92 Jetta Front end sound when turning

May 28, 2004 8 Replies

Today on my way back home school i noticed a weird sound when I made a left turn. It kinda sounds like like a mild tire squeal but I am not sure. Could it be that I need my tires balanced? Maybe i need an alignment but I notice no uneven tire wear. Any suggestions would be appreicated, the noise is only heard when making left turns.



wheels out of balance would show up as vibration at speed

alignment would show up as not holding a straight line and/or tires wearing unevenly.

For your issue, I'd suspect something more along the lines of wheel bearings (although these usually manifest themselves in a rumbly tire-noise like sound and not a squeal) or CV joint (although usually that's a clicking or clunking).

And maybe I'm thinking too hard on this one (see previous post).

Have you checked your tire pressures? Do so and get them to match VW's recommended pressures (usually on a sticker on the door jamb) and see if that fixes it.

I will check the tire pressure tomorrow morning and post back when I get home. Would there by any play in the wheel if the bearing is starting to go bad? How expensive is it to change the bearing? Do I have to change both sides together?

Power steering belt maybe???, or would that not have a bias for left turns?

There could be but I didn't notice any on mine. nevertheless it was going bad.

Just had it done on my '91 GTI. $184.95 at the dealer, parts and labor.

No but if one is going the other may not be far behind. But just keep your ears peeled for funny noises.

But start simple (air pressure) and go from there first.

That's a thought, but I'd think it'd make noise mostly at full lock on either side.

That seems incredibly cheap.

it was the tire pressure. Hard to tell from just looking at it but the pressure was at about 20 psi i put more air and took it up to 35 psi and now the noise is gone, thanks for the help guys

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