Do you have rattles in the car?

**Brendan_A** · 02-07-2010, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by ktrianta

Ya, I wish I could get them to do this...they seem to have given up on the rattles after one attempt of fixing them...so great service there...I've escalated it already up the chain...

How do I find out who the regional after sales rep is for my area? I would LOVE to speak to him about this.

Do you have any contact info for VAG?

My dealer has been good to me and they have organised for the VAG manager to go for a drive in my car. If no susses with the dealer ring VAG and they can open a case file and get the ball rolling.

**noone** · 02-07-2010, 06:43 PM

This thread is a real shame.

I can understand your dissapointment about buying a premium Euro, but here's the thing: VW's are not premium.

The Mk6 is built to a budget and unfortunately in Australia by the time we pay for transport, support and a lot of Taxes, its priced as a premium car.

My Polo has a world of noises. When I tried to get some fixed, the dealer told me he could not help me as I had changed the suspension...

So whats the issue? In order to build cars cheaper, lighter and faster, they are a basic design. If you have started dissembling your car in an attempt to fix these issues, you will understand.

So whats up with VW? Nothing, they are making cars that are OK, but like all car companies, trying to work out how to make a car cheaper and still charge the same.

Unfortunately, it sounds like there are many of you (and me in my Polo GTI) in the same boat. I'd suggest a thread where people take photos and demonstrate how to fix the issues, so new users or new rattles can be repaired yourself, should the urge take you.

Good luck.

**night_flight** · 02-07-2010, 07:03 PM

Passenger seat rattle
Does anyone have this issue? When I go over bumps rattle comes from the passenger seat. It seems that it is coming from the backrest itself as when I hold backrest of the seat the rattle stops...Does anyone have this issue?
Thanks

**GTICam** · 02-07-2010, 08:28 PM

Things to try.
Night_flight: Wind your pax seat back as far back as you can with the bottom of the seat as far forward as possible, then wind the backreat up the the normal position. Might pay to run your pax seat back and forth a couple of times in the runners too...

Other tips:
I got rid of an annoying tick in the driver's side door by pushing the door latch to the closed position with the door open and moving the latch back and forth (to spread the small dob of grease VW had put there when they built mycar), then pulling the door handle to reset the latch before closing the door.

As mentioned in other threads, the back seats latches can squeak too. I haven't needed to do anything other than push the back seat backrests firmly into the upright position.

I had a rattle from the ribbon cable that supplies power to the interior lights in the roof. Unclip the interior light assembly, then unclip the light housing. Bend the free length of the ribbon cable into an "S" shape and reinstall the light. Presto! No rattles.

Hope this helps.

Turbo wastegate control rod buzz fix coming soon...

**Corey_R** · 02-07-2010, 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by GTICam

Turbo wastegate control rod buzz fix coming soon...

Good tips man! And