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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / June 2006

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Rolling or tyre noise in my brand new VW Passat

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R-ton - 06 Jun 2006 21:24 GMT
Hello,

until one month ago, I had an Opel Omega ;
"rolling " or "tyre" noise was something unknown to me.

No I have a brand new VW Passat ;
and I hear a significant amount of "rolling/tyre" noise ; but only when the
road is not perfect (but not necessarily bad).
A I like to listen to some music in my car , the noise is like some
background noise to the music. In fact, I'm disappointed.

The tyres are Bridgestone Turanza ER300  (non- runflat I think).
Could it be that the tyres themselves are the cause ; if yes, changing the
tyres might solve the problem, right ??  Any suggestions for silent tyres ?
Or is it rather the concept of the car, or the "tracking", or ... ?? ??

Any help or suggestion is welcome
Thank you
R-ton
HLS@nospam.nix - 06 Jun 2006 21:58 GMT
> Hello,
>
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> and I hear a significant amount of "rolling/tyre" noise ; but only when the
> road is not perfect (but not necessarily bad).

I have owned two Passats previously, and they have both been quiet and well
mannered.  I have recently been struggling with an impulse to buy another
one,
but have been worried by rather lackluster dependability estimates.

I drove a new Passat just a couple of months ago, and it was one of the
quietest and smoothest cars my wife and I have tested.

With the turbocharged 4 cylinder engine, it was a good compromise between
decent economy and kickass power.

I feel that you may have tire issues.
R-ton - 06 Jun 2006 23:01 GMT
> > Hello,
> >
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>
> I feel that you may have tire issues.

Hello, what tyres do you have ?
thanks

R-ton
sdlomi2 - 06 Jun 2006 23:15 GMT
>> > Hello,
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> R-ton

   First, check the air pressure--specs. should be in the door jamb or
glove box lid.  Check them when they are cold.  Too low=noise; and if
inflated to cold specs while they are hot (which is often done), they will
be low when they cool down.  HTH, s
 
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