Holidaying in Cornwall and enjoying our new Yeti when a horrible creaking rattling noise started in the drivers side front wheel. Stopped and had a look as I thought something might have got caught under the car but everything looked fine. Drove off and sound had gone only to return at intermittent times particularly when going slowly on lock when parking, also seemed to be getting worse but it had no effect on braking or steering feel. As this was a Friday and we were returning home on the Saturday had no real option but to set off and hope for the best. Drove cautiously at no more than 60 MPH and despite groans and creaks arrived home safely. Actually averaged 49.5 MPG as well!

Monday morning phoned my local Skoda main dealer (D M Keith of York) who said to bring it in and they would take a look. At 2.00 PM Service Manager took a drive with me and heard the noise, at 2.25 it was in their workshop and by 3.30 everything was finished and the Service manager presented me with a well polished piece of  hard stone. Apparently the piece of stone had got into the brake and was intermittently getting jammed against the disc causing a horrible noise.

I must admit I had visions of failing drive shafts whereas the problem was just a bit of grit! Got to praise D M Keith however as the first thing the Service Manager said when I explained the noise was "bit of stone in disc" and their service in resolving the problem on the spot and keeping me in coffee and biscuits while it was fixed was outstanding.

 

I've had a similar experience with my first Yeti, it was very disturbing when it happened luckily it resolved itself.

It's quite common.  I had it on my Yeti and on my V40 before that.  A stone gets jammed between the backplate and the disc.   Eventually it will just wear and drop out but best to remove it as it could damage the disc if left. 

I've also had this happen a couple of times in the past and I managed to sort it by finding an empty piece of road, reversing fairly rapidly then braking.

As others, with the note that I've also had a "silent stone" that scored the disc quite heavily.

@KenONeill,  I guess it must have got itself firmly wedged against the disc somehow?

Had this on a Jag. 

Very noisy, and jammed between backplate and disc. 

Same thing here not so long ago, and - all credit to them - the AA sorted it out free of charge on the drive.  Took the guy about half an hour.  Very impressed by that!  He did say, though, and others may disagree, that even if left in the small piece of gravel would not cause any damage.

It very much depends on what stone / chuckie it might be, say a bit of granite or the likes,

@docc - As implied earlier, it's dependent on the size of the stone relative to the disc to shield gap. I imagine it will also be dependent on the type of stone; for example flint or granite will do more damage than chalk.

6 minutes ago, KenONeill said:

@docc - As implied earlier, it's dependent on the size of the stone relative to the disc to shield gap. I imagine it will also be dependent on the type of stone; for example flint or granite will do more damage than chalk.

This was a piece of gravel - pretty hard stuff.