So I bought a 2011 Octavia Scout with DSG earlier this year with 23000 miles on it.

 

Over the last week of some truly silly 150 mile day trips to and from work over some right nasty A roads, I've found myself with some serious noise coming from what appears to be the front of the car whilst cruising at legal duel carriage way and motorway speeds.  The car has is just coming up to 28000 miles, the tyre pressures are 35 psi all around, and the tracking was checked two weeks ago prior to the noise increase and all was / is good including the tyres (Goodyear Efficient Grip).

 

The noise to me seems mechanical, and there is the faintest hint of coinciding vibration through the foot rest and steering wheel.  If you put the gearbox in neutral and coast at speed the noise is still apparent, and rises and falls with the coasting speed of the car.

 

Obviously my mind is in the worst case scenario mode, of which there are many £££ involved....so if anyone out there with experience of Haldex / DSG noise could have a listen to the below clip and give me there thoughts, I'd really appreciate it?

 

Octavia Scout Noise

 

p.s. You're listening for a whirring noise.

Could it be a wheel bearing? I recently had to have one replaced on my Scout and the noise off it was very loud (and worrying!)

Might be wheel bearing, damaged cv joint? Loose under tray? If the "tracking" got checked then chances are they messed up, best take it to somewhere with a Hunter rig for a proper geo check.

Thank you so far for the ideas. Just to rule out some of the above. The under tray is tight. Sorry for me using the word "tracking"...geometry was carried out on a Pro Align setup.

Wheel bearing on the way out do mimic the description you have given. But it's a little soon at 28k miles unless one the wheels is misaligned?

Good luck getting it sorted. Sound like one of those annoying 'work through all the options to eliminate them one at a time' issues.

So just an update that the noise is initially solved, hopefully some more motorway cruising will confirm this.

 

As mentioned wheel bearings were the culprit up front, not one side, but both have been changed.  I'm surprised based on the mileage, and the amount of racket they made which had me worrying about the gearbox  / transfer box.

 

On a final note: After a not very impressive dealing / diagnosis from a Skoda dealer, they came good and also re-balanced my front wheels as a bonus.  Thankfully an approved used warranty covered all the above, as I wouldn't have liked the bill of £363 all in!

Great news! Glad all appears sorted.