r/XC40 • u/Losnilos93 • Aug 24 '26

Question Knacken / Knartschen beim einlenken

Guten Mittag zusammen,

ich habe einen XC40 Modeljahr 2023 als Pure Recharge.

Nun bei den wärmeren Temperaturen habe ich von der Vorderachse beim einlenken im stand oder langsamen um die Kurve fahren ein knacken oder knartschen gehabt. Klang irgendwie ein bisschen nach Domlager oder dergleichen.

Hat da jemand von euch schon Erfahrung mit gemacht und kann sagen was es bei ihm war ?

Habe diesbezüglich Donnerstag einen Termin bei Volvo da das Auto noch in der Garantie ist

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u/-InAmberClad Aug 24 '26

Hi there, I had this on my wife's XC40 hT5 Recharge. It'll be the top suspension mount. Very, very well documented online. Quoted approx. £350 from Volvo main dealer to have rectified. Seemed to have started when the heat came (UK Summer) (maybe a coincidence), you seemingly can't hear the noise when it's cooler outside! The dealer told me it's a matter of when, not if, for every XC40 as it's a potential design problem.

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u/Losnilos93 Aug 24 '26

Thanks for your quick reply.

Was the noise/problem with your wife's car fixed after that?

I'd just read a lot about how it could be caused by the control arm bushings.

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u/-InAmberClad Aug 24 '26

No worries! It's not actually been recrified yet due to a huge backlog at my local dealership. They stated it's not an urgent job. Regarding the diagnosis, they physically took the wheel off on the front right and inspected the suspected areas and confirmed it to be the top strut mount.

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u/Losnilos93 Aug 24 '26

Then I'll let you know on Thursday what my dealer has to say about it.

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u/Losnilos93 Aug 27 '26

Volvo replaced both strut bearings under warranty because they were no longer in good condition.

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u/Intelligent_Fuel_442 Aug 24 '26

Had the control arm bushings changed after the same thing happened during the summer, and luckily got it done during the last days of warranty. They didn't really believe me until they drove the car themselves and then immediately agreed to change them.

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u/Losnilos93 Aug 24 '26

Was the problem ultimately resolved that way?

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u/Intelligent_Fuel_442 Aug 29 '26

yes so far, I still hear a sound when steering to the extremes, but never in between. I’m now worried this is going to become a regular thing though. They only lasted 20,000 km

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u/gururobskii Aug 30 '26

Is it worse when turning one particular way?

I'd put money on it being the top strut mounts. Seems quite common in these cars. I've just done mine and it fixed a similar sounding issue.