Hi All-

If the sound only occurs at 70 m.p.h. and greater and the mechanics aren't allowed to drive that speed, I would offer to take them up onto the interstate highway to carefully listen to the tires while you drive.

~ Blue Jays ~

 

I'm having a similar problem. Two problems, really. The tires were making noise and the car was vibrating/shaking under accelleration at around 80. The shaking was the wheel going back and forth, not really bumping. In any event, I replaced the tires AND wheels. After that, quiet as a whisper, but I still have that shake which the dealer is still trying to figure out. He did mention that my previous tires where "scalped", normally caused by bad alignment. But alignment was recently done on my car.

Let meknow what you find out and I'll do the same.

-Anthony.

 

Tire noise varies dramatically from tire model to tire model. And always gets worse with wear. Falken makes some great tires specifically designed for quiet - Ziex 512s I think. I put them on my highly modified autocross car (polyurethane bushings everywhere, crazy stiff spings and shocks) and wow, you could drive the car on the highway without going deaf. A3s are prone to rear tire noise, so it's fair to say that getting quiet tires makes a big difference. Big UHP Summer tires like Conti SC2s and Goodyear DSC and the like are all going to be noisy, that's the trade for summer performance. Go with an UHP All-Season known for quiet and you'll hear a big difference.

 

I drive an Audi A.8 year 2011 and i have noise from the front wheels which I think is excessive. The car has 11,000 miles and the tires appear to have excessive ware. Any similar problems?