My 2010 Prius II has just less than 5,000 on it. Started couple weeks ago, there is a high pitch squeaking noise coming out from the rear wheel on the right hand side. It happens when the car start rolling from 0 to 5MPH with no gas or brake applied. The noise is getting loud but will go away as speed increases above 7 MPH.
I took it back to the dealer, the service guy first agreed that it could be a problem. But he came back and told me that their technician said that the noise is normal on the 2010 model and the noice is coming from the hybrid system.
I dont agree that it is a normal noise as I dont hear it from any other Prius. Does any one else experience that kind of noise?