Woo, Woo, Woo sound 35 - 45 mph
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From: SE Pennsylvania
07 C280 4matic, 2014 GL450, 91 VW Vanagon
Woo, Woo, Woo sound 35 - 45 mph
2014 GL 450, 132K miles
Returned from FL (1200 miles) 3 weeks ago. Car has always been flawless. Two days later get into the car to run our son to PHL. Around 35 - 45 mph I get the woo, woo, woo sound like a wheel bearing our tire. Above 50 mph I can't hear it any more. Sound does not change with load, (acceleration, coasting, decceleration). I convinced myself that it was tires since they were worn down to the wear bars. I just got the car back from the State required safety and emissions inspection and new tires and nothing has changed. Same sound, same speeds. I can only hear it in the car. Cannot hear it outside with the window down. I cannot feel any vibration. Above 50 mph it is silent.
Has anyone experience something like this before? Any suggestions on where to start looking?
Thanks, Bob C
Returned from FL (1200 miles) 3 weeks ago. Car has always been flawless. Two days later get into the car to run our son to PHL. Around 35 - 45 mph I get the woo, woo, woo sound like a wheel bearing our tire. Above 50 mph I can't hear it any more. Sound does not change with load, (acceleration, coasting, decceleration). I convinced myself that it was tires since they were worn down to the wear bars. I just got the car back from the State required safety and emissions inspection and new tires and nothing has changed. Same sound, same speeds. I can only hear it in the car. Cannot hear it outside with the window down. I cannot feel any vibration. Above 50 mph it is silent.
Has anyone experience something like this before? Any suggestions on where to start looking?
Thanks, Bob C
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 69
Likes: 13
From: SE Pennsylvania
07 C280 4matic, 2014 GL450, 91 VW Vanagon
Solved, noise was rear wheel bearing. Found an independent shop that diagnosed and repaired. Seemed a little salty, but it has been so long since I've paid any repair shops for work that I have no idea what the going rates are. However, that said. The car is quiet and drives great again.
