Metallic scraping noise from rear wheel area

[Herandnu]

This noise started yesterday and got louder and more persistent today so I'm stuck in Aberdeen while Kwik fit look at it. Car is only about 4 months old so this is disappointing. I had a look myself and couldn't see anything wrong. Might be a loose heat shield or something I guess.

 

[OriginalBigAl]

Most likely a stone caught up between the disc and its guard. Point kwik fit in that direction?

 

[rpannell]

Normally driving forwards and backwards a few times allows the stone to fall out.

 

[Joules]

I've had this happen to me and it was as described above, sounds awful I know

 

[Herandnu]

Nah, it's something else I think. It was really loud at times. Also there's kind of a clang sound sometimes

 

[OriginalBigAl]

Nah, it's something else I think. It was really loud at times. Also there's kind of a clang sound sometimes

What did Kwik Fit find?

 

[Herandnu]

What did Kwik Fit find?

It's intermittent and they didn't hear anything. On the way home to Edinburgh it was fairly quite, just the odd clonk sound every so often.

 

[OriginalBigAl]

Sounds like its a Sunday afternoon on your back with the car up on some ramps and poking and prodding around. Please report back , we do like a mystery .

 

[Scotsman]

It's intermittent and they didn't hear anything. On the way home to Edinburgh it was fairly quite, just the odd clonk sound every so often.

Hi IAM surprised kwik fit didn't find anything? It's usually a licence to print money with them . Yes it requires tyres shock absorbers brake pads disks etc etc, Take the car to the dealership it's under warranty if only 4 months old .

 

[Herandnu]

Hi IAM surprised kwik fit didn't find anything? It's usually a licence to print money with them . Yes it requires tyres shock absorbers brake pads disks etc etc, Take the car to the dealership it's under warranty if only 4 months old .

True, but I think even Kwik fit would struggle to justify anything new on a car that's done 8000 miles in four months

I will probably end up waiting for the service interval to ask the dealer to check it. It was clunking today at times. And at other times it was quiet.