Hi all, first time on here..

I have a 2018 Edition…39000 miles , but have excessive knocking noise from front end of car.

Dealer has replaced suspension Top Plates under warranty. States that shocks are ok and drop links are good.

The knock is still there…noticeably louder from front left when going round tight left bend.

Please help!

Cornering, sounds lika a classic CV joint issue..

1 hour ago, Kano said:

Dealer has replaced suspension Top Plates under warranty. States that shocks are ok and drop links are good.

None of which eliminates any one or more of the wishbone bushes, lower ball joints, CV joints and differential as the issue. It does eliminate your Main Stealer as a source of any form of actual engineering competence though.

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I have to say, I’ve been in and around the bottom suspension arms and anti roll bar bushes with a big lever.

I can’t see any movement from the bushes.

I noted that the dealer had ‘white marked’ the nuts and bolt heads on lower suspension components. Either testing my integrity, or if their working loose??

Going by what your saying I recall many moons ago Pug 309 had the same issue. It didn’t occur to me until the cornering noise… shifting load on the shafts !!

Well, just a quick update… back to main dealer… Chief area technician has had a drive, heard the knocking and after lots of poking, prodding and use of various ‘ŠKODA workshop equipment’… it all comes down to a loose NSF brake caliper slider!

Loads of copper grease, tightening.. and for now, the noise has gone!!

Let’s see 😁

Appreciate that you think it's fixed, but the knocking on slow speed (probably does it higher speeds but is overcome by road noise) cornering sounds (no pun intended) same as ours - which was put down to the shock absorber pistons knocking on the bump stops as the top of the struts. There's a Skoda TSB about it - "fix" is to grease the piston rods which of course only works for a bit.

It only rarely does it when there's one or two people in the car, but put our decent sized grandchildren in the back and it's much more noticeable. With four adults in the car the knocking is insane.

That’s good info. I will load the car up. I still believe it’s suspension issues. But, if I play their game, and all their failed efforts to rectify..

my thoughts were …why is it loose? Copper grease won’t cure it!

I won’t hold my breath….