Soft squeak when park button is pressed.

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  1. Austin Longenecker

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    Howdy, within this past week, I've noticed a new sound that occurs when I press the park button, or turn the car off without pressing the button. The sound is a quiet squeak, almost a chirp, that comes from the rear passenger side. Has anyone else encountered this before? Is it something to be concerned about? I have not been able to record the sound as it does not always produce the sound. Usually only after several minutes of driving.

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    Sound showed up within the past 500 miles.
     
    #1 Austin Longenecker, Oct 31, 2020
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    There is a sound when the electronic parking brake engages. I would say it's normal if it's too soft that you can't record it. (Is that what you meant by not having recorded the sound)?

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  4. Austin Longenecker

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    No, I could record it (probably) if I remembered to before I put it into park. What generally happens (but not always) is I go for a short drive, few miles, maybe 10 or 20 minites. If I put it into park after that, it will usually give me one little squeak. But if I shift back into drive then into park again, no squeak.
     
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    I'm familiar with that sound. I guess it could be a defect but never thought of it as such, so I haven't brought it to service's attention. Just had some sort of recall within the last year and have less than 35k mi on our 2012.

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