Help! Annoying noise??
 

I have about 1500 miles on my 3.2 a3. From the front driver side a new noise has begun. I tend to hear it when travelling at low speeds (like in traffic). At first I thought it was coming from the steering column. Then I thought maybe from the A.C., as in from the vents as it has a little echo to it as if it travelling thru them but if I cover them with my hands I can still hear it. I also thought that it could be from the front suspension but it doesnt seem to worsen when travelling over bumps. I am gonna bring it in to the dealer but I was just wondering if anybody has heard of anything from this front driverside area. Its such a hard noise to descibe. I guess it is a intermittent spring/creaking noise that is really annoying and nothing like any other noise that one would normally hear. Any advice would be appreciated! It's driving me nuts!

RE: Help! Annoying noise??
 

Have the dealer track it down. Surprisingly, my car has been very quiet and rattle free. I guess that I should knock on wood now.

Oh well,

Cheers!

Chef

RE: Help! Annoying noise??
 

Not that anyone cares, but I got the problem fixed! It turned out that the retaining clip for the wheel well liner was distorted, causing the noise to carry up into the main cabin. Not a big deal but annoying while driving, nonetheless! The service dept. fixed it quick-smart and all is working well again. I assume the clip got distorted as a result of smoething hitting it like miscellaneous debris. So really it was a matter of bad luck in my opinion. :D