z")

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It could be the brake wear indicator. Maybe the brakes are about gone.