Knocking Noise

[Spud122]

I had a noise on mine from osr seat latch, so definitely an area to check.

Fix mine as suggested below.

Stewart

The seat backrest catches / latches are known to rattle on some cars. This was also an issue on the mk6 Golf. If you lower the seat backrest and the noise stops, then that’s the likely source of your noise.

There’s a cheap and easy DIY fix to stop the rattling noise. If you lower the rear seat backrest and wrap some electrical insulating tape around the metal loop that the backrest catch latches onto, it removes any ‘slack’ between the metal loop and the catch, and stops the noise when the backrest is raised again and secured in the upright position.

I had this on my mk6 and the above fix worked. If you regularly raise and lower your rear seat backrest and the tape starts to wear through, its cheap, quick and easy to replace it with some more tape. My initial repair never needed re-doing in the (nearly) five years I owned my mk6 though.

[Hertsman]

Going to add to niggles and ask everyone a question

rear passenger noticed that when opened door the seat became immediately wet - It seems there is water ingress to the inner door where it pools, and when you open door it dumps onto the seat edge.

I have given good clean and smoothed over the seals, which all actually look ok, so will see if that resolves, but anyone else had this?

[mcmaddy]

You can't resolve it, it's the shape of the roof that causes water to drop on the seats. Does it on the front too.

[Hertsman]

You can't resolve it, it's the shape of the roof that causes water to drop on the seats. Does it on the front too.

7th year in a MK 7, same passenger, same door, never been an issue before though have had the drivers door 'plop' of water you mention on a particularly wet day - not rained since so will see if reoccurs

Was on road at 6 am this morning, climate screen first real use in anger, and worth every penny as the iced screen melted away

[mcmaddy]

We have had rather a lot of rain recently 

[ChrisTCR]

Update, it does seem to have been the latches on the rear folding seats. Bit of tape seems to have sorted the problem.

[SRGTD]

Update, it does seem to have been the latches on the rear folding seats. Bit of tape seems to have sorted the problem.

It’s good when it’s a quick and easy fix that you can do yourself, rather than from a source that’s difficult to pinpoint.

Here’s to many miles of rattle free driving .

[golfdave]

is it the "rolling log" sound from the rear suspension??..if so fit the rear subframe harmonic damper from the Audi A3 saloon ….I did a How-to guide over on the MK7 Golf forum...

[Splashalot]

is it the "rolling log" sound from the rear suspension??..if so fit the rear subframe harmonic damper from the Audi A3 saloon ….I did a How-to guide over on the MK7 Golf forum...

Link please?

[golfdave]

is it the "rolling log" sound from the rear suspension??..if so fit the rear subframe harmonic damper from the Audi A3 saloon ….I did a How-to guide over on the MK7 Golf forum...

Link please?

Here you go:-

https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/index.php?threads/how-to-retro-fit-the-rear-subframe-harmonic-damper-from-the-audi-a3-saloon.369369/