This is a heads up to fellow Karoq owners with regard to the effect of Speed Bump impact on the Karoq suspension.  I recently had new front tyres fitted to my Karoq, the wheel alignment checked and adjusted, and the printout provided recorded Front Camber, Castor and Toe and Rear Camber and Toe, all within manufacturer's specification.

One week later the Karoq was driven by a 3^rd party. The next day evidence came to light of the vehicle being driven over four speed bumps on a 30 mph stretch of road at speeds of 40 to 45 mph.

I asked my local Skoda dealer to perform an alignment check as, having just fitted two new tyres,  I wanted to be sure the wheel alignment had not been affected. The results are shown below.

I was very alarmed by the camber measurements, I thought it would just be the toe that might be out.

To fix the front and rear camber was 4 hours work, as the front subframe had to lowered, fitted with new bolts and then adjusted, at the rear it required the lower suspension arms to be adjusted. Front camber is adjusted by eccentric bolts which move the subframe slightly. The rear camber is again an eccentric bolt that moves the lower arm. Then the electronics required recalibration; this is the front radar, parking sensors and reversing camera, so that the emergency collision avoidance system worked correctly.

I am now much more cautious about speed bumps, I won’t be going any quicker than 20mph over them in future.

That is a cautionary tale indeed. Thanks for writing. It's a reminder that the Karoq is a highway car, not some robust off-roader.

Just out of curiosity, who was the culprit? (Not expecting anyone to be named, but was it someone in the motor trade, or what?) And how did you get evidence of the speed over the humps? Dash cam?

Edited 17 March17 Mar by mumpsim

Wow, that sounds like an expensive way to find out. Thanks for the info

As an aside, which tyres did you go for in the end?

‘Next day’ - too soon to be a speeding ticket…….?

@mumpsim Yes it was all from Dashcam footage. The 14 day limit for getting a speeding ticket has now past too. When I compiled this post I made the decision not to mention anything about the who, why etc, as my sole reason fpor posting was to inform other owners.

@JXR Bridgestone Turanza All Season , compared to the other All Seasons around these did well in the areas I was interested in wet roads, resistance to aquaplaning, noise,- I wasn't interested in Snow ability. They also have a good rim protector buffer. My brother has just put a set on his Yeti and got a 25,000 mile mileage life guarantee.

I'm sure I replied with this a few days ago....... perhaps its in another unrelated thread looking out of place.

3 hours ago, thamestrader said:

Bridgestone Turanza All Season , compared to the other All Seasons around these did well in the areas I was interested in wet roads, resistance to aquaplaning, noise,- I wasn't interested in Snow ability. They also have a good rim protector buffer. My brother has just put a set on his Yeti and got a 25,000 mile mileage life guarantee.

We have the Turanza All Season 6 on our Karoq and they still have loads of life left after 20,000 miles. 25,000 should be easy. And the ride comfort, unexpectedly, seems better than it was when the tyres were new.

On another car I have the Pirelli Cinturato All-Season SF3 which is a more recent design and usually now beats the Turanza in the objective tests, though not by very much. I'd probably choose that to replace the Turanzas, though road noise on the particular car I have them on is not good.

Any casual readers should note that the Turanza All Season 6 is as unlike the Turanza T005 summer tyre as it possibly could be. The T005 is what many Karoqs get at the factory and it's one of the nastiest tyres around from the premium brands.

Edited 21 March21 Mar by mumpsim

5 hours ago, thamestrader said:

@mumpsim Yes it was all from Dashcam footage. The 14 day limit for getting a speeding ticket has now past too. When I compiled this post I made the decision not to mention anything about the who, why etc, as my sole reason fpor posting was to inform other owners.

@JXR Bridgestone Turanza All Season , compared to the other All Seasons around these did well in the areas I was interested in wet roads, resistance to aquaplaning, noise,- I wasn't interested in Snow ability. They also have a good rim protector buffer. My brother has just put a set on his Yeti and got a 25,000 mile mileage life guarantee.

I'm sure I replied with this a few days ago....... perhaps its in another unrelated thread looking out of place.

They're definitely on my shortlist - they are supposed to be pretty good in the wet and rim protection is an added bonus

34 minutes ago, JXR said:

They're definitely on my shortlist - they are supposed to be pretty good in the wet and rim protection is an added bonus

Rim protection is now usual on quality tyres of 50 profile or lower. But one does still need to check. Thr budget generics often lack it, but there are also exceptions from the better brands, even among ultra-low profiles tyres. For example, the Uniroyal RainSport 3 275/40R20 and the Michelin Primacy 4ST variants in low profiles lack rim protection. Descriptors such as FP, RFP, FR, MFS, or FSL mean that rim protection is present.

I would say the caution should be to NOT loan your pride and joy to an idiot.

Unfortunately when 3rd parties ( eg valet parking, airport parking, any motor trade business, breakdown service) have your car you have no control over who is behind the wheel. Many years ago my 3 year old Mitsubishi Space runner was written off by the Mitsubishi Dealers driver when returning it to my place of work after its 72,000 mile service.