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I have a high pitched screaming noise on passenger side of car. I dont hear it all the time, just randomly.

The noise, though occurring randomly is getting louder with a longer duration. The car starts fine and even runs well (for now!) Help! What could it be?

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First off: How do you know where it's coming from? If you are the only one in the car, you can not determine the source of the sound easily. The movement of the car, the speed, the whether conditions and temperature, even whether the windows are all the way down or partly opened, can all make it sound like the noise is coming from different places. Have someone (or two) ride with you and someone outside the car on the street--not IN the street--and ask where they think it's coming from. At least you can narrow it down. Does the noise get louder or softer as you speed up? Does it go away when the car gets warm? What happens when you make turns, especially tight or hard turns? How about when the brakes are applied? Louder or not? Higher or lower pitch? Etc., etc... It may simply be a loose or worn belt or it may be something expensive and complicated. Always begin with the cheapest thing first. And, I don't agree with the person who advised going for service. You don't want to be that uninformed when you go or they just might feel obliged to take advantage of you, if you get my meaning. Good luck!

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Noise is a 100% hands on , eyes and ears on deal.
get it serviced.

we can guess here, there are 3000 parts, all of which can make noise.

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    we are blind here, we are deaf. and not only that my 3D hearing fails too, so you ask us, ? get it service with a LIVE REAL PERSON. Noise is the most hard thing to find on machines. and can be very dangerous, if it only makes noise moving ,do you, the car, and the poor machanic trying to find,it, GET IT SERVICED and stop wondering.

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