Okay for the last few weeks me serpentine belt was been chirping on and off. It did it two days in a row two weeks ago when we had a really cold spell, then it went away. It started to warm up and it started chirping again three days ago. Well yesterday I came home(belt chirping) and I could smell rubber coming from the engine compartment. i popped the hood very thing looked fine(belt tight). Well this morning I came back from the gym and could smell the burnt rubber again under the hood when I walked passed the front(belt was chirping). So I took it to the dealer today told them what was up and that I want a new serpentine belt. They looked at it and ordered a new belt.

Do you think the belt is the problem or is it something else.....maybe this is common. Its a 09 with 2004 miles

thanks-chris

Mine does the same thing periodically, but without the rubber smell. When I took it to the dealer, they said it was the belt and it is a common problem. Said to clean the pullies off, because they might have dirt/sand from going to the desert.

I have yet to try a new belt, but will soon.

'08 with 25k miles.

Sounds like a bad idler or tensioner pulley to me. Does it come and go with humidity? That seems to have an effect on the bearings.

yea sounds like a pulleys freezn up with the rubber smell

Check, or have the dealer check the alignment of the Power Steering pulley; it is adjustable, and if not adjusted right, can cause the chirping sound.

Took the truck in today because the new belt came in. I told them to check the pulleys and idler. They "looked" everything over and the pulleys were fine and aligned. They put on the new belt. I drove home with the radio muted and didnt hear any chirping.

The lady and the service desk said that they have had other people come in saying the same thing. I guess there is a TSB on this issue.

Thanks for all your input. If its starts chirping again I will keep updating this thread incase this happens to any of you.

-chris