My Gti has developed a moaning noise??

[winrya]

as above, I've noticed over the past week that my car is making a strange moaning noise when above 50 mph and most noticable just at 75mph. Its not transmission as the sound is still there if I press the clutch in, so that also rules out the engine I presume. It happens on all road surfaces, worst on smooth new Tarmac. My gut feeling is wheel bearings although I've just gone out of warranty but car has only done 26k.

Does anyone have any other ideas or experiences?

I'm sure its not tyres, noise came over night and have even wear and 7mm on fronts and 4mm on the rears.

many thanks

Ryan

[RedRobin]

....Could she be moaning because you've only done 26k miles in 3 years?

Sorry, that comment isn't any help at all. What does your VW dealer have to say about the problem? What's their diagnosis?

[Hurdy]

Feed the wife in the back of the car. That'll stop the moaning for sure

Seriously though, your first thoughts maybe right with the wheel bearings.

[AlanD]

As others have said wheel bearing is first thing that spings to mind, get it looked at. I left my MK4 for ages and it go so bad that you could hear it at about 30mph which got anoying lol

Saying that my MK4 was 7 years old and had done 78,000 miles. Sounds odd that it would go so soon btu stranger things have happened.

[NewGolf]

No flat spots on any of the tyres, possibly from handbrake antics ?

[Cass]

Wheel bearings have been an issue, as has the steering rack. Is the noise worse with any lock on ?

Only way to find out is to take it to the dealer. Tough about the warranty though - sod's law.

Cass

[adw555]

mine moans on anything except nice new tarmac and on some surfaces sounds like an old land rover with those nobbly tyres....dealer said it wasnt a bearing...just tyre noise...bridgestones with 10k miles on them....hasn't got any worse in 3 months..

[ade1703]

Have a moaning noise from my tyres around 60 - 80 mph, took it to Micheldever Tyres to get the tyres looked at and they told me that the rear tyres were stepped, that this was caused by the suspension and that the noise will be there until I change the rear tyres and that I would have to put up with the noise for as long as possible. Essentially nothing I can do until I replace the rears. Advice was once I have changed rears I should rotate them regularly to prolong the length of time before it happens again.

Ade

[Phil mcavity]

I think its called Mr Crabster!!! thats the problem with your GTi, if you visit the uk mkiv's forum, you'll know what im on about!

[ade1703]

I think its called Mr Crabster!!! thats the problem with your GTi, if you visit the uk mkiv's forum, you'll know what im on about!

Sorry Phil you have lost me, apologies if I am being thick, I have been and looked at his posts and cant see the linkage unless you mean I have a whinger in the boot?