Sorry guys, but I've searched everywhere on these forums and could not come across anyone's thread that has the exact problem I have. A lot were close and I don't know what to think.

My metallic screech or squeak comes from the rear, and I would like to say rear passenger side.

It just started about a week ago. I have a 2000 s2k with about 70k miles on it. Changed all fluids at 52 k miles.

The screech only occurs under these circumstances. The screech/squeak only starts after I've driven the car for a bit, about 15-20 mins. It only occurs when I come to stand-still, like at a traffic light and when I start off from a stand still.

As soon as I brake down to 0 at a light, at the last possible second before the car is completely at a stand still, it will have a very loud metallic screeching/squeaking sound.

And when I start off from 1st gear from 0 mph, it replicates the same exact screech until I'm in speed. Plus when I start off from a stand still, it's like there's more inertia for the car to move. I can notice a pronounced, 'heavyness', or something holding the car back from moving forward, which doesn't happen if the car hasn't been driven for a while.

It's very confusing and I don't know if it's a transmission problem or a brake problem...

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

sounds like brake wear indicators coming in contact with the rotors to me. it may start off as an intermittent problem and then become constant as you wear the pads donw further. pull the wheels and inspect.

 

check your brakes