GTI MK6 - Faults/Rattles/Squeeks etc

[VWKev]

the amount of sh!t that goes on with the mk5 and now mk6's why has someone like watchdog not taken VW by the bollox ?

Becuase it's all little stuff and nothing major. It's a mass produced car made on a tight budget with profit margins the main aim. If you want a perfectly built car save up and buy yourself a Rolls.

Nick

I want my £30k car not to rattle, squeek, and function like its advertised to.

[Horney]

And so you should, but due to the high volume process in which these are built and the way they are costed there will allways be niggles with a % of them. Same if you buy a bimmer, a merc etc. It's how the dealers and VW deal with that decides how much of a premium product you're getting.

Just ask any Mini owner. They pay a hefty premium for a small hatch and make the niggles on the MK6 look like nothing at all.

If you ever get the chance to take a tour of a modern car plant, you should. It's a fascinating if somewhat frightening eye opener of how these things are thrown together.

nick

[DJ Lennon]

Further plus one on the rattling in the rear. Diagnosed as a faulty rear panel (they have had to replace the whole thing!) and is currently at the dealers awaiting pickup

Some other minor rattles and again on full lock there is a sound but thats pretty common I thought on modern power assisted cars?

[DJ Lennon]

I truly despair............I just picked up the beast, the dealership claimed that the rear 1/4 panel had been replaced, lo and behold the same rattle is there, from the same place, making the same noise.

Are these technicians deaf, stupid, incompetent or a combination of all three.  I have to go back, yet again (third time now) and demonstrate the noise to these numpties.  Poor girl at the service desk could tell I was pissed but I told her its wasnt her fault, just the bloody techs!

Might as well have tried to have a go myself.

Arrrrrgh!

[RickS]

Could I have a list of everyones faults, rattles etc ?

Turn the wheel all the way to the left or right I get a low pitched squeek/grind type noise (Aint got a clue what that could be)

That's almost certainly the power steering pump drive belt slipping when you reach full lock. Mine doesn't do it, but I've had several cars that did [Not GTI's]

[Saint Steve]

Thought the 6 was an improved 5

I blame the condition of our roads shaking the cars to bits.

[RickS]

Using a nano ipod causes the tracks on the display not to change to the next track when the next track physically changes.

I use a Nano [G4, 8GB] and it works perfectly well, no problem with display and track titles change correctly, although I do get the stutter, but it doesn't do it on all albums/tracks. This seems to be a common fault and must be solvable with a software fix, maybe VW will bring one out.

In fact that stutter on the ipod is about the only fault I can come up with on mine that's even worth a mention. It's just a superb car. Hope I'm not over-tempting fate here

[Steve30]

Using a nano ipod causes the tracks on the display not to change to the next track when the next track physically changes.

I use a Nano [G4, 8GB] and it works perfectly well, no problem with display and track titles change correctly, although I do get the stutter, but it doesn't do it on all albums/tracks. This seems to be a common fault and must be solvable with a software fix, maybe VW will bring one out.

In fact that stutter on the ipod is about the only fault I can come up with on mine that's even worth a mention. It's just a superb car. Hope I'm not over-tempting fate here

Mine does this stuttering tracks?

[GolfTi]

I guess I'm easily pleased. I love mine to bits.

Perfect car??   Almost - I think of the very minor niggles more as personality.

[Snoopy]

I like the advert were it says like a golf.
I think i need a refund then
As my mk6 hatch shuts with a TING noise (aka jap car noise) were my mk1 boot shuts with a solid golf like thud.