Popping sound in reverse when turning steering wheel

[slk23]

When I go to reverse into my parking spot at home, I get this loud popping sound, almost as if something is breaking from the front of the car.. it sounds like its from the suspension somewhere.. almost like plastic cracking/breaking.
It only happens when I have to turn my steering wheel all the way, and then once I start to back in and turning the steering wheel back straight.
It happens for both directions.

Any ideas?

[ExhaustNote]

Any suspension, wheel or brake mods?

[DreDay]

I had a similar issue. Got so bad that it popped when pulling into tight parking spaces or stopping abruptly. It ended up being a worn out lower control arm. Worth a look!

[slk23]

Any suspension, wheel or brake mods?

Nope. All stock in those regards.

[slk23]

I had a similar issue. Got so bad that it popped when pulling into tight parking spaces or stopping abruptly. It ended up being a worn out lower control arm. Worth a look!

hrmmm.. I did have the lower control arms replaced per the TSB due to the steering wheel shimmy at highway speeds..

[sirmium]

i have similar issue, but only when going faster in reverse, full turn steering wheel. I was told that quattro system naturally has some slipping when you do that, and that's the noise.

[Vinny_s5]

i have the same issue when parallel parking! so its in fact a lower control arm?

[roksteady]

There is a Service Bulletin for your problem:

NHTSA Item Number: 10033333
Service Bulletin #: TSB-48-09-11
Replacement #:
Vehicle/Equipment Make: AUDI
Vehicle/Eqipment Model: A5
Model Year: 2010
Mfg Component Code: 011000 STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR
Date of Bulletin: 2009-10-16
Date Added: 2010-08-09
Summary: AUDI: SERVOTRONIC STEERING (1N3) SHUDDER AT LOW SPEED WHILE TURNING. CUSTOMERS COMPLAIN OF A SHUDDER IN THE STEERING WHEEL OR A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED DURING PARKING LOT MANEUVERS OR WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS (

[Vinny_s5]

^^ thanks for the heads up... im going to print that out and show it to my service rep when i bring my car in for service

[Beast]

thank god its not for 2012 :)

[Vinny_s5]

would this not apply to my 2009 s5, if is the same exact issue, because I saw in the notes it says 2010 ?