Q: There is a loud squeal coming from the front of my car when it is in motion.

asked by on January 19, 2017

When my car is in motion, there is a loud squeal that comes from the front end. Either a wheel or axle, bearing, I don't know. Occasionally there will be a burning smell after a long drive, as well. This noise started about 2 days ago and has progressively gotten louder. The brakes work fine and so does the steering. No noise from those.

My car has 154925 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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