[glenmz]

I have been facing a rumbling thud noise from the front right of the car while going thru uneven / rough roads. Even when going thru the reflectors on the road (raised pavement markers) the sound is much more pronounced. Going at a slow speed on these reflectors or bad roads makes this thud sound.

So, I took the vehicle for service yesterday to elite Ford and told them about this. They replaced both the stabilizer link rods. When he called for approval, I told him specifically that the right side rod was replaced in Sept 2015, so please double check. The SA told be both the rods are shot and needs to be replaced. So I asked him to go ahead. Collected the car back yesterday evening, the sound is still there. I took the car today morning to the SC, the technician came for a drive. According to him, it could be the Right Shock absorber now.

Any pointers? Do not want to do another trial and error with them now.



The replaces sabilizer link rods. Really wonder if they were required to be replaced. Any pointers as to anyone who can confirm this?

[jeeva]

Originally Posted by glenmz

Collected the car back yesterday evening, the sound is still there. I took the car today morning to the SC, the technician came for a drive. According to him, it could be the Right Shock absorber now.

Park your car on a level surface. Lock the steering to the extreme right. Grab the calipers and give them a jolt. If it makes a clattering sound, its the caliper pin. Repeat the same procedure with the steering locked to the extreme left.
Shock Absorbers don't make any sound, they just make the ride wobbly.

[glenmz]

Originally Posted by jeeva

Park your car on a level surface. Lock the steering to the extreme right. Grab the calipers and give them a jolt. If it makes a clattering sound, its the caliper pin. Repeat the same procedure with the steering locked to the extreme left.
Shock Absorbers don't make any sound, they just make the ride wobbly.

I asked the SA to check the caliper. As per him, there is no sound when the pedal is pressed. But I will check this now. Thanks Jeeva.

[glenmz]

Originally Posted by jeeva

Park your car on a level surface. Lock the steering to the extreme right. Grab the calipers and give them a jolt. If it makes a clattering sound, its the caliper pin. Repeat the same procedure with the steering locked to the extreme left.
Shock Absorbers don't make any sound, they just make the ride wobbly.

Visited Bay6 today afternoon. They diagnosed the problem with a single test drive. It was the ball joint / rack end. Was replaced and no more sound.
Should have visited them in the first place instead of wasting 7k at Elite.

[RPM1500]

I have a 3 months old Vento 1.6 TSI with ODO reading 3K KMs.

From last couple days, I have noticed a whhhhhoooooooooooo sound in the engine whenever I rev it.
This sound is there regardless of the gear, or the throttle amount, or anything else. The sound is there no matter how small I am depressing the gas pedal.

This sound specifically started after our recent visit to Lavasa from Pune (60 KMs). We were 6 passengers in the car.
Any pointers will be helpful before I visit service ceter for this.

Considering its VW service station, they will just probably discard the sound, saying its not that much, but I do hear it loud and clear. The sound was definitely not there in the 1st two months of ownership.

[Rahul Bhalgat]

Originally Posted by RPM1500

I have a 3 months old Vento 1.6 TSI with ODO reading 3K KMs.

From last couple days, I have noticed a whhhhhoooooooooooo sound in the engine whenever I rev it.
This sound is there regardless of the gear, or the throttle amount, or anything else. The sound is there no matter how small I am depressing the gas pedal.

The sound may be from the turbocharger. Can you record the sound and post it here?

Also show this to the ASC, if you are getting the sound all the time and of you demonstrate it to them, they will not ignore IMO.

[RPM1500]

Originally Posted by Rahul Bhalgat

The sound may be from the turbocharger. Can you record the sound and post it here?

Thanks Rahul, I will post the sound here in a while.

[mangespat]

Hello,

I am having an issue with my Grand i10. Whenever the brake is pressed on light braking there is this Tak-Tak sound from the back of the car. The sound is only on light braking and is not heard on heavy braking. Any Idea what that could be? I am still 3k kms away from my 3rd service. Any suggestions would help .

I have the Asta (O) version with the ABS. Dont know if that makes a difference.

