Hello,

 

I have a problem with the steering system in a Škoda Superb 1.6 TDI year 2018. When turning the steering wheel, a noise has been heard for some time, which has now become louder. There are no problems with turning the steering wheel on the spot, but somewhere above 70 km/h a kind of resistance is felt without the active lane assist on, similar to when the car wants to drive between the lines in the lane with the active lane assist on. The dashboard does not report errors. Active lane assist still works on the highways. Anyone had a similar issue?

 

Greetings,

If it’s still in warranty, I’d get your dealer to diagnose it or if it’s out of warranty, get a VAG specialist to check it out. IMO, you can’t feck about with steering…. 

I’m wondering if it could be as simple as a fault with one of the front suspension spring top mounts, which has a ball bearing race to allow the whole spring and damper assembly to rotate with the steering. The amount of force needed to turn the steering when stationary is quite a bit more than when driving at 70kph, so when stationary any slight resistance is masked, whereas when going faster the steering is lighter so it is more noticeable. Well it’s a theory!

Had my rack replaced under warranty for a clicking noise when turning/shaking the wheel while stationary. Picked it up with the window down one day while parking and then realised shaking the wheel produced the issue as well. 

The car is not in warranty. With lifting the car at my local mechanic I've pinpointed the noise source to steering rack, it seems a mechanical problem. The noise when turning the wheel is similar to the one in this video. A new original steering rack is 2400€ without the manhours. First I'll try to grease the rack but this probably won't fix it. I've contacted a workshop which specializes in steering rack repair, still waiting for an answer.