Whistling from the left when turning left?

[Sypha]

Hi all,

I have a 2017 Civic EX with just over 30000 miles and recently I noticed that when turning left, at a speed of at least 20 mph (such as in a roundabout), there's a faint whistling/grinding coming from the left side of the car. It's a "rotating" kind of noise that makes me think it's coming from the wheels. It's only audible with the window rolled down. Since it's relatively quiet it's not something that concerns me that much, but it's not pleasant.

I took the car to my trusted mechanic for some other basic maintenance items including a wheel rotation, so asked him to check it out and he didn't find anything strange. The brakes are good. Any guesses as to what it could be?

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[LBP]

First thought is that it’s the wheel bearing, however the noise you describe usually occurs on the outside wheel during a turn when it’s a bad bearing.

 

[Sypha]

First thought is that it’s the wheel bearing, however the noise you describe usually occurs on the outside wheel during a turn when it’s a bad bearing.

It's strange to me that my mechanic didn't notice a bad bearing though. The wheel bearing is still technically under warranty and I'm wondering if I should bring it to the dealer... I'm not a fan of the dealer :/

 

[Guitar_stitch]

Most likely it's the stainless steel brake hardware that holds the pads touching the rotor. It's apparently a very common issue. I've had an intermittent squeal for over a year now. Mine is contacting the inboard side of the left front rotor.

 

[Sypha]

Most likely it's the stainless steel brake hardware that holds the pads touching the rotor. It's apparently a very common issue. I've had an intermittent squeal for over a year now. Mine is contacting the inboard side of the left front rotor.

Ah ok, I'll just live with it for now and I'll check it out next tire rotation.

Thanks

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