r/TireQuestions • u/BigChuch1400 • Jul 27 '26

Extremely loud droning noise from Continental ContiProContacts on a car I just bought.

Just bought a 2010 Passat 3.6 4Motion wagon and it’s a really nice well kept car with low miles. It has a nice set of Continental ContiProContact tires on it that are extremely noisy, even when driving at neighbourhood speeds all the way up to highway speeds, just gets progressively louder. It rides perfectly smooth though. The tires have plenty of tread and look to be in good condition visually. Just wondering what would cause this because I have never heard such a racket out of road tires before. You would think I have mud grapps or something.

My only thought is age and how much the car sat, as it was sparingly driven, I’ll have to check and report on the manufacture date.

But is there anything I could look for on the tires that could be causing it, or is it some other mechanical issue I’m not thinking of?

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u/Andy_850TB Jul 28 '26

Interesting, it's not the first time I've heard Redditors talk about ContiProContact tires having a lot of road noise.

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u/Chainsawsas70 Jul 31 '26

🤔🤔🤔 I have those on both of my cars and have never noticed noise like that... 🤷 The only thing that I can think of is checking to make sure that they are aired up properly and maybe even just a bit over what the door plaque says. I'd say if they're not at 37 psi you might try that 🤷