MG4 Ticking/Rattling Noise Coming From Behind The Steering Wheel

bol said:
Does Saic take responsibility for this problem? Is there an official document?

The Dealer in Israel cannot find the fault after disassembling the wheel.
He is not ready to disassemble the bearing because he has no proof that this is the solution to the problem

pls help
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Did he have any proof the wheel was the problem before disassembling that? Because the wheel isn’t the problem so seems a bit strange he needs proof before working on something all of a sudden.

Sounds like he just doesn’t want to do the work. As long as you pay him for his time he shouldn’t need proof to look where you hire him to look I would argue. Can you take your car elsewhere maybe?
 
If I repair at another garage the warranty on parts will be removed
He took the wheel apart to check if there was any noise from the bearing, he probably didn't hear anything if he didn't change or lower it
That's why I need something official from SAIC so that they can check and replace it

???
 
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Macadoodle said:
Yes, clicking, ticking sound heard inside the car at low speeds. Tyre and wind noise eventually mask it as speed increases.
I too thought it was coming from behind the steering wheel or somewhere behind the dashboard but then realised that the speed of the clicking increased in relation to road speed.

That's what prompted me to investigate the hubs .
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Precisely what I'm hearing.
 
The big problem is that MG global ignores the issue, they don't try to provide a solution
How can the issue be handled?
 
The car was in today and the mechanic also heard the ticking/ratling noise that speeds up with increasing car speed.
They failed to fix all things (updates took too long) but they admitted hearing the ticking from outside the car. However, the manager claims it isn't the wheel bearing.

What else could it be?
 
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NLMGSAN said:
What is the risk if you continue driving with a faulty wheel bearing?
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I guess the wheel could come off eventually? If it siezes it would overheat potentially causing a fire? Those would be my two main concerns but I’m not a professional mechanic or anything like that.
 
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It'll get noisier and noisier, to the point where you can't bear it any longer so you'll go get it fixed. :)
 
siteguru said:
It'll get noisier and noisier, to the point where you can't bear it any longer so you'll go get it fixed. :)
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On the 12th they knew it was broken. They delayed the order awaiting the judgement of a senior mechanic. Now the order is delayed/ not available yet.
 
Hello!
This seems to be a cross-national and recurring problem for several users. My car has 11600 km on it and exactly the same clicks occur. It also makes a wobbly buzzing noise at speeds of 55-57km/h. It was very difficult to bring out the fault on the lift bench because when the car is lifted and so without load the clicking stops only at 18 km/h and only when cold! (Always heard when driving.) The buzzing could not be brought out at all when lifted, so I hope the same bearing will be the problem. The cause of the fault is the left front wheel bearing. Now waiting for a part.
 
Zeller said:
It was very difficult to bring out the fault on the lift bench because when the car is lifted and so without load the clicking stops only at 18 km/h and only when cold! (Always heard when driving.)
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My one was the same, no noticeable noise in warm weather, slowly returning as the colder months came back.
I will say that the noise became less apparent as I put more miles on the car and it may well have disappeared completely if I had the ability to just ignore it :)
I'm guessing that it's a manufacturing defect with the bearing cage or something like that, any fault with the balls or races would cause rumbling and failure pretty quickly IMO.
 
Zeller said:
Hello!
This seems to be a cross-national and recurring problem for several users. My car has 11600 km on it and exactly the same clicks occur. It also makes a wobbly buzzing noise at speeds of 55-57km/h. It was very difficult to bring out the fault on the lift bench because when the car is lifted and so without load the clicking stops only at 18 km/h and only when cold! (Always heard when driving.) The buzzing could not be brought out at all when lifted, so I hope the same bearing will be the problem. The cause of the fault is the left front wheel bearing. Now waiting for a part.
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Mine was fixed 10 days later. No rattling anymore.
When the car was lifted they could not reproduce it either. But when the mechanic drve the car himself he agreed it was most likely the bearing.
What surprizes me that it is always the drivers side. Is unequal load (I mostly drive the car myself) the root cause?
 
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NLMGSAN said:
Mine was fixed 10 days later. No rattling anymore.
When the car was lifted they could not reproduce it either. But when the mechanic drve the car himself he agreed it was most likely the bearing.
What surprizes me that it is always the drivers side. Is unequal load (I mostly drive the car myself) the root cause?
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The wheel nearest the kerb usually goes first as it gets all the debris from the side of the road thrown at it and any drain covers, road chamber etc. can put more strain on it than the wheel nearest the centre of the road.

Wheel bearing failure noise is usually louder when that wheel is on the outside when going round a bend.
 
I read that everyone has a problem with the left front wheel bearing.
In our case the problem is the wheel in the middle of the road.
I have also requested an on-board software update for the faults, and they are also doing the recall lane keeping software update.
 

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