FrankieY18

Whenever I drive above 60mph, the noise of the engine or whatever becomes so loud...I took it the dealer and they claimed it's due to the wear of the tire since it's a FWD. Is this really true? If I get new tires, will the noise be gone? Anyone else have the same problem with their 2.0T???

TwentyValveB5+S4

some tires are indeed louder than others.

But, are you hearing tire drone, or engine noise?

FrankieY18

the original tires that came with the car when I bought it 1.5 years ago

i think it's the engine sound, but i'm not sure...the ride is just not quiet like it used to be.

April

What model tires? How many miles on them? What tire pressure do you run them at?

FrankieY18

Don't know the model tires off the top of my head

my car has 26k miles on it...treads are still good

tire pressure is about 32

mustbeaudi

louder than normal tire noise. You can often see or feel such uneven wear, the tire won't look smooth and even or the edges will have a bit of uneven lumpiness.
Tire noise relates directly to speed, proportional and often heard as a whine or drone. It would be louder at speed, and won't quiet when the car coasts in neutral as mechanical engine or trans noise should. Some tire noise problems make more sound upon brake application or even cause mild feedback during braking.
I have no A3 tire experience, yet. Your "car vocabulary" suggests that you might benefit from the aide of another friendly, more knowlegable AW member nearby taking a look and listen to your car for you, someone who is neutral on the problem and your wallet, so that you can decide what next. Where do you live?

April

The A3 is very prone to road noise. The Pirellis make it many times worse - especially as they wear.

Craig3Q

Go out to the car and look at the sidewall for brand and model. Need info to diagnose problems.

RyanS3

P6 Tires. Class-action. who's in?

Corrado79

What we need is one of them to "accidentally" blow up on someone <wink, wink>