luisa said:
Possibly, it is about the right time...... Plus it seems to be a rotating squeak.... But there is really no easy way to check that. But if you do get the urge to check it out. Take off the wheel, and in the center of the rotor there will be a large nut, I think it is a 1 7/8", should be a simple removal. There might be a Dust cap over the nut, a Common screw driver will pop it right off. Just check in there and look for dust, dirt, good grease coverage, wear indications anything aout of the ordinary. But if you are not sure about your abilities don't go to far with it. Repacking the Bearings is not a hard process if you know what to do.
Anyways, went off on a random thought..... The easiest thing to start at is the Sway bars. Just jack up the whole front end of the car and put it on jack stands crawl under there and look at the bushings and all the rubber components under there... The biggest indication will be Cracking, small cracks are normal, but if the start to get bigger than 1/4" or so they are old and dried out. Another way to check, but not completly accurate is to bounce one side of the front end of the car, if you have squeaking, on one side and not the other, or if one side squeaks more than the other, then it is likely struts, or strut mounts. If the whole front end squeks then I would say the Sway bar bushings are to blame. But if you get nothing then visually inspect the bearings......
To replace the sway bar bushings, it should be a simple bolt off bolt on type of thing..... But, again don't quote me on that part..... I haven't had to do that to my car yet..... The most I could think it would be is a complete Sway bar removal, which is not that hard either......Again a bolt off, bolt on procedure. Total cost for the bushings replacement = around $30-40
Now to replace the Struts, and strut mounts. I personally would not try it unless you really now what to do, or have done it before, and have all the necassary tools. It could be difficult and dangerous if you don't know what you are doing......
Any case let me know what you find.... It is kinda hard to diagnose these things online without seeing or hearing the car.