So I was driving in a parking garage today and I heard a strange sound coming from the front left wheel. It is a squeaking sound which occurs every time the wheel turns (when I speed up it is more rapid) and when I step on the brake the noise gets a lot louder, any ideas? I'm not sure if the noise is new or not, but I just noticed it. My car has 133000 miles on it with Eibach springs, however the rest of the suspension and all other parts are original.

 

brakes pads

 

I was thinking that I was just wondering why it made the sound even when I wasn't applying the brakes. Thank you very much, though.

 

worn pads or rotors will make noise regardless if you apply the brake or not

 

Alright, thank you. My car also make a grinding sound when I turn, especially noticeable when I turn up into driveway. Do you think this is also the brake bads or something else. I had the ball joints checked out not too too long ago (maybe 4,000 miles) so I'm not sure if it could be them.

 

either brakes or wheel bearing ......but u said it gets louder when u brake so I would go with brakes first.....

 

With 133k and original suspension parts, I would go with the lower ball joints. When mine were going out, the noise would get worse any time I loaded the front corner....hard braking, sharp turns, etc.

Then again, I could be wrong