Squeaking coming from engine

maybe something with the tranny...bc if you are slightly moving my first it happens and also when you shut off the car!! ahh!! i want to know!
 
had the same noise just took it to the dealer and they said it was the heat shield they fixed it but then it came back 3 days later
 
I used to hear it when I would turn it off but seems like its gone away after they replaced the transmission. (wedge)

I assumed it was the belts squeaking . I still think it was the belts because it would only do it when I was going slow say through a parking lot and when I would turn it off . I think it was the engine putting tourque on the belts .
 
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yup I got the same thing going on here, here in orlando it is starting to cool off a little so after some hwy driving I pull her in and when I flip off the ignition I hear this slight squeak! I am really worried that it is something tranny or belt related due to sensetive those areas are!

I am doubting my speed3 longevity!!! I have been to teh dealer more with this car so far than a year in my MKV GTI, I feel like I made a stupid choice trading in the car!

Plus it is hell trying to explain this to the dealership with a busy schedule!

On another post, it was mentioned that the spring clamp on the exhaust housing may be the culprit. do we all have stock exhaust pieces for those of us experiencing this noise?
 
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Stock exhaust set-up here. I tried to solve the squeaking yesterday morning, but it came back after 10 minutes on the highway...but then seemed to disappear once back to city driving. I started saturday by kicking the exhaust tip a few times to see if something would squeak, lol! (On my old RSX-S I had an Apex-i exhaust with hangers that clunked against the car's underbody and was hoping this was something similar, but no luck.) I checked out the front sway bar nuts, but they seemed to be snug. Someone mentioned heat sheilds so checked the ones around the cat and turbo, but they seemed snug. There actually was some insulation between the turbo and firewall which seems to be fastened by some plastic hex nuts I finger tightened, but I doubt that was the culprit. I thought maybe it was the power steering fluid reservoir rocking around over bumps and during shut-off, so I removed the fasteners and greased everything up there. However, the squeek came back. My passenger said it was coming from the center console. After she told me that, I recalled reading a post somewhere that the unconnected wire harness for the navigation on cars not equipped with that option from the factory were rattling inside the dash. I'm not in a hurry to tear my dash apart though, so I'll let this go a few days and see if this squeaking settles itself during the week.

All of you having the bird/mice/cricket squeaks over bumps or vibration: on top of what exahust set-up you have, are your cars equipped with the factory navigation system? Also what are the outdoor temps when you experience the noise? We'll pinpoint this eventually...
 
Wow, I thought it was just me, too! Been annoying the hell out of me, esp since it's so faint. I really need to make an appt. I have a long list of items to be done at this point....
 
I never ended up making that appointment at the dealer so my apologies to everyone. I've just been really busy and stuff. Anyway, I have a stock exhaust and no navigation. As far as the temp goes, it was happening when it was 90+ degrees out but only after the car was warmed up a good amount. If the car is sitting overnight then, say, I move it in the morning but only have it on for like a couple of minutes, no noise...
 
heard the noise again this evening, as I turned the car off. It is driving me crazy, the car is basically brand new and already this typpeof stuff
 
Found it!

I hope this is what some of you guys are experiencing during shut-off because I haven't really heard it as much then as when I hit a bump or vibration on the road half way into my trip to work, but I found my cricket this morning!!

I hope this goes for all or most of you, but its the center console thats squeaking in mine. I smacked it when I was driving to work today as the sound came back, and it went away for a period of time. I was able to keep it from coming back by applying pressure to the right side of the center console, (on the passenger side to the right side of the cig. lighter/power output.) Squeeze this ride side making sure to hold some pressure towards the driver side against the plastic panel which overlaps your shifter. All it should take is either some tightening up or foam adheisive tape, something to dampen the squeaking.

Hope this helps...good luck!!
 
Its worth a try, but I think most people are experiencing a more metallic sound coming from the engine or underside of the car. Good Find though PLM!
 
Yea, the more responses I read since first posting, the more I thought their sounds were coming from the engine bay or below and were not like mine, however I couldn't locate mine because it was such a high pitched sound and would have never thought it was a plastic panel chirping. (cricket) Start the flaming for the typical noob...(flame)

Hope it helped someone out there. PLM man away!!
 
another post had mentioned an exhaust spring bolt, which is some what plausible due to most describing the occurance after the car has been driven hard or has had sufficient time to reach operating temps.
 
i get the same squeak in my speed 3, anytime there is a change in momentum, and sudden movement.
it sounds like a cricket chirp.
 
I am tryiing to ressurect this thread because it continues to happen. I combed another post and there was mention of the exhast bolts or a heat shield that could be the culprit.

Any thoughts or ideas? My main concern is that it is a belt squeak that is the issue that frightens me.
 

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