When I turn the car whilst driving slightly to the left or right I get a low screeching sound from the front end. any ideas on what it is and a remedy?
Technical Squeaking
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Technical Squeaking
My old ibiza did this its something to do with the power steering on that. I got rid of that before I figured it and got my gp haha. A few people said it was something in the power steering pump for me. Could be that for you too
Hope that helps in any way
Sam
Hope that helps in any way
Sam
It won't be the steering pump as the Punto has an electric motor instead Sam.
OP, care to expand on squeak, is it a long screeching, or a juddering squeak etc?
Might possibly be the top mount bearings if a juddering sound.
Ahhh Okie dokie just a thought 
and trust the Italians to use the electric route
and trust the Italians to use the electric route
Ahhh Okie dokie just a thought
The electronic route is simpler and better on fuel economy (better for the environment and all that jazz).
Could be mice...
OP
OP
Its just a slight screeching like if you had squeaky breaks when breaking lightly, if im driving down a straight road its fine with no squeak but if whilst driving down the straight road a gently turn the wheel to the left or the right I get the noise but if I turn it a decent turn it doesnt squeak, it only does it when making slight adjustments
OP
OP
Any ideas people?
If you continue to turn will the squeak keep sounding or is it simply one quick squeak?
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So it wont squeak when dry steering
but it does when moving, which is odd, because you would have thought most stress is when you dry steer
Anyway
My guess its possible the Top mount or bottom ball joint
I sugest a little dribble around the top mount and let it soak in - if the noise changes it could forwell a failing top mount bearing
If it changes when you do the bottom
The ball joint MAY have seized, and its pivoting on the spindle, instead of the spindle spinning
Ziggy
but it does when moving, which is odd, because you would have thought most stress is when you dry steer
Anyway
My guess its possible the Top mount or bottom ball joint
I sugest a little dribble around the top mount and let it soak in - if the noise changes it could forwell a failing top mount bearing
If it changes when you do the bottom
The ball joint MAY have seized, and its pivoting on the spindle, instead of the spindle spinning
Ziggy
