knock from front end

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Dan9
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Post by Dan9 »

New owner of vehicle and enjoying the car,
70 plate ST line x, 1900miles on clock.

However experiencing a loud knock from the front end on occasion.
Often noticed while turning right under acceleration.

Any other owners had/heard this issue ?

Wdf76
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Post by Wdf76 »

Not heard of anything like this in over a year of being on here so it's not common.
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Sparks
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Post by Sparks »

Nothing here either, I'd get the dealer to check it out just in case.
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I had a really worrying knock at the back of my car and drove straight to my dealer just in case! Turns out I picked up a piece of cardboard that stuck to the tyre :D
Dan9
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Car has been back to dealer car was in for the day and they confirmed they have heard the noise but unable to identify where it’s from. They want the car back in for 2-3 days and say they need to drive it with microphones in car to help locate noise, as sometimes seems to be from.the side and then from the centre.
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sinlessUK
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Post by sinlessUK »

Common culprits here. I think I've probably had most of these throughout my driving life. Latest being Upper Strut Mount, Drive Shaft , Drop Link and Coil Spring!

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Dan9
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Post by Dan9 »

Hopefully resolved - car was in dealer for 2days and issue was with incorrectly torqued bolts on front suspension sub frame. Dealer has re-torqued bolts and all seems well. Noise has gone. No explanation as to why these bolts should be loose and not an issue they had seen previously.
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