Hi

I have added some posts recently about a knocking i was getting from under both front wheel arches. I was told the problem was my wishbone brushes and had them replaced. After this i was still getting a knocking from the near side and the car was now pulling to the left. I took it back and everything was checked, bearings, wishbone ect but no problem could be found. I was told it was safe to drive and if the knocking got worse to bring it back. The knocking did get worse and on xmas eve i was driving through some country lanes and the car hit a slight bump in the road and draged me into the kurb causeing some alloy and tyre wall damage. Since then i have been driving like a granny.:(

Lastnight i was driving home and came onto a national speed limit roundabout the joins onto the a13. i was doing 45mph into a corner when the wheel snaped left again and started to slide into a spine, i tried to correct the spine and there was a loud crack and the car felt like it was going to go over. I decided then to go with the spin that turned me 180 on the roundabout and came to a stop facing on coming traffic!:eek:

I was very lucky that it was at this time of the year and there wasnt alot of traffic on the road. I will be contacting the gariage on Monday to take the car back in but i dont realy want to drive it untill then. Got bugger all money to fix it now due to xmas and cant trade it in as i still have £6600 left to pay on hp and the car is only worth £4800 in glasses.

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Edited 20 June, 200917 yr by MODVRS

Should be fairly obvious if its caused that, hope if gets fixed and glad your ok.

No ice thats what freked me out first of all.

Glad you're OK. Please let us know what was the problem.

Check the Console Bushes and the Drop-Links on the Front Anti-Roll Bar. Sounds pretty dangerous mate, good to see you got out of it ok though.

sorry to hear your car isnt to healthy but, glad your ok,

Blimey glad everyones ok. That dreaded knocking noise is going to be the theme music like Jaws for the VRS.

I know when I hear it Im slowing right down lol

Glad to hear that your okay.

Hope you sort the car soon.

Glad you got away with it unscaved, be sure to let us all know the cause when you get a diagnoses.

Droped the car off this morning so should find out what the damage is soon to my car and my wallet. Will keep everyone posted and hope no one has the same problem

defo have to let us know mate! mine occasionally knocks when coming off the drive way on full lock!

glad your ok though and hope all gets sorted soon!

Just out of interest, do you know if the car has a rear anti-roll bar ?

RBW.

Just out of interest, do you know if the car has a rear anti-roll bar ?

RBW.

Unless he has had the Jabba or Whiteline fitted himself then they dont have one as standard... even with a rear arb you have to be being intentionally silly for it to come round on you... Fabia is a understeery beast

even with a rear arb you have to be being intentionally silly for it to come round on you... Fabia is a understeery beast

My Octavia is a bit twitchy at the back since fitting a whiteline ARB. I lost the back end big stylee once on a roundabout at 20mph!

Unless he has had the Jabba or Whiteline fitted himself then they dont have one as standard...

Im sure there is a point to that comment somewhere, but I cant find it, but its very nice of you to reply on the OP's behalf.

even with a rear arb you have to be being intentionally silly for it to come round on you... Fabia is a understeery beast

Again, a very erm, 'useful' comment. Have you sucked all those eggs now ?

RBW.

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Hi

I have added some posts recently about a knocking i was getting from under both front wheel arches. I was told the problem was my wishbone brushes and had them replaced. After this i was still getting a knocking from the near side and the car was now pulling to the left. I took it back and everything was checked, bearings, wishbone ect but no problem could be found. I was told it was safe to drive and if the knocking got worse to bring it back. The knocking did get worse and on xmas eve i was driving through some country lanes and the car hit a slight bump in the road and draged me into the kurb causeing some alloy and tyre wall damage. Since then i have been driving like a granny.:(

Lastnight i was driving home and came onto a national speed limit roundabout the joins onto the a13. i was doing 45mph into a corner when the wheel snaped left again and started to slide into a spine, i tried to correct the spine and there was a loud crack and the car felt like it was going to go over. I decided then to go with the spin that turned me 180 on the roundabout and came to a stop facing on coming traffic!:eek:

I was very lucky that it was at this time of the year and there wasnt alot of traffic on the road. I will be contacting the gariage on Monday to take the car back in but i dont realy want to drive it untill then. Got bugger all money to fix it now due to xmas and cant trade it in as i still have £6600 left to pay on hp and the car is only worth £4800 in glasses.

Wheel bearing or bottom strut ball joint should be easy to diagnose, as should anything steering(y). There are basic wobble it, pull it, bash it, checks to ensure that these components are working.

Your problem does sound a little esoteric. Though Fabias have ended up on their roofs, it's more as a result of intentional break-dancing and enthusiasm rather than mechanical problems.

That leaves anything else.... Guesses....

Strut topmount(s) has broken and is wallowing around in the turret.

Broken suspension spring.

The strut itself is broken.

HTH

J.

That leaves anything else.... Guesses....

Poor driving!

HTH

J.

Shocking!

just glad everyone is ok. how fast did you say you were going on the roundabout?

Im sure there is a point to that comment somewhere, but I cant find it, but its very nice of you to reply on the OP's behalf.

Again, a very erm, 'useful' comment. Have you sucked all those eggs now ?

RBW.

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Maybe you could wind off some attitude right there? Colin was only trying to be helpful.

Shocking!

just glad everyone is ok. how fast did you say you were going on the roundabout?

And while I'm feeling grumpy, masking what you may think by popping it someone elses quote is a bit poor too

Losing back ends on roundabouts at any speed, subject to no mechanical failure or somewhat ambitious entry speeds is usually down to diesel spillage. I done a spectaculer 300 degree spin on a large roundabout before xmas and the car survived. Absolutely sh!t the life out of me though.:eek:

Keith

If nothing is visibly hanging off or really quite broken, I'm going with a diesel spill too. Lethal they are. I have almost come a cropper a couple of times. Once it was my own diesel leaking out of the tank onto the rear wheels of the truck i was in. Oooops.

I ended up doing a backflip at 60mph onto my roof (painful, night in hospital, spinal board, the whole nine yards, but damn I bet it looked cool ) in a 55-plate Fiesta belonging to my boss back in August. Guess what the cause was? Yep, diesel spill.

I'm interested in hearing what the garage find, but do bear this in mind as a possible cause too. I've had a few 'Oh F*&$!' moments on a local roundabout beside a filling station.

Glad you're OK

Maybe you could wind off some attitude right there? Colin was only trying to be helpful.

I think that was one of the least helpful posts I've seen, perhaps he should try a little less ?

RBW.

I think that was one of the least helpful posts I've seen, perhaps he should try a little less ?

RBW.

WTF are you on?

If you haven't anything constructive to say, keep your neb out!