GTI MK6 - Faults/Rattles/Squeeks etc

[ErikGTI]

21 pages but does anyone have any fixes yet 

I have a rattle thats over powering the radio  coming from the back of the car somewere now.

Maybe you ran over a dog with chain.......

[Snoopy]

Just had a look with the car on the 4 poster ramp, no dog 
I do find it funny that my bro's alfa mito has no rattles, no squeeks or problems in a years ownership (and he's 1 billion times more fussy than me!) were as my cars 'superior' German VW legend of built quality has shown many build issues in 11 weeks ownership and reading this forum shows its not an isolated case. VWs quality 

Goes off to do a google search for a source of anti-rattle tape

[am1w]

Tick, tick, tick, ticity, ticity, ticity, teeeeeek, constantly around the speedo/rev binnicle. Not loud, but just about noticable and bloody annoying.

[gossa]

one year and 15'000 miles in and still.......nothing, quiet as a mouse.........

[DJ Lennon]

I think what happened here Gossa is that you got one of the Pre September order models when full and proper QA was undertaken.  Its abundantly clear that when VW's capacity to produce vehicle bottomed out in September/October time (for still unfathomable reasons) that, once production started up again in Jan/Feb time that the pressure to deliver the vehicles to the UK especially was so high, that they just pushed them out as quickly as they could.

Of course, no one at VW will be holding their hands up on this.

[R32UK]

one year and 15'000 miles in and still.......nothing, quiet as a mouse.........

Approaching 15k... and again a few noises here and there (usually mine own stuff flying about) but again quiet as a mouse


Might be true that DJ Lemmon.... mine is also a pre September build

[am1w]

OK. Let's be really honest. My ticking is hardly noticeable. But I have really excellent hearing.

[Freakinsweet]

I had a rattle coming from the glove box. Replaced so that stopped. Now, the drivers seat produces a clonking noise everytime I sit down. Easy to reproduce as well, just press yourself back in the seat..clonk. Sounds like a spring or something is loose. Will have it checked in August...sigh...

[Snoopy]

Climate control unit seem intent of either frezzing me to death in the mornings.  To get any heat, I need to punch the dials to max so the auto kicks off. In the day when it's warm, only solution is to drive without A/C on until it gets pretty stuffy, then turn it on for a bit.

My heater does not seem to regulate very well either. Can others expand on what theres is like  
If i have mine set on auto these past couple of days it either seems to want to freeze me with the AC button on (through the dash vents). Setting the temp does not seem to have much effect, if any effect, or set it to HI its warm.

[am1w]

Snoops: There are 2 AC speeds even in the Auto mode. This you have to select manually.
My Climate Control works a treat. No complaints.