Dash rattles - do dealers fix under warranty?

[SoVW]

My lovely new GTI has an annoying creak / rattle on the air vent on the center top of the dash. Will my local dealer fix this for me free of charge under warranty? Or am I better trying to fix it myself...

[yan355]

Hi There

Assuming yours is within the 3 year manufacturers warranty yes they will. I had the same type of rattle caused by the plastic moving agains itself on the internal structure below the vent - the dealer took 3 attempts to cure it - the car now has more felt padding than Robin Hood and his merry men but doesnt rattle.

Its quite common i remeber a link expalining the problem on vwvortex but cant find it.

Hope this helps

Cheers

Yanek

[Cass]

Short answer - yes, this is a known area for rattles but quality of repair/fix may vary from dealer to dealer.

DIY link here:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2945481

Cass

[neo66]

Mine had TWO very annoying rattles when I purchased it, -ONE being the steering wheel housing(went in twice to the dealers for it as it sounded like a window was going to fall out  )
Second was the rattle your talking about, but this is going to get sorted when I move the Parrot bluetooth.
Although it has quietened down over the past few months!

[RedRobin]

....

I've found that various little rattles and squeaks have come and gone during the last 3.5 years / 63k miles. Once you are focussed on driving, you don't hear them. It's a mass-produced hatchback, not a handbuilt Rolls-Royce!

[Gene Hunt.]

.........but remember Golf's were always sold on build quality.Remember the mk2 advert were the bloke pulls into a garage because of a squeak ?.The old guy at the garage scratches his head & then rocks the car & realises it's the drivers girlfriends ear ring.Puts a drop of oil & no squeak. .If only everything in life was as reliable as a vw.

[RedRobin]

^^^^
Yes, that was a classic advert

Thing is though, times have changed since then and adverts rarely reflect the truth. I guess I don't think of the Golf range as luxury so I'm personally not bothered.

Engine mounts for me soon - That'll help increase sounds in the cabin

[Jimp]

I always hear people complaining of rattles with the centre console vent. I have the tray instead and have never had any rattles. In fact, I've never had any rattles at all! The one upside to owning a 1.4?