« Reply #10 on: 21 August 2014, 22:42 »
I know this has been discussed before on here, but has anyone sorted this out? Mine has it, and it has been into the dealership for 3 days now and they say they cannot find it, they can hear it, but cannot identify it!
They are requesting to put it back together and give me it back. As they have given up!
Who else has had it and had it fixed? what the hell was it???
I had the exact same annoying sound when I collected the car in July and almost turned round and took it back to the dealer. It felt to be coming from the drivers door near the A pillar but by trial and error I traced it to the plastic cowling under the steering rack. Holding the cowling firmly stopped the noise and it wasn't as bad if the steering column was pulled slightly forward - not my preference.
In the end I fixed it by taking the cowling apart and sticking an anti vibe pad on the inside of the lower section which has stopped it resonating. I would be surprised if this wasn't causing the same problem for others so worth checking.
Sadly the GTI is riddled with little buzzing sounds and rattling sounds that end up being something very minor and silly but it puts a real downer on the quality feel of the car. I've been driving around with radio off and climate control off recently and you can hear everything. Front suspension clunks over poor surfaces at low speeds, rear suspension knocking, buzzing from the drivers door panel (probably the one you're describing), the iPod cable cover rattles if closed occasionally too and the sunroof is also making a slight sound.
Actually to the op, it could be the iPod cable cover that's causing your rattle. Try closing/opening it when the sound starts to see if it goes away.
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