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Offline boardlord

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Faults with GTI
« on: 22 January 2010, 22:30 »
I have a few faults with my car some off them maybe me being picky (Not Sure). Just wondering if there are any other faults I can expect?

- Brakes sometimes go really spongy,   VW can't find a fault........   Does not inspire confidence when you drive hard and is going back for the 2nd time as I consider this to be dangerous, if they find no fault the I'll try another dealer.

- Ashtray doesn't always open when pressed...   Being changed at 1st service.
- Rear cup holder keeps popping open... As above.
- Passenger door has terrible wind noise and also noticed that the bottom of the door is not flush when shut, by about a 1mm
- Finally a few yellow dot's around the rear, (which I new about when ordering, a mate also has these on his VXR Nurburgring) ... Going to be detail at first service, dealer says that with regular washing they will improve and come off easier when it's detailed. I'm not sure...We'll see

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Offline Neil gti

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Re: Faults with GTI
« Reply #1 on: 22 January 2010, 23:18 »
The only fault that i have found with mine is that the rear cup holder has fell apart,
Think someone has caught it getting in or out, so it has been in the rear side pocket for two months (dont see it from my seat:smiley:)
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Re: Faults with GTI
« Reply #2 on: 22 January 2010, 23:53 »
I have a fault on mine where the light on the drivers side sun visor mirror someimes stays on even when the mirror cover is shut... Keep meaning to go to VW, but seems too much effort for something so small...

Will get it sorted at first service.

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Re: Faults with GTI
« Reply #3 on: 23 January 2010, 09:50 »
Are the yellow dot's around the wheel arches?
« Last Edit: 23 January 2010, 10:56 by sundaydriver »
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Offline Snoopy

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Re: Faults with GTI
« Reply #4 on: 23 January 2010, 10:32 »
Does the brakes do that after alot of hard use or just out of the blue?
If its just out of the blue then theres a fault and it maybe something simple like air in the system or a cylinder is not sealing or a number of others things.
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Offline Graeme1978

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Re: Faults with GTI
« Reply #5 on: 23 January 2010, 10:57 »
Only problem I've got is the fuel cap sometimes pops out when I lock the car
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Re: Faults with GTI
« Reply #6 on: 23 January 2010, 12:40 »
Did I read something else about the fuel cap design as well ?

I'm sure someone opened their's too hard and far (or caught it when it was open) and it put a dent in the back wing  :angry: 

When he got it sorted,  the dent man said he had done loads of other new Mk VI Golfs.
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Re: Faults with GTI
« Reply #7 on: 23 January 2010, 17:45 »
Coming up 3 months and 2500miles. No problem to report. Some rattle around front passenger area on certain surfaces (Sport mode only). Not sure whether that is just the seatbelt scrapping on  the B-pillar.

If the car behave itself, I might start my usual mod
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Re: Faults with GTI
« Reply #8 on: 23 January 2010, 18:19 »
Quote from: JonnyG on 23 January 2010, 12:40
Did I read something else about the fuel cap design as well ?

I'm sure someone opened their's too hard and far (or caught it when it was open) and it put a dent in the back wing  :angry: 

When he got it sorted,  the dent man said he had done loads of other new Mk VI Golfs.

That was me but I think mine came from the factory like that even although 2 of us inspected the car before I accepted it and we never saw it but it couldn't possibly have happened anywhere else.

Yes the dentmaster guy told me had sorted a few brand new golfs with the exact same ding.
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Re: Faults with GTI
« Reply #9 on: 23 January 2010, 20:26 »
4.5 k and all spot on so far.

Just wish I could switch off those annoying headlamp washers.
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