Hey everyone,

Over the last few weeks I've noticed that there is a knock coming from what sounds like centre/centre left of the front of the car when turning at 5-20mph.

If I turn left and then go left/right/left/right I hear the knock but the sound goes once I'm going quicker.

I cant tell if this is something loose that is swinging or a rock thats lodged somewhere or maybe coming from deeper in the engine bay and more worrying :-(.

It's not always there and the noise is pretty quiet. The car drives totally straight down the motorway, nothing else noticeable.

I thought this might be a loose cover in the engine bay, but its so quiet I cant be sure. Its more of a click than a knock if that makes any reasonable sense.

It doesnt matter if I do the left/right/left/right when initially going straight or if I'm already turning left, and I can sort of hear it if I'm going right then do left/right/left/right

 

Any ideas? 

Cheers.

Best get it to a mechanic that can check it on a ramp, road test it and diagnose the issue.

I'm having it checked out Saturday, and have done a drive with a friend in the passenger seat.

They say that the noise is actually coming from the drivers side in the steering column.

I took the car for another drive and drove it on a half on half off path and when the car is not flat and tilts, the same noise is heard, so it isnt from the act of turning the wheel but seems to be effected by gravity/angle of the car

It's making me wonder if a CV joint is dying; absolutely get the car to a competent local garage.

 

OTOH it could be the steering column; different fault but same advice.