# Why does mine? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [February 17, 2018, 7:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-mine/112368 "2018-02-17T07:57:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fast\_Eddie\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9a140/32.png) [@Fast\_Eddie\_1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Fast_Eddie_1)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 7:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-mine/112368/1 "2018-02-17T07:57:39Z")
Why does my car chirp so much? ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 8:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-mine/112368/2 "2018-02-17T08:59:05Z")
Thunderbird by chance? Where is the sound coming from? ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-mine/112368/3 "2018-02-17T12:50:05Z")
> [@missileman](#): > > Thunderbird by chance? Or a Falcon? Sorry but on the really vague info and the fact that we can’t hear it. My best guess is that something between the bumpers is not right. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-mine/112368/4 "2018-02-17T15:07:23Z")
Or a Skylark. 😁 Eddie, you gotta give us something to work with here. Year, make, model, mileage, maintenance history? Under what conditions does it chirp? ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-mine/112368/5 "2018-02-17T15:14:39Z")
Change the serp belt and tensioner. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-mine/112368/6 "2018-02-17T15:22:01Z")
> [@Cavell](#): > > Change the serp belt and tensioner. Even if it’s a brake wear indicator? You cannot possibly know that this is the cause from the information given. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-mine/112368/7 "2018-02-17T15:37:42Z")
With all respect, you cannot possibly have thought that was an answerable question with the information you gave us. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2018, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-mine/112368/8 "2018-02-17T16:38:37Z")
> [@the\_same\_mountainbike](#): > > Eddie, you gotta give us something to work with here. > Year, make, model, mileage, maintenance history? > Under what conditions does it chirp? …and… perhaps most important of all… from what area of the car do the chirps seem to emanate? ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-mine/112368/9 "2018-02-17T16:47:16Z")
Fast Eddie joined about 9 hours ago and posted several replies to threads that did not make much sense . I doubt if he will return. ---
**Author:** ![B.L.E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@B.L.E](https://community.cartalk.com/u/B.L.E)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-mine/112368/10 "2018-02-17T18:36:00Z")
> [@PvtPublic](#): > > Or a Falcon? Better check the trees in your neighborhood, there might be a Falcon perched in one of them. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/2/261649d1c3be10a3027956a80edfe7c21bc9a9b0.jpg) ---
**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:** [February 17, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-mine/112368/11 "2018-02-17T19:37:55Z")
LOL, needs a chop job… ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-mine/112368/12 "2018-02-17T20:48:41Z")
It is obviously a Plymouth Cricket.