Screaching sound from under the hood on start up-10 to 15 seconds--2001 avalon

Did you run a scan to see why the light is on ?? AutoZone will run the scan for free and give you a list of codes.. then you can fix what ever the problem is..

Its the a/c clutch and it is ceasing up and soon you may need to replace it.

try disconnecting the battery for a few seconds and reconnect may work. this way you will reset the system

I believe The hood release for a Toyota Avalon located right below the power mirror control button on the left side of the steering wheel.It has a lever that you can pull out to release the hood.The lever is part of the dash component. I hope this is correct and works. Thanks mike

If it is a screach then replace your belts.

check the fuses under the dash and under the hood

failing that go to auto zone they can show you the location and quote the parts price too
remem ber to turn on wipers and turn on ignition dont start the car look under hood listen for winding noise locate noise locate wiper motor

if making wiring noise remove and re conect wiper arms inside as they are prone to poping off if over loaded like when frozen to wind screen they pop the conector rather than burn the motor out ]

for the most part there is a diagram under the hood of the car but give this website a try www.webcrawler.com or the auto part store you are getting the new belt from be able to get you one wish you the best of luck Michigan Man.

It sounds to me like its a loose compressor belt that gets hot and stops, have it tightened or replaced if its old and brittle. could also be the compressor going bad,

look for water leaking into the junction block in the r/s kickpanel

Hi, airjeff8

In a nutshell, you need to get the valve cover off and see whats going on under there. It could be a broken camshaft or a valve/spring issue amongst other things.

Whip the cover off and have a look.

Regards

Geordie