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I’ve got a 2011 Toyota Corolla. I bought it from a Toyota dealership with 75,000kms on it. The original owner was a elderly woman. It currently has 102,000 kms on it and ever since it had 90,000 kms on it and whenever I turn the car on a sharp corner at 70kms/hr or higher, left or right it makes a constant chirping noise (like a mole cricket). New pads, new tyres and alignment, no bushings or cv boots damaged. Belt has never been changed.


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Often the stupid dust shield on the inside of the brake gets bent. Look in there and if you see it's rubbing you can bend it back a little. It's just cheap thin metal


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I’ve had a look and the dust shield isn’t bent neither is their any signs of paint missing or wear on any components.


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Check for worn bearings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbsUTESwOMY


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I checked the wheel bearing, and it wasn’t worn, nor did it have any grinding noise. 


what else did you check so we aren't going back and forth like this?


Checked brake pads, all bushings, tyres, all suspension parts for extra play. It only happened when I got all 4 new tyres at 90,000kms. Asked the tyre shop to check and I found in my dash cam they thought it was a waste of time and swearing.


Was it the same shop that installed your tires? It sounds like a shop you shouldn't be going to. Scotty had a video about this. Lazy workers will cut corners/skip steps, they won't clean up the rim properly, or lube the bead when installing tires, and then people end up with these problems.
Maybe it's time to go to another tire shop.
How bad is it anyway? Can you post a video?


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The shop is a reputable brand, that does good work. I’ve been using them for years. When I bought the car at 75,000kms the tyres were slightly dry rotted and at 90,000kms I changed all 4 with a wheel alignment, and ever since then it’s been chirping. I can’t record a video of it, but it basically sounds like a mole cricket when I turn sharply right. And as you go further in the turn it gets louder and louder.


I'm not so sure. It sounds to me like they have a bad attitude towards helping customers with their concerns. If it's a waste of time, then explain that to a customer. Otherwise do it, and take your job seriously. Don't agree to help, and then cuss them out under your breath.


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