(T) Clicking steering

My Stilo has started making a very quite clicking noise when turning the wheel. Its very minor and doesn't effect driving. Presume its just the heat or the way its going to be from now on!? Anyones steering wheel the same on turning are they all silent. This can only beheard if listening for it!

Cheers

Silent here but will listen out for it....Do you get it whilst using City mode too or vice versa

On both, it is something that is very quite, but it wasn't there for the last 15 months! Although temp gauge said 36c today, highest I've seen in car.

Its currently not the sort of noise I'd attempt to show a dealer. My Punto had very loud steering wheel on turning sounded like crunching wires and that was OK after 5 years.

Nothing to do with the temp mate... it's been 35ºC and over for the last month here and apart from the car being like an oven when i get in (i'm thankful for being able to put the windows down before i actually reach the car!!) the car works just fine..

Air con

I wish the air con could be turned on from the remote!!!!!! Help the car cool down just before you go in it!!!!

It would also have to start the engine for air con to work and in those few seconds you walk to your car someone jumps in and whoooosh

Mine makes a clicking every so often, usually when im moving the car slowly, havent a clue what it is though, and mines done it pretty much since i owned it and nothings fallen off yet!

If the noise you're referring to is a fairly quiet, but irritating clicking coming from the steering wheel housing itself, then it sounds like the same problem I had.

The dealer replaced a 'universal joint' in the steering column and the noise went away. The repair was done under the warranty.

Sorry I can't be more specific about the part, that's as much as I know.

I'll wait and see if mine gets worse as the technician would have trouble hearing it at the moment! I know they'd say what noise!

pc99 was yours really quite how did tech hear it? Or was it quite easy to hear?

Cheers

The noise was audible with the engine idling and the stereo off.
The engineer heard it straight away. It was more noticable spinning the wheel clockwise than anti-clockwise.

There is a to do with a recall on steering but I'm not technical enough to put in a link. The campaign number is 4968. Could be your problem solved?

Cheers,

how do I see the recall and if it effect my car?

Just seen its at the top....sorry!

No I have a 1.4. So I can count that out thankfully.

I had a clicking steering problem , quite loud plus I could feel it through the throttle pedal - they diagnosed the UJ as worn and replaced entire steering column under warranty, but it didn't fix the problem. After a close look at the car they found they could stop the click by greasing either end of the steel tube that the brake pedal is mounted on. No idea how this fixed it, but it did!

The other possibility is the UJ can catch on the trim under the dash if it isn't clipped in properly. If you look under the dash on the floor to the left of the clutch pedal you'll see where the steering colum enters the floor and the UJ is. Even when trim is clipped in properly there is very little clearance between it and the UJ

Hope this helps

Paul