Recently got stuck on a curb in a bad snow storm. Since then have noticed a rubbing or grinding noise coming from the front end of my car. Does it if I am going straight or turning, but only occurs when I am between 20 - 50 mph... over and under no noise? Any suggestions of what it is??

 

1999 A4 18.T Quattro

 

If there is snow stuck in your rim, it can cause an imbalance in the wheel causing vibrations/noise (it happened to me a few years ago).

 

ugh, i been there before too, lol

 

turn your wheels all the way to the side and get under there…. it’s probably one of the plastic dirt guar, see if it’s uptight anywhere…

 

Could of knocked off the weights also.

Check the tie rods

 

Rims are fairly clean now... most of the snow is gone...

 

Did you check to see if you lost some wheel weights?

I hit a pot hole and lost mine off my front tire which is causing a vib. at 40 mph.

 

I don't think it has something to do with wheel balance, because there is no vibration, just a rubbing to grinding noise

 

Maybe a bit more detail with the situation that caused this problem. Did you smack a curb with a tire during this also? What tire was hit or stuck? Maybe you have torn a cv boot.