Greetings from a new Audi owner!
It is 2018 A4 sedan 2.0 TFSI Ultra, 6-speed manual. Now 6000+ km on the clock. All is good with the car, it is comfortable and nice to drive, Matrix LED lights are awesome, but coming from Mercedes W211 I needed some time to adjust to firmer sport seats and suspension. As my Mercedes was pretty old I trained my ears to hear all the alarming, sometimes tiny sounds. Now with this ultra quiet Audi I can hear the sounds I did not expect in a brand new premium car.
1. At low constant speed, e.g. 30-40 km/h, I can hear the transmission I think. Gear does not matter. I can live with that. It is not as bad as my old 2000 Megane but it is there. Worse than 6-speed manual in Mercedes.
2. At 100 km/h I can hear a high pitch noise at slight acceleration. Foot off the pedal and it goes away. I think it does not depend on the gear . I could barely live with it... I got used to such sound in W211. I thought it was the rear differential.
You can hear it here:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=19sYxdM4nV0sRE9i9u9s7qa3MpKcjWEQ_
3. Between about 65 and 75 km/h there is a high pitch whirling noise coming from the front. I mean that in this speed range it is most evident. Something like a speedometer line. It does not depend from the gear I'm in. It is the same at neutral. It does not change when I depress the cluch. It is only car speed dependent. It gets worse when I slow down from 70. I just can not stand it!
You can hear it here:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=14IT07wN_iSsEffOS943NdIHDRkPPKQLX
I went trough lots of discussions on different fora and found that it could be caused by a bad wheel bearing. However, Audi service said they are ok. Well, they did not hear anything at the test drive too. A local mechanic I know well said it does not sound like wheel bearings but more like some transmission or axle bearing. At highway speeds all sounds like I think Audi should. Some engine noise, some wind and obviously 18" 245/40 tires.
And the last thing I noticed only today is a creaking sound at breaking from low speed, just before the stop. It sounds like it comes from the driver side (left in my case).
Any ideas what could be wrong with my car? Or is it me? I am booked for service of MMI as the eSIM dependent Audi connect functions don't work and would like to give the servicemen a hint where to look for the noisy problems too. They are not too eager to admit any problem...
It is 2018 A4 sedan 2.0 TFSI Ultra, 6-speed manual. Now 6000+ km on the clock. All is good with the car, it is comfortable and nice to drive, Matrix LED lights are awesome, but coming from Mercedes W211 I needed some time to adjust to firmer sport seats and suspension. As my Mercedes was pretty old I trained my ears to hear all the alarming, sometimes tiny sounds. Now with this ultra quiet Audi I can hear the sounds I did not expect in a brand new premium car.
1. At low constant speed, e.g. 30-40 km/h, I can hear the transmission I think. Gear does not matter. I can live with that. It is not as bad as my old 2000 Megane but it is there. Worse than 6-speed manual in Mercedes.
2. At 100 km/h I can hear a high pitch noise at slight acceleration. Foot off the pedal and it goes away. I think it does not depend on the gear . I could barely live with it... I got used to such sound in W211. I thought it was the rear differential.
You can hear it here:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=19sYxdM4nV0sRE9i9u9s7qa3MpKcjWEQ_
3. Between about 65 and 75 km/h there is a high pitch whirling noise coming from the front. I mean that in this speed range it is most evident. Something like a speedometer line. It does not depend from the gear I'm in. It is the same at neutral. It does not change when I depress the cluch. It is only car speed dependent. It gets worse when I slow down from 70. I just can not stand it!
You can hear it here:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=14IT07wN_iSsEffOS943NdIHDRkPPKQLX
I went trough lots of discussions on different fora and found that it could be caused by a bad wheel bearing. However, Audi service said they are ok. Well, they did not hear anything at the test drive too. A local mechanic I know well said it does not sound like wheel bearings but more like some transmission or axle bearing. At highway speeds all sounds like I think Audi should. Some engine noise, some wind and obviously 18" 245/40 tires.
And the last thing I noticed only today is a creaking sound at breaking from low speed, just before the stop. It sounds like it comes from the driver side (left in my case).
Any ideas what could be wrong with my car? Or is it me? I am booked for service of MMI as the eSIM dependent Audi connect functions don't work and would like to give the servicemen a hint where to look for the noisy problems too. They are not too eager to admit any problem...