Chirping on Tercel

I had a similar problem for YEARS on my Corolla. I eventually got smart and raised the rubber bumpers for the hood and got the hinges for the hood to stop squeaking. Try bouncing your hood up and down with the hood latched. It shouldn't move at all. If it does, try adjusting the latch or bumpers.

Sometimes a voltage regulator going bad can make a clicking or chirping sound.

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Check your brakes. Probably the squeal tab, meaning the pads are worn down.

Thanks to everyone for their suggestions!

I listened closely to my car yesterday... and, to use more evocative language, I think it's more like a whistling than a chirping. (It's definitely a squeak, that is, something rubbing, and not a literal whistling, but it kind of sounds like a whee-whee-whee-whee).

And it makes this noise while driving, not while I'm braking, so I don't think it's that my brake pads are worn out. I checked the hood and that seems fine. Like I said the sound correlates with the speed of the turning of my wheels. I know this is a shot in the dark, but I'm just seeing if by chance this is identifiable by description. Thanks again.

If the sound goes away when you brake then it is probably the brake pads or disk.

Brake wear sensors stop making noise when you step on the brakes. Check how much brake pad you have left.