alex-g
2008 R32 blue
- Location
- Los Angeles CA
- Car(s)
- 2008 R32
Hi everyone,
I've been driving my 08 R32 for over two years now and for more than a year, every morning I hear this squeaking-quacking-pumping noise from the rear. It happens with 90% regularity when the engine is still cold and I just started driving it, i.e. two times a day - when going to work, and then coming back home.
The noise comes on for about 15-20 seconds and resembles the sound of a cat trying to throw up a hairball, only at a faster rate - about two "quacks" per second or so. It then stops, and sometimes comes on again in 10-15 seconds, and sometimes doesn't. Some of the mornings I don't hear it - after all, I do have a significant hearing loss, and may just miss it. I do hear it with a 90% regularity twice a day though.
The dealership (Pacific VW in Hawthorne CA) did observe the noise once but said they couldn't do anything after hearing it just once.
Has anyone heard of this type of noise and what it might indicate? It comes from the rear and appears to be a pumping noise. Naturally, I am concerned this may indicate something serious.
Thanks!
Alex.
I've been driving my 08 R32 for over two years now and for more than a year, every morning I hear this squeaking-quacking-pumping noise from the rear. It happens with 90% regularity when the engine is still cold and I just started driving it, i.e. two times a day - when going to work, and then coming back home.
The noise comes on for about 15-20 seconds and resembles the sound of a cat trying to throw up a hairball, only at a faster rate - about two "quacks" per second or so. It then stops, and sometimes comes on again in 10-15 seconds, and sometimes doesn't. Some of the mornings I don't hear it - after all, I do have a significant hearing loss, and may just miss it. I do hear it with a 90% regularity twice a day though.
The dealership (Pacific VW in Hawthorne CA) did observe the noise once but said they couldn't do anything after hearing it just once.
Has anyone heard of this type of noise and what it might indicate? It comes from the rear and appears to be a pumping noise. Naturally, I am concerned this may indicate something serious.
Thanks!
Alex.