GTI MK6 - Faults/Rattles/Squeeks etc

[Outy1812]

Only had my MK6 a few days and noticed a shocker of a squeak coming from what seems to be the left-rear seat area. A proper pain. No idea what it could be.

Stuck with Benfield Scotswood road, tho - I won't hold my breath. They work they did with my Mk5 was...erm...less than quality.

P~

[Hartside]

I'm in the same mind about them. I have a door rattle that I'm living with as I know it'll just lead to car damage if I let them loose on it.

[Outy1812]

I had a 'major' service done on my Mk5 when I had that.

Dropped it off at Scotswood road at 9.30am on a VERY busy day in the dealership (20minute wait to hand my keys in!) and drove past it on the way out. By 11:00am I had a phone call saying it was ready to be picked up. So in 90 minutes it had been taken into the workshop, had a major done, then had been moved and fully valeted and handed back over to the girl to call me...hmmmm, call me a cynic, but...

[Hartside]

Interesting. Here's an old thread of mine from my service "experience"

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=198234.0

[Outy1812]

Sounds about right. Shame they are the only dealer within my (handy) radius.

[Hartside]

Me too. Only other place is Pullman in Sunderland, but that's a hike for to get too and back from. Plus I haven't heard whether they are any good either

[The Doc]

Well I'm getting to the end of my time with my GTD and here's my list:

When I collected my car it was outside in the pouring rain, when I looked over it the next day it had a fairly horrible scuff on the N/S/F bumper - its still there now as I didn't want it painting so I could do with getting that done now.

Air con condenser let go but this was due to a stone chip at a guess.

The electric lumbar support stopped working for about 6 months but started again yesterday - on strike possibly?

A few months back the alternator light came on and the car quickly came to a grinding halt - turned out to be a melted part of the main fuse box that had been trapped during manufacture stopping a connection to the bus bar working correctly so we cut off the melted part and reassembled with great success.

That's it.

[ScottA]

I don't think I've posted here before but I've had my GTI a little over 4 months and so far had:

a new water pump after 300 miles
wind noise fix which I think consisted of adjusting the seals
wastegate rattle fix
bonnet/front bumper readjustment as it was miles out
new slave cylinder as it was leaking, causing the clutch to slip which was also replaced
xenons were adjusted as they were blinding everyone on the road, and the also adjustment didn't make a difference
cv gaitors greased as they were noisy

Unfortunately it's booked back in again today to have the clutch looked at as you can feel it "click/stick" sometimes and it makes a "clunk" when you put it down - all very technical I know lol

Plus I have countless rattles, nothing really bad, but lots of little ones so they all add up 

[mkviken]

rattles i still need to fix;

sunglasses bin rattles (the large panel with 2 square parts)
passenger side door/seat/dash rattle - cannot find this as i cannot reach and if a passenger is in the car it stops
rear shelf rattles over bumps
drivers side b-pillar still rattling



touch wood i have solved the drivers door, centre console, handbrake, and under seat rattle

also sorted the front bumper/bonnet/light alignment as best i can.

[ScottA]

rattles i still need to fix;

sunglasses bin rattles (the large panel with 2 square parts)
passenger side door/seat/dash rattle - cannot find this as i cannot reach and if a passenger is in the car it stops
rear shelf rattles over bumps
drivers side b-pillar still rattling



touch wood i have solved the drivers door, centre console, handbrake, and under seat rattle

also sorted the front bumper/bonnet/light alignment as best i can.

the worst rattle I've got is from the drivers side B pillar that I need to look at