Steering Rack / Suspension Squeak

[DougL]

I'm so glad I started this thread guys.. It's such a nice feeling to know others won't go through the same pain. You can't beat knowledge sharing!

I'm glad you started it too. I, for another, will be looking very closely at the front suspension. In fact I might even jack it up in their carpark before I drive it away... 

[Jimble]

I'm so glad I started this thread guys.. It's such a nice feeling to know others won't go through the same pain. You can't beat knowledge sharing!

It's helpful threads like these that is what forums are all about.

[monkeyhanger]

I've just had my car up on the jack; right at the top under the rubber cover thingy is one white/cream disc (with no breaks in it) - is this normal??

Don't you mean you missus had it up on the jack? 

[matchboy]

I've just had my car up on the jack; right at the top under the rubber cover thingy is one white/cream disc (with no breaks in it) - is this normal??

Don't you mean you missus had it up on the jack? 

That's exactly what I meant while standing there with my hands in pockets 

[GTI7me]

So i went to the dealer to see if the suspension pucks were still in place as i have had some fairly bad squeaking going on. The came back and said they were definitely not in, i didn't believe them so i asked to go and have a look for myself.

To cut a long story short i ended up taking the mechanic and the rep out for a spin to show what i meant. Eventually they realised there was a noise. I ended up driving another GTI and a GTD to see if the noise was present in them, it was not.

Car booked in for next Tuesday to have a serious look at the suspension with new parts being installed between test drives (that i will be driving)

Hope it's all sorted soon!

J

[DougL]

From elsewhere on a Golf GT TDI

My car has been into the VW dealership on 3 occasions to cure a noise from rear suspension only noticeable when travelling slowly over rough road surfaces.

Nothing obvious was found, but on last occasion dealer communicated with VW and received the following response.

"Technical product information.
Running gear noises from rear of vehicle when driving on uneven roads (PR number 0N4) Release date 02-Aug-2013

Measure
Postpone repairs. At the moment an effective repair is not possible. We will inform you as soon as an effective repair is available.

A replacement does not fix the problem."

[GTI7me]

From elsewhere on a Golf GT TDI

My car has been into the VW dealership on 3 occasions to cure a noise from rear suspension only noticeable when travelling slowly over rough road surfaces.

Nothing obvious was found, but on last occasion dealer communicated with VW and received the following response.

"Technical product information.
Running gear noises from rear of vehicle when driving on uneven roads (PR number 0N4) Release date 02-Aug-2013

Measure
Postpone repairs. At the moment an effective repair is not possible. We will inform you as soon as an effective repair is available.

A replacement does not fix the problem."

Thanks for the info. I shall wait and see what the dealer has to say next week. The squeaks on my car are definitely coming from the front.

J

[SA-GTI]

Had my mounts replaced today. So far so good with no more squeaking and creaking.

[mk7gti]

My car is in on Thursay for analysis of the squeak I will keep you posted on the outcome.

[CraigW]

Over the last couple of days my car has developed a strange noise when I accelerate. It's hard to explain the sound, it's like a very noticeable tapping sound appearing to come from behind the dashboard which last for about 3-4 seconds under acceleration then disappears. It's happening in any gear but particularly in third gear upwards.

Now I thought it was perhaps just a loose cable behind the sat nav that's hitting off something but I'm beginning to suspect its more than just that. The reason I suspect this is that the noise is prominent when the car is in sport mode. I'm not saying that it's definitely not happening in other modes but it's very much there when in sport.

I just wonder if has any link to these transport blocks

The car is booked in with the dealer on Wednesday and I have my fingers crossed its nothing serious