Just bought a new car from a dealer - a V reg Seat Toledo SE tdi and its been fantastic. 84,000 miles on it but full, main dealer service history. Everything has been absolutely flawless with the exception of one minor problem, quite often when i pull away from a complete standstill, i get a squeeling noise that sounds like its coming from the front n/s. It only happens while i move away, and when i get to more than a few mph it stops. Sometimes there is a feeling of resistance while the noise is happening. There seems to be no way to recreate it, although it does seem to happen more when the engine is cold, and it seems to happen more when moving away up steep hills. Its entirely intermittent though, and its already been into the garage twice, and they couldnt recreate it - I couldnt recreate it with the mechanic in the passenger seat either! I thought it might be the brakes binding, but I understand if a brake was binding, one wheel would be hotter than the others, but they are all lukewarm after a drive. If it wasnt for the occasional feeling of resistance then i'd have thought it would be the fan belt from the noise, but its a relatively new belt and properly tensioned. I've only got 3 months warranty on the car so I want to get it sorted ASAP, so any ideas would be hugely appreciated
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18 years ago