Hi I have 1997 1.8T A4 Quattro Automatic.
Recently I have noticed that when I start the car and drive it, there's a squeak from the bottom front of the car. It happens every time when I start the car and makes that noise when I turn the steering wheel, then it goes away for the rest of the drive. Also I can feel little bit of vibration on the accelerator. Please help me out on this one.

 

Possibly a motor mount wearing out - the engine isn't running in balance until it's idling, so it rocks. And when you hit the gas, you torque the motor. I'd look at main engine mounts and the snub mount as well. Open the hood and have someone shift it from park to drive while you watch the engine. How much does it "drop down" when it is put into gear? It shouldn't be much. My friend's Passat auto had a bad snub mount, and doing this, I could see the engine drop 2-3" when it was put into drive.

 

a squeak or a high pitched squeal?

 

It is actually more like a squeal. It happens once when I start driving and then disappears.

 

after the car has been sitting for a while or EVERY time u start and drive? if its onlyu cold starts then check the tension in the belts

 

So it seems to be every time when the car is parked for a while and when I turn the steering wheel alot to get out of the parking lot. This morning I didn't turn the steering wheel a lot to get out of parking, there wad no squeal but this afternoon when I turned the wheel a lot to get out it does squeal. Hmm timing belt sounds like a headache...

 

Hey ImTheDevil. I checked the engine drop when shifting from P to D. The engine drops about 2Cm.