Q: My car has started making a chirping noise when it gets up to 35 mph.

asked by on January 04, 2017

The car begins making the chirping noise when I get it up to 35 mph. As the car slows down for any reason, it goes away. If I speed up it gets louder. If I get on the highway its really bad. Any help would be appreciated.

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