Hi All,
I'm new to this forum and looking for some advice/insight.
A little background.
I'm driving a new MK8 since August last year and have been back to the dealer four times since. The first three occasions were due to software and connectivity issues (which are still not fully resolved), and the most recent was due to the paint peeling off the rear bumper. This has been repaired having been back and forth to VW for almost a month.
However, my biggest gripe with this car is the unbearable road noise. Believe me I'm not a fussy customer. I'd honestly just rather get on with my day than find fault with my car, I have far more important things to be dealing with.
But the road noise. It's like a constant droning coming from the rear and once you hear it, it can't be ignored. It's at a frequency and resonance that gets past the radio regardless of how high the volume is.
I doubt that it's a wheel bearing as the car goes silent on the best of road surfaces and the pitch is the exact same regardless of speed. It makes the inside of the car sound like a hollow chamber.
Has anybody else experienced this? I have noticed that the noise from rain water splashing under the wheel arches is more more pronounced than my previous MK7.5. Also there is practically zero noise absorption in the boot. To be honest I'm almost ready to take a hit on this car and swap it back for the more "tried and tested" MK7. I'm not impressed at all to be honest.
I'm new to this forum and looking for some advice/insight.
A little background.
I'm driving a new MK8 since August last year and have been back to the dealer four times since. The first three occasions were due to software and connectivity issues (which are still not fully resolved), and the most recent was due to the paint peeling off the rear bumper. This has been repaired having been back and forth to VW for almost a month.
However, my biggest gripe with this car is the unbearable road noise. Believe me I'm not a fussy customer. I'd honestly just rather get on with my day than find fault with my car, I have far more important things to be dealing with.
But the road noise. It's like a constant droning coming from the rear and once you hear it, it can't be ignored. It's at a frequency and resonance that gets past the radio regardless of how high the volume is.
I doubt that it's a wheel bearing as the car goes silent on the best of road surfaces and the pitch is the exact same regardless of speed. It makes the inside of the car sound like a hollow chamber.
Has anybody else experienced this? I have noticed that the noise from rain water splashing under the wheel arches is more more pronounced than my previous MK7.5. Also there is practically zero noise absorption in the boot. To be honest I'm almost ready to take a hit on this car and swap it back for the more "tried and tested" MK7. I'm not impressed at all to be honest.