Whirring noise when turning at speeds...

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Hi all,

I wasn't going to post this but I saw a similar thread in the Polo section so thought I'd try my luck.

Okay, first thing's first, I'm taking my car to AUDI Spares on Monday as I've heard some very good reports from sierra055 and seen the name mentioned on the AUDI forums. I guess this is more a guessing game for everyone, so the answer 'take it to a pro' is redundant as I've already booked it in!

The first most intriguing problem/question for me revolves around a whirring noise that I can hear and feel when turning at speeds of 40+km/h. It used to only happen when turning left, but now it happens when turning right too. It occurs on very gradual sweeping turns and is worse when driving harder around tighter corners.

That's one problem.

My other problem is that there is a knocking and squeaking noise from the front end. It mainly happens when driving over small bumps and when backing off the accelerator firmly (more so a squeak for the latter). I really noticed these after I got new front tyres fitted, and then Pedders attempted an alignment as it was pulling left - still is - that was another thread.

I'm hoping both of these issues are related to my front end vibrating rather violently on braking. Yep - that's right - another issue. To me it doesn't feel like warped rotors as it only happens at certain speeds but it's definitely the most obvious answer.

So, what are your thoughts?

I'm really eager to get these bugs ironed out and am hoping it's nothing drastic and/or too expensive.

I'll let everyone know how I get on.

Luke