Edition 35 clutch / flywheel noise

[sve170]

Yea, hopefully all sorted on Tuesday, how is your clutch / flywheel, also see your in Aberdeenshire where about, do you get into aberdeen much.

[Murrayedition35]

Yea, hopefully all sorted on Tuesday, how is your clutch / flywheel, also see your in Aberdeenshire where about, do you get into aberdeen much.

Touch wood, my clutch seems fine...no problems...

Alford and work at westhills..

[sve170]

Ok, I,m in town and work offshore.
Have you been to any meets in the area, I used to be a regular back in my Ford ST days but don't seem to be much on the VW front in this area.

[Murrayedition35]

No never been to any VW meets...not sure if there are any...

[sve170]

Hi everyone
Have had my carbon grey 3dr edition 35 since March this year with no problems apart from a constant 'knocking' noise from clutch, flywheel, engine area when holding the car on the clutch on any road incline.
The noise has been their since day one but I dismissed it at first due to the excitement of a new GTi and probably expecting it to go away when the mileage built up.
But with 7000 miles on the clock now it is really not right and I feel their is a problem up front, the 'knocking' can sometimes be felt through the clutch pedal in the form of a constant vibration.
During normal driving there is no problem only when putting the clutch under load on an incline or sometimes when stop / start driving in traffic jams.

Finally got the car booked in today at local VW dealer and the verdict, this comment below is straight from the master technician who test drove the car for 17 miles on various roads and inclines.

He admits their is a 'knocking' in the region of clutch / flywheel area but this is perfectly normal on this car, he informed me that he took out several other GTi,s and a Golf R today to check them aswell and that all have the 'knocking' exactly the same as mine??
There is nothing that can be done and I will just have to live with it.

When I picked the car up this evening I asked to take out the GTis and the Golf R that the technician used but was told they all been sold today and I was not allowed to drive them.....surprise, surprise.
I am gobsmacked with the outcome and am not happy at all, the car is my first GTi but px my 2008 R32  in March to get the Edition 35.
The R32 had a clutch as smooth a silk and I was expecting the same......seems not.

My question is do other members on the forum is do any of you have this noise, as I said you will need to hold the car on the clutch on any road incline to check it out.

Any feedback welcome as if it cannot be fixed the 'for sale' sign will be in the window very soon.

Cheers

Mike


Hi everyone and its good news at last.
Ed35 was in today as requested by service manager to bottom out these ongoing problems with clutch / flywheel, offer was made to replace both components as a possible first step to a fix.
Got the motor back this evening and its all sorted, noise, vibrations all gone, clutch is smooth as silk, chuffed to bits.
Weird thing is the new technician who tested the car before any work was started immediately reported all was not well and did not like the vibration at all.
On further inspection he found loads of movement on the flywheel.

So new flywheel and new clutch fitted and all is well, finally going to get to enjoy the car after 9000 miles.

My only gripe is it took a seriously bad online feedback survey about previous visits to the dealer to get them to admit there was a problem, also initial reports from technicians and master technician who said the vibrations were a characteristic of the car.

Cheers

Mike