Hello.
I've recently bought my first Mercedes; a 2008 C220 CDI Sport, 107k miles + full dealer service history. The car is in fantastic condition for its age, and drives really well... apart from a single, intermittent issue — there is a rubbing or grinding noise when turning left. It's not there when turning right, or when driving straight, and because it's intermittent the local garage is having a tough time pinpointing the cause.
Here are some videos that demonstrate the noise...
With the driver's side window down, the noise appears to be coming from the driver's side front wheel. With all windows up, the noise is much more subtle (as you'd expect) but it feels more central. The garage have inspected both fronts wheels and their suspension, brakes, joints, bushes etc. and have said there isn't anything obvious at fault. However, now I've been able to capture the noise on video and the mechanic has heard it, I've left the car with them again today and they're going to have a look at the back wheels.
Any ideas as to what this could be?
I've recently bought my first Mercedes; a 2008 C220 CDI Sport, 107k miles + full dealer service history. The car is in fantastic condition for its age, and drives really well... apart from a single, intermittent issue — there is a rubbing or grinding noise when turning left. It's not there when turning right, or when driving straight, and because it's intermittent the local garage is having a tough time pinpointing the cause.
Here are some videos that demonstrate the noise...
With the driver's side window down, the noise appears to be coming from the driver's side front wheel. With all windows up, the noise is much more subtle (as you'd expect) but it feels more central. The garage have inspected both fronts wheels and their suspension, brakes, joints, bushes etc. and have said there isn't anything obvious at fault. However, now I've been able to capture the noise on video and the mechanic has heard it, I've left the car with them again today and they're going to have a look at the back wheels.
Any ideas as to what this could be?