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Soft 'siren' sound when coasting 200 1991

posted by  someone claiming to be southern fried volvo on  Tue Mar 5 11:46 CST 2002 [RELATED]

In the past 2 weeks, my Volvo 240 has started making a very faint "siren" sound when I am coasting to a stop, or braking. Is this sign of major transmission trouble?

It literally sounds as if a police car or emergency vehicle is somewhere far away. Over the weekend, a few friends were riding with me, and they also thought a fire truck or emergency vehicle was approaching from far away. This soft "siren" noise is a faint whine that starts out at a high pitch and gradually lowers in pitch as I coast to a stop.

Due to bad weather, I have not checked out the engine in a few weeks. Is there anything I should check first? Could it be transmission trouble? Or problems with the brakes/wheels/bearings?

-- southern fried volvo - 91 volvo 240 104k mi, 88 toyo camry 233k mi --






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