Droning Tyre Syndrome

[Monkeylegend]

I have had this with Continentals, solved by swapping tyres on the same axle so they are running in the reverse direction.

If they are directional I wouldn't recommend this.

[FakeConcern]

I had this years ago on a Golf GTI with Goodyear tyres.
Recently I have Michelin PS3 & got 17000 miles of not very careful miles on the front (FWD). No problems with the sound or performance.

[S0 What]

V8RX7 said:

Local mechanics swear this was always a Jap car issue but now affects other makes.

Usually solved by rotating the tyres.

Nowdays no-one rotates tyres, i've had it a fair bit on larger VWs and small Peugeots for some reason, one 206 had a recon box, 2 new wheel bearings and 2 driveshafts before it came to me and the old boy i share the workshop with suggested tyres and i laughed at him but the old sod was right ! i guess 50+ years in the game has taught him something, i rotate tyers first now even if they are directional just as a test.

[unclepockets]

I've had this quiet a few times on various cars, the most recent was on my Audi A4 a few months back, I was sure it might be the tyres but wanted a mechanic to confirm this for me, a mechanic jacked the car up and stated categorically that it was the wheel bearings, having bought the bearings and fitted them, the noise was still there, two new front tyres later and it's back to normal.