Hi all,
been lurking here for a while. Never had any intentions of posting but after 5000 miles and 5 months of ownership my 500 1.4 sport has developed a problem.
When I go over some bumps, I am getting a loud knocking noise. I think it is coming from under the passenger footwell beneath the car. It doesn't do it all the time- it does it most often when you go over a ridge that runs across the road and both front wheels hit the ridge at the same time. It started on Monday and has got gradually louder during the week.
In addition, last night when i turned into my parking space, there was a loud "click" from the steering which I could feel through the steering wheel. Tonight when I got home, it did exactly the same thing in exactly the same spot! There are no bumps there (the carpark is inside and perfectly flat) and I wasn't using full lock. Both times I was only driving at about 5mph.
Do you think these two may be related? I had a quick prod under the car and can't see anything loose or hanging off. Is there anything else under there apart from the exhaust that could come loose? Anybody else had similar problems?
Now before you all start saying "whats ratting in the glovebox" or "have you been going over speedbumps too fast", firstly I keep absolutely nothing in the car. I HATE clutter! My 500 is immaculate and I look after it and treat it with respect.I have checked and there is nothing inside the car that could rattle and as I said the noises sound like they are coming from outside anyway. I even checked the spare wheel well to make sure nothing loose. I am careful over speedbumps and have never bumped the wheels up a kerb.
I have to say, I previously owned a Grande Punto from new which suffered from the continual knocking over bumps as reported in the Grande Punto forum here. I gave up on it the end after just 18 months as the garage were unable to rectify it. I can just see their face when I go and take my 500 in and say "its knocking over bumps again". I am feeling pretty annoyed at the moment that I have a problem with a car which is sposed to be so fantastic according to the press!
been lurking here for a while. Never had any intentions of posting but after 5000 miles and 5 months of ownership my 500 1.4 sport has developed a problem.
When I go over some bumps, I am getting a loud knocking noise. I think it is coming from under the passenger footwell beneath the car. It doesn't do it all the time- it does it most often when you go over a ridge that runs across the road and both front wheels hit the ridge at the same time. It started on Monday and has got gradually louder during the week.
In addition, last night when i turned into my parking space, there was a loud "click" from the steering which I could feel through the steering wheel. Tonight when I got home, it did exactly the same thing in exactly the same spot! There are no bumps there (the carpark is inside and perfectly flat) and I wasn't using full lock. Both times I was only driving at about 5mph.
Do you think these two may be related? I had a quick prod under the car and can't see anything loose or hanging off. Is there anything else under there apart from the exhaust that could come loose? Anybody else had similar problems?
Now before you all start saying "whats ratting in the glovebox" or "have you been going over speedbumps too fast", firstly I keep absolutely nothing in the car. I HATE clutter! My 500 is immaculate and I look after it and treat it with respect.I have checked and there is nothing inside the car that could rattle and as I said the noises sound like they are coming from outside anyway. I even checked the spare wheel well to make sure nothing loose. I am careful over speedbumps and have never bumped the wheels up a kerb.
I have to say, I previously owned a Grande Punto from new which suffered from the continual knocking over bumps as reported in the Grande Punto forum here. I gave up on it the end after just 18 months as the garage were unable to rectify it. I can just see their face when I go and take my 500 in and say "its knocking over bumps again". I am feeling pretty annoyed at the moment that I have a problem with a car which is sposed to be so fantastic according to the press!
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