[Rahul Bhalgat]

Originally Posted by mangespat

Hello,

I am having an issue with my Grand i10. Whenever the brake is pressed on light braking there is this Tak-Tak sound from the back of the car. The sound is only on light braking and is not heard on heavy braking.

I am still 3k kms away from my 3rd service.

I have the Asta (O) version with the ABS.

Your car is 3k km away from 3rd service, I assume 3rd free service. So, do not wait, just go to the ASC and show them this issue. They shall not charge anything.

Mostly it shall be something simple, which they shall set right quickly. If at all something is seriously wrong, they will change under the warrantee.

Do you hear the sound only on one side or both the sides? How many Tak-Tak sounds do you hear in say 5 seconds?

[mangespat]

Originally Posted by Rahul Bhalgat

Do you hear the sound only on one side or both the sides? How many Tak-Tak sounds do you hear in say 5 seconds?

The number of Tak-Tak Sounds depends on the speed I am travelling. If I am coming from an 80 to a 40 with ligh braking I hear more in 5 seconds when compared to a 40 to 20 braking.

The Hyundai service guys around where I stay seem to be extremely busy and rarely care for any issues I report. I had one of my rear parking sensors stop working (Always ON) when an Indigo had reared me at a signal. When I gave the car for servicing they said the problem was with the bumper and quoted 7K to fix it. I took the car to a local car electronics shop and 5 mins later the guy fixed it with a tube of Fevikwik(Rs.5). He even refused to charge me for it saying that is too less work for labour charges. The only problem was the sticky part of the rear sensor came off the inside of the bumper. So i dont trust the Hyundai SA's anymore. I complained on the feedback call that I got about the same and I still randomly keep getting calls from Hyundai asking if the problem is fixed (6 months on).

[FireFoot]

Hello All,,

I have a Skoda Laura (Octavia MK II) 1.9 DSG. I noticed the car makes a humming noise while accelerating (usually through gears 2-3-4). The noise subsides as you accelerate to about 60-70 Km/hr speed and the car is in 5th or 6th gear. If travelling slow in higher gears (i.e. 1,2), there is no sound. So it almost looks like the sound only comes when accelerating and dies again when in lower gears.

Any ideas?

[RPM1500]

Originally Posted by FireFoot

Hello All,,

I have a Skoda Laura (Octavia MK II) 1.9 DSG. I noticed the car makes a humming noise while accelerating (usually through gears 2-3-4). The noise subsides as you accelerate to about 60-70 Km/hr speed and the car is in 5th or 6th gear. If travelling slow in higher gears (i.e. 1,2), there is no sound. So it almost looks like the sound only comes when accelerating and dies again when in lower gears.

Any ideas?

This is almost identical to my car's issue I just above described! If I drive it in a higher gear for the current speed, e.g. 2nd gear for 10 KMPH, it won't create that sound.

[FireFoot]

Originally Posted by RPM1500

This is almost identical to my car's issue I just above described! If I drive it in a higher gear for the current speed, e.g. 2nd gear for 10 KMPH, it won't create that sound.

My apologies for an incorrect statement I made in my post. I meant to write "If travelling slow in higher gears (i.e. 1,2), there is no sound".

Just to be clear, the issue I'm running into is:
1) gears 1,2,3 + low speed = no humming sound
2) gears 1,2,3 + accelerating to gain higher speeds = humming sound
3) gears 4,5,6 + speed of 60 kmph = no humming sound

Sorry to hear about your issue too. I do hope we get to hear something on this. I'm planning to take my car to the service center to get a thorough check done. The dilemma is I don't know who to trust with that either

[glenmz]

Originally Posted by mangespat

The number of Tak-Tak Sounds depends on the speed I am travelling. If I am coming from an 80 to a 40 with ligh braking I hear more in 5 seconds when compared to a 40 to 20 braking.

Check for the seat belt buckles if they are fastened. Also check for any loose stuff in the boot.

[mangespat]

Originally Posted by glenmz

Check for the seat belt buckles if they are fastened. Also check for any loose stuff in the boot.

Thanks Glenmz. I checked if it was something internal that was making the noise but the noise is definitely coming from outside the car (Louder when the windows are down).