My Karoq 2020 model has started making a metallic rustling sound coming from the kerbside drive wheel at 14,150 miles. First of all thought it might be a loose stone chip caught in the wheel disc so have taken off the kerbside front wheel and also the caliper and pads to eliminate this but all is ok.

On rotating the shaft it feels stiff in places and not smooth in neutral. Turned on the engine with the wheel jacked up and you can hear a light metallic sound coming from the output shaft/gearbox whilst in first or second gear. Put everything back and went down the road and sometimes it disappears for a while in third gear then reappears whilst driving along. If I press down the clutch pedal the rustling sound stops straight away and due to wind noise difficult to hear anything in fifth or sixth gear under power.

Now it is nearly fours years old but has only covered  14,150 miles as it was my wife's car and she had been ill with cancer.

I have seen photos off the drive shaft bearing breaking up and the ball race cage shattered so rather worried taking it into a Skoda dealership in Norwich if I get the bill for the repair work although it has only covered a low mileage.

Anybody got some ideas on what might have gone wrong as I had a Yeti which was bullet proof and wished there was another one to replace it with.

 

Taken my Karoq to the local dealer in Norwich and left it with them for most of the day to check it out.

on returning the service manager there informed me that this metallic rustling sound at its worst in first and second gear is within limits according to Skoda UK.

Need to read the letter when I can get to my pc but they say it’s the clutch thrust bearing. 
Not a problem and therefore nothing to do but drive it. Well if I want to sell it then the racket coming from the clutch/ gearbox housing would put anybody off if the passengers window is down. Even my neighbour commented on the grinding sound as I drove onto my drive.

This sounds crazy coming from Skoda UK. I might empty out the gearbox oil and see if anything from the drive shafts drops out like metal swarf if it is not the gearbox but the clutch. Have recorded the metallic rustling sound and the odd crunch! Bring back my Yeti any day.

I’ve had noisy clutch release bearing after  130,000 miles which is not unreasonable, but after 14,500 miles would be, I think, be unusual. 

Did you ever get your Karoq sorted..?

I have a whirring kind of noise coming from engine bay area, more noticeable on near side, it is second hand 2020 but only purchased it a month ago from Lookers, the noise is intermittent, stops when clutch pedal is depressed and speeds up when accelerator pedal is depressed , but when lookers sent it to Pulmans Skoda typically said they couldn't find anything wrong with it.