Anyone else’s 2022 Kia Telluride squeal in -7 temps?

I’ve been noticing that my 2022 Kia Telluride squeals for about 15 seconds when I start it up after sitting outside overnight in temperatures as low as -7 (windchill of -26). It did this again yesterday at -2 degrees. The car has 33K miles and I’m not due for an oil change until April. Should I be concerned about this, or is it just the cold weather? I’m planning to have them check the belts in April, but do you think I should take it in sooner?

It’s cold bruh. I’m squealing for 15 mins when I first get out there in the morning too

It’s probably because the belts are so cold they’re slipping. If it goes away after the car has run for a bit, you’re fine.

As others have said, cold belts, happens with most cars. I usually park in a heated garage, but Saturday night I was at a friend’s house and it was -17F. My autostart wouldn’t work because I was low on gas, and damn, that was not a fun experience.

I wouldn’t worry unless it continues. These aren’t normal everyday temps. I’m dealing with the same temps but park in a garage luckily

I’ve had one since 2020 its handled Wisconsin winters just fine.

Same with mine the last 2 mornings in Minneapolis at -12 and -18. No concern.

Me too. Like a high pitched hum. Dealer said it’s from sucking in air. Doesn’t seem to be a problem but I don’t like it.

My 2023 does the same thing

2025 checking in. Can confirm squeal in single digit temps for the first few seconds of a cold start

No concern. My 2021 EX does the same thing. It’s just air getting released.

It’s totally normal. Mine does the same and never had issues- it’s the moisture that froze and needs to melt and blow out.

fabricia said:
It’s totally normal. Mine does the same and never had issues- it’s the moisture that froze and needs to melt and blow out.

Please elaborate. How does moisture squeal?

@lindalaureb
I believe the reports I’ve seen from owners seem to indicate that there’s moisture that accumulates and freezes in the intake/throttle body, which creates the whistle as air flows through the intake. Once it warms enough to melt the ice, the whistle stops. I have a friend with a Telluride who has experienced this in cold temps in years past, so that was what I dug up when trying to figure out what the issue was. He got a less-than-helpful (non)response from his dealership when he reported it to them.

@WilliamMia
I dunno. Makes no sense to me. Air is dry when it is cold and in any event moisture won’t condense unless the intake is at the dew point – colder yet. A lifetime living in cold climates and taking care of my own cars, though, has given me many opportunities to hear belts slipping.

@lindalaureb
Ahh yes. Replying ‘I dunno’ to a well thought-out explanatory response.

fabricia said:
@lindalaureb
Ahh yes. Replying ‘I dunno’ to a well thought-out explanatory response.

Sorry. I was just trying to respond politely to a post that contained only hearsay and speculation, no actual facts.

@lindalaureb
It’s not a belt slipping but since it sounds like rigid already made up your mind it isn’t moisture, which, according to you doesn’t exist in cold air…

@lindalaureb
Then it might stand to reason that warm air in/around the intake after the engine was running (which would have a higher moisture content) could have its moisture condense and freeze as the car sits in the cold. In the couple videos I’ve seen, it’s way more akin to a whistle (like from airflow) than a ‘squeal’ of a rubber belt rubbing.

@WilliamMia
Interesting speculation. Key word is ‘might.’ Warm air can carry more water, true, but warming air does not add water to it. That’s why furnaces in cold climates often have humidifiers. Done here.