# Subaru Outback **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** brakes, subaru\ **Created:** [August 14, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-outback/18152 "2008-08-14T01:10:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![97outback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/3da27b/32.png) [@97outback](https://community.cartalk.com/u/97outback)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-outback/18152/1 "2008-08-14T01:10:24Z")
I have a squeak coming from the front left tire area and I can’t figure out what it is. The ball joints were done recently (within 20,000 miles) and the CV Boots were done 3,000 miles ago. A shop told me that it was the brakes, but I doubt it. Stepping on the brake doesn’t change the noise or make it go away, and I can only hear it when I’m driving next to a wall or parked cars. The squeak is directly related to how fast the car is moving, so when I speed up the sound occurs faster. ---
**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 1:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-outback/18152/2 "2008-08-14T01:35:28Z")
Possible worn wheel bearing. You said the squeaking noise is speed related so perhaps there is a rim/tire sidewall defect. Identification info on the vehicle helps with diagnosing. Year/model/trans/mileage/engine. Does your handle reflect the year and model of this vehicle? ---
**Author:** ![Lahni\_D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Lahni\_D](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lahni_D)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-outback/18152/3 "2008-11-22T19:31:48Z")
I hear this sound when the sensors for the brakes tell me to replace. You are right, braking does not change the sound but it is not actually a sound from the brakes but rather from the sensor. I would change the brakes.