Hi all,

I had an accident (damn ice) over the christmas period where the front end of my car (Skoda auto 2006) was damaged (It was about £7k worth of damage and the insurance repaired it) and it needed new timing belt, hoses etc (there are about 3 A4 pages worth of parts replaced!). The car was in gear and I was probably doing about 10 miles an hour when I had the impact.

I have had the car back a week now and I have noticed that when I put it in reverse and release the brake there is a loud rattle coming from the front of the car. I have called the garage / insurance and they are refusing to even look at it as the garage has stated they believe the problem is not accident related and it's related to the clutch. How they can ascertain this without even looking at it, I don't know!

My question is, could the rattle be caused by the clutch, and could the noise be accident related? Thanks in advance.

What clutch? You said it was an auto.

I would check the transmission cooler lines at the radiator end if you have damaged the front end and also the fluid level. If the cooler lines were damaged it's possible the transmission fluid is contaminated.

Check also that the exhaust is secure.

rotodiesel.

What clutch? You said it was an auto.

I would check the transmission cooler lines at the radiator end if you have damaged the front end and also the fluid level. If the cooler lines were damaged it's possible the transmission fluid is contaminated.

Check also that the exhaust is secure.

rotodiesel.

Update: It was the garage at fault, the support bar behind the radiator had not been fitted correctly causing the bar to rub agaisnt the a/c belt pulley when selecting reverse.