Grinding when making a turn.

[CGriswald309B]

Ok, first and foremost thanks in advance for any advice, help, and/or suggestions. I know very little about cars but I remember coming here a few years ago before I bought my Yaris and everyone seemed helpful.

About 2 months ago I had new tires put on and had a realignment. I then made the trip back to Austin from my hometown in PA (about 1500 miles). About 8 hours into the trip I noticed a loud grinding noise whenever I cut the wheel hard to the left. Now, I typically have music on pretty loud so it could have happened earlier. I didn't hit any curbs, large pot holes, etc.

Anywho, I looked under the wheel well (that is the correct term, right) and didn't see anything too out of the ordinary. I did seem to me that maybe they didn't reattach the plastic correctly (see attached pic). I just assumed it was the wheel rubbing up against a piece of plastic. My concern is that it may be something worse. The thing is I've already driven it about 1200 miles since I've heard the noise.

So, any thoughts and or suggestions?

As always, many thanks in advance.

Oh yeah, I have a 2008 hatchback with about 32,000 miles.