My Yeti began making a strange noise this evening. I noticed it whilst driving earlier and at first I assumed it must be from the front brakes. I then realised it continued whilst stationary and seemed, to a degree, related to engine speed.

I've made a recording (link below) although am not sure if the noise is actually evident over the usual engine noise.

The sound is difficult to describe, although is barely perceptible at idle, rising to a peak just below 2K revs. It sounds like something otating which is rubbing / grinding. As it occurs whilst stationary (and with the heater blower off) I assume it must relate to the clutch?? Dipping the clutch makes no difference to the noise.

The car is a 7 month old 110 BHP Urban with just over 11K miles on the clock. I'll be speaking to Rainworth's tomorrow, but wondered if anyone had come across this before?? (apologies if the noise does not come across clearly on the video).

http://s43.beta.phot...bdbc7a.mp4.html

My ears hear a gentle grinding sound as well as the normal engine sound.Hope Rainworth have an answer.

Mine makes an identical sound. I only noticed last week when away for the weekend and the radio was off.

It's a greenline II,12,000 miles and 9 months old.

I thought no more of it,as I believed it was one of the pulleys or drive belts.

I'll have another listen today. :wonder:

Just been along to Rainworth's and they kindly fitted me in straight away. One of the mechanics had a good listen and told me it was more than likely induction noise or possibly related to cycling of the active EGR system fitted to the CR diesels.

In either case not likely to represent a mechanical problem / failure. They did advise bringing it back if the noise got worse or developed / changed in any way.

The noise seems to have sorted itself out

This is interesting as our Yeti 103tdi has a noise too!..It's done it a few times now and started out as a chafing noise several weeks ago and then it stopped. First I thought it was something to do with the left hand front brake caliper, but after disassembly I found nothing wrong...I've checked all the bits of tin on the underside of the car and nothing seems amiss!

Just as in your case the noise stopped and I thought that was the end of it but today it's back again but not as bad. It seems worse when the car is under load and accelerating although it is discernible if you rev the car when stationary.

I'm going to try and record it and get my dealer to look into it, but of course if you book it in, you can bet a pound to a penny that it'll make a liar of you!

Come back my Nissan Patrol, all is forgiven.

Yes, I have a similar noise - it sounds like metal scraping on metal and my Yeti ( my second ) has only done 1500 miles!

 

The mechanic said it was a loose heat shield ( whatever that is ) and apparently they fixed it while I borrowed their courtesy car.

 

No, they haven't fixed it.

 

I had this very same problem with the Roomster I had before the Yeti.

 

But I had a far worse noise issue with the Roomster ( on the Roomster forum somewhere ) which, after asking 5 different mechanics to sort it out, they did nothing of the sort and when Motability offered me a 6th mechanic to check it over, I said, "No, I want a new car because this farcical state of affairs has carried on for too long."

 

Hence, I have a new Yeti.

 

I am superlatively pleased with it - except for this scraping noise; and yes, it does seem to happen at low speed.

 

But one thing I have learned - never ever trust the word of a Skoda mechanic because it seems to me they know more about BS than the y do Skoda vehicle systems.

 

The last time a Skoda mechanic looked at the Roomster ( he promised me that as soon as he heard the sound - an annoying vibration / rattle coming from the fascia ) he would know exactly what the problem is.

 

No - very definitely no!

 

All they did was take off the fascia and packed it with wadding to act as a sound buffer thingy.

 

The noise was still there when I was driving along the motorway the next day and I could even hear it above the road noise of the motorway!

 

Any road up, back to the Yeti.

 

If this noise persists, I will take it back to the dealership at the beginning of next spring and tell them that if they cannot or will not resolve the issue, I will consult further with Motability.

 

Very regretfully, I need a vehicle and Motability provides very well. If I didn't have a car, I would never be able to leave the house.

 

But that is bye the bye; I have another issue to deal with.

 

Has any Yeti owner, anywhere in the world, experienced anything similar and if so, how was it resolved?

 

Incidentally, the first Yeti I had, I experienced something similar in that the occasional piece of gravel got stuck above the wheel arch and was scraping against the back plate ( whatever that is - excuse my lack of mechanical knowledge ).

 

But the mechanic told me then that this kind of issue resolves itself because the offending gravel eventually wears down to a point where it simply drops back on to the road.

 

Well, kiddies, I'm in for the rest of the day so I will pour myself a large single malt ( Bruichladdich ) and drink to your good health and may your Skoda problems be resolved.

 

Jack.

 

But one thing I have learned - never ever trust the word of a Skoda mechanic because it seems to me they know more about BS than the y do Skoda vehicle systems.

 

Jack.

 

What a nasty comment!!

Just because you have dealt with one that said that does not mean that they are all the same.

You didn't read the post because I put:

 

...after asking 5 different mechanics to sort it out!!

 

Yes 5 ( FIVE ) couldn't do an apparently simple job and it has now reached the point where I no longer trust their word.

 

It might be a nasty comment I made but I'm not the one trying to fob off a customer with excuses.

 

Although the Skodas I have had have been through Motability, I still pay a hefty price for the privilege of leasing so I do at least expect some sort of credible service and a car worthy of the price I pay.

Mine developed an engine speed-related rubbing noise. It turns out a finger from the clutch spring had detached and was rubbing in the bell-housing. I ended up needing a new gearbox due to damage of the housing.

This then led to the workshop leaving two out of three propshaft bolts loose/missing (a potentially deadly mistake), leading to a very interesting conversation with Škoda UK and me vowing to never return to that dealer.

Oh, and recently I had a service at another dealer and they left a couple of the bolts on the undertray loose/missing. I spotted it due to my paranoia after the propshaft thing and took it back. Unlike the propshaft dealer, this one held their hands up and took responsibility, along with a welcome compensation. However, when I got the Škoda UK customer service questionnaire I filled it out truthfully. The service manager called me a couple of days later, understanding why I had replied like I had and admitting they deserved it, and explained that my one low-scoring reply had taken them from the top of the dealer tables to the bottom and would cost them financially in terms of their bonus from Škoda. So, if/when you get great or poor service from a dealer, make sure you acknowledge it formally because it really matters to them.

Excellent post, young Weasley.

 

I made Skoda UK aware of the fact that the dealership I had the Roomster from had had it back 4 times and each time they said it was something different to what they said previously.

 

But I very sincerely hope that my problem with the Yeti is not gearbox related ( my Yeti is an automatic ) because it is a brand new car and if the problem is gearbox related, this would indicate extreme sloppiness in building and very specifically quality control.

Is it possible that what you're heading is the infamous DSG gearbox rattle? A feature apparently

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/218246-vrs-dsg-rattle/

Lots of threads on here and all the VAG forums