# Subaru 2003 **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** impreza, noises, subaru\ **Created:** [January 15, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-2003/42594 "2010-01-15T15:41:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Subaru\_2003](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Subaru\_2003](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Subaru_2003)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-2003/42594/1 "2010-01-15T15:41:45Z")
I have a 2003 subaru Impreza. I bought it from my sister w/ low mileage on it. I have had the timing belt replaced at the end of October 2009. Since then, I Have heard this high pitched sound and the brakes are making a noise. The noise is made generally when you accelerate; not when you are breaking. I have taken it to a Subaru dealer three times and they are not able to help me. At first they said it could be the heat coil that needed to be clamped securely; so we tried that; however, the noise persisted. Any ideas on this. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-2003/42594/2 "2010-01-15T15:58:21Z")
Hopefully the trouble is just due to a bad bearing for the belt tensioner. It could be the tensioner for the timing belts also if that didn’t replaced with the belts, though it should have. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-2003/42594/3 "2010-01-15T16:02:10Z")
I like Cougar’s theory. Definitely have the tensioners for both the serpentine belt and the timing belt checked.