"Clunk" noise

[marts]

Leon MK2 2.0 TDi Stylance 56/2007

I get a strange clunk noise quite often when say I'm reversing. The noise sounds like when you drive over a grid, and it "clunks"

It happens mainly when I'm reversing, so I'll put the gear in reverse, reverse, brake, and then about 1 seconds after I release the brakes the "clunk" will happen. It happens about 75% of the time. Occasionally, it might happen in first gear in the same situation, ie just after braking.

I had few front and rear brake pads fitted the other week, and mentioned it to the dealer - but they coudn't find the fault. Its still happening now with the new pads.

Someone was stood by the side of my car the other day and heard it - they thought it sounded like it was coming from the front.

Any ideas?

 

[MauriceRKK]

I had exactly the same problem a while back with a 2003 TDI 110 I had recently purchased and it turned out to be two cracked wishbones!! You say it happens specifically when you brake after reversing?

 

[Rampage]

Mine does it and the dealers says it's the brake pads moving. Sounds right as it happens the first time you brake in reverse.

 

[markgb]

Mine does that, it's had it's MOT and nothing was untoward. Been wondering what the noise was. I take the movement of the pads isn't detrimental to the performance of the brakes?

 

[Rampage]

"they all do it"

Have to admit the Fuhrer's Polo does it too.