Odd sound

[solman98]

I've had and odd squeal/squeek sound for a few weeks now. Can't figure it out. Here is what it's doing....

I first noticed this pulling up to a drive through at a local pharmacy. It sound like brakes hitting the squeelers. But my brakes are litterally brand new with only a few hundred miles on them now (new rotors and pads). Also, the sound isn't there while braking, but while moving forward. It also gets a little louder on left curves. I don't hear it on right curves. If your sitting still and move the steering wheel, no sound other than the tires moving. Both front hubs were replaced about 10K miles ago (acdelco's). 85K miles on the clock. End links, tie rods, etc are all tight, no play. It may have been making the sound longer, but didn't notice it until that day. With the windows down, there is a good chance I wouldn't have even noticed it (it's not loud), but now that I've heard it, I listen for the sound. It does'nt do it all the time, but on/off throughout driving, again, I hear it more on roads with a left curve (not turning left from a stop). For the life of me, can't find out why. Car drives the same, no unusual feel in the wheel, over bumps, etc. Just this squeek/squeal sound.

[Tomko]

Glazed brake pads? Common on fresh brake jobs.

[MrCritical]

I'm thinking one of your hubs is bad, regardless of when it was replaced.

[solman98]

Glazed brake pads? Common on fresh brake jobs.

This of course was my first though, until I noticed it does not do it at all while braking. The braked were done at the end of September and I have have around 1,000-1,500 miles on them as of now.

[solman98]

I'm thinking one of your hubs is bad, regardless of when it was replaced.

This has been my second though once I ruled out brakes, even though that is what it sound like, faint brake squeel. It's just odd on the curves that it get louder one way, and completely silent the other. But since it's a rolling noise, the hub is seeming to be the only other culprit. I'm going to wait until I see or hear any louder noise for now. I still have the original hubs, I only swaped them out as a preventative maintenance job.

[GM Customer Service]

Solman, please contact me privately if you would ever like me to check into recalls that may pertain to your Cobalt, or if you would like any assistance in working with a dealer. I'm available anytime via private message on this forum!

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