Front wheel scraping and rumbling

[MeDriving]

Yesterday I was out driving a few miles (as in 10 km per mile ;) ). The first half of the trip went fine without any complications, but when I drove home, as soon as I put the car in motion I heard a scraping sound from the left front wheel. Probably a stone caught in the brake disc I thought. The hole trip back home the wheel was rumbling and I felt a slight shivering in the steering wheel (at 80 km/h). When I used the brakes it got much worse, very loud rotating scraping sound and heavy shaking/rumble, almost as if the wheel was about to come off. I could also hear the scraping sound when I drove the car slowly. This lasted all the way back to my garage.

So, the first thing I did today was jacking up the car, checked the wheel for horizontal and vertical play, none. I took the wheel off and inspected everything. I could not find anything wrong. Pads, discs and everything else were just fine. Nothing.

I'm stumped. Suggestions?

2007 B6 3C2 1.9 TDI BXE PD

[Crasher]

Has the noise gone?

[MeDriving]

I was just about to write an update on my post when I saw your reply. Last night I called a friend of mine, and he could report that he had experienced this three times with his VW Sharan. My initial thougth was right, it was just a stone trapped in the brake somewhere.

I put the wheel back on today and took it for a spin. Nothing. Just silence. So, lesson learned. Never experienced this before. Thanks for reaching out though.

[Crasher]

It happens a lot to people with gravel drives

[Whippy53]

Happened to me once, frightful noise. Disappeared after reversing, simply spat the stone out.

[MeDriving]

That's actually good advice. I'll be sure to remember that next time it happens. And I'm absolutely, positively certain it will.