GTI MK6 - Faults/Rattles/Squeeks etc

[mkviken]

I'm not 100% sure if mine is coming from the b pillar or the back door card.

[Jimmymature]

I've got a really annoying noise coming from underneath the driver seat.  When round bends it sounds like something is moving under the seat, almost like a small ball.

It's weird, there's nothing under the seat that I can see and the seat is solid.

Does anyone have an clues?

Cheers,


Jim

[mkviken]

there is a little white clip which holds a wire and clips onto a piece or round bar. they rattle

i stopped mine by simply wrapping some tape around it.

[Jimmymature]

there is a little white clip which holds a wire and clips onto a piece or round bar. they rattle

i stopped mine by simply wrapping some tape around it.

Thanks mate, I'll take a look.

[Jimble]

I've still got the clunk/knocking coming from the drivers side C pillar area, i think i've exhausted all the trim so now i think it's coming from outside underneath the car, i've read on other forums about sway bar bushes and anti roll bar bushes as well as loose shock mounts! 

Any other ideas gents as i'm not very mechanical? :embarassed:

[andykram]

I do get sick and tired of reading in What Car, Autocar, motoring press in general about how the interior of the Golf is "quality", "hewn from solid" blah, blah, blah. They ought to try reading all the posts on here - and this forum is just for GTis!!!!

You should see the anti VW stuff on a general motoring forum I go on - there's all sorts of stuff. TDi fuel pumps going, chain drives on the 1.4 petrol engine going, all chuffing sorts.

When I first started with VW in 97 I was swayed by the "if only in life everything was as reliable as a VW" thing. 15 years later I am very much wise to the fact that they are absolutely average in terms of reliability and quality. All the surveys seem to bear this out where VW are never near the top but not quite near the bottom. That's why I personally get so angry with crap dealer service. With a £30k car comes certain expectations of service and quality and I'm afraid VW service and quality just isn't good enough to justify those prices. They ought to try knocking on Lexus' door to see how it's done.

And then people on here bang on about Vauxhalls being s***. I had 6 Vauxhalls - not one of them rattled or squeaked. What sums it up for me is my Mk2. Went to work in it this morning - the only thing that rattled in that was a cassette box in the door pocket and it's 21 years old. That car comes from the day when they did build them properly.

[GolfTi]

So far over the last 3 years I've managed to sort all minor rattles/squeaks with a little silicone spray or rubber spray in the right place.

But not this one, it's right next to my ear on the drivers side somewhere in the pillar area. I've sprayed the door lock(inside and out with WD40), all trim joints, seat belt area with a liberal amount of rubber spray.

It's not loud just an annoying almost metallic rattle on uneven roads and lowish revs, a passenger in the back seat can't hear it. It sounds like it's inside the trim where the seatbelt roller is but difficult to pinpoint for sure.
Sounds similar to what some have already mentioned in this thread but no fix as yet.

Any ideas??

Still under warranty but I really don't want to take it to the dealer, lose my pride and joy for a few days while they dismantle everything.

[andykram]

Don't forget it's VW policy not to fix rattles once it's older than one year unless something's broken.

When I was told this on my first service I went ballistic at the poor bloke in service. Not his fault but he's the one who has to trot out s*** like that to someone like me who's spent £25k or so 12 months previously!!!! I must admit I quoted Lexus at that point to him, saying I could not imagine them saying such a thing about a one year old car. It can't have looked good as it's a typical VW dealership where the service reception is open to the edge of the sales area. If VW had any sense they'd put the service area half a mile away from the sales area where potential customers can't hear the rants of current ones!!!!

[GolfTi]

Andy, are you in a bad mood?

My dealer has been brilliant (not that I've needed them much) and I'm quite confident they would try to help me if I wanted. I'm just looking for an easy fix, spray in the right place, tape up a loose cable that sort of thing.

If you think VW service is bad then try Ford/Vauxhall/French. Simply awful and the cars aren't much better.


I do remember one particular Vauxhall dealer who told me when I tried to pick up my car after a service.

"Sorry didn't have time today, it's been very busy can you rebook for next week?..." as for getting the many rattles looked at  - forget it.

[ajmoir36]

I am just waiting for the manual gearbox in my GTD to explode. Its really annoying to drive now getting more and more notchy. 41K on the clock.  At my last service 36K I complained about it and they adjusted the cables, made no difference.  I think that something in the box moves around as sometimes its great (more so when warm).  Then if its like -10 or something first thing in the morning 2nd is barely usable. Only 10 months warrenty left. Oh dear.