Steering Rack / Suspension Squeak

[Geomets]

What is that gaitor issue? I..."wikied" it and found nothing  Do you mean "gaiter"? The plastic protective? Of what? The damper's or the struts'? Or of the CVJ? I hope not the latter.... Sorry for my questions. Thanks in advance.

It is the gaiter on the strut that they're talking about, that has needed re-positioning in some cases. It is not safety related.

It would seem that some others, though, have had issues with the strut mounts and the bearing that allows the strut to turn with the steering which is probably more worrying...

Thank you very much Corgi

[Skinnee D]

Well my car also appears to be making strange grinding noises when steering at slow speeds. Time for a phonecall i think.

So did mine and it was down to the bearings in the strut top mounts - they rotate when you turn.

[Golf7]

I had a terrible noise coming from the front near side when travelling at low speeds over bumps. I have done about 9k miles and it is a GT.

I finally got around to booking it in and it went to the dealers yesterday.

The problem was with the strut mountings and they said the near side was bad and the offside was on its way out so they changed both.

I asked if they have had any others back with the same problem and they said not yet (but in fairness I do quite a few miles so perhaps there aren't many mk7s out there with 9k miles on them yet).

[LJS7]

Well my car also appears to be making strange grinding noises when steering at slow speeds. Time for a phonecall i think.

So did mine and it was down to the bearings in the strut top mounts - they rotate when you turn.

So is this to be expected mate? Forgive my ignorance.

[Misterp]

Well mine was the strut mounts which have been replaced. I can report back tomorrow when I collect to see if the noise has gone

[johanr77]

Got mine going in on Monday to get checked out. Same squeak and groands the rest of you seem to be getting and  I've got a rattle whenever I go over bumps as well so thinking the transportation pucks may still be in place.

I'm quite amazed how many people are having this problem, if it's so many on one forum how many across the country are having it.

[Robbo]

Had mine 2 weeks, just started noticing the suspension and steering squeaks a couple of days ago 

Will be visiting a dealer to get this looked at.

[Skinnee D]

Well my car also appears to be making strange grinding noises when steering at slow speeds. Time for a phonecall i think.

So did mine and it was down to the bearings in the strut top mounts - they rotate when you turn.

So is this to be expected mate? Forgive my ignorance.

Seems like a fair chance judging by how many people are needing the same fix.  It's a straightforward job in the workshop.  I'm convinced the shipping spacers are damaging the mounts and bearings in transit.  People taking delivery from now on should be better off as the problem is widely known so diagnosing SHOULD be very quick...

[Robbo]

Well after popping into my local dealer yesterday to see about the suspension & steering squeaking, apparently this is a recognised problem with "90% of MK 7 and I should be hearing from my lease company or supplying dealer in due course"....... he did say they didn't have a fix yet though and unfortunately I'll have to live with it until then.  He said it won't be detrimental to the car either...... well that we'll wait and see. As mine is a lease car, if it goes belly up either VW or Alphabet will be fixing it though.

[Mr Savage]

Well after popping into my local dealer yesterday to see about the suspension & steering squeaking, apparently this is a recognised problem with "90% of MK 7 and I should be hearing from my lease company or supplying dealer in due course"....... he did say they didn't have a fix yet though and unfortunately I'll have to live with it until then.  He said it won't be detrimental to the car either...... well that we'll wait and see. As mine is a lease car, if it goes belly up either VW or Alphabet will be fixing it though.

That's also what VW UK told me that there is no proper fix for it yet which would explain why it's only slightly improved since being at the dealer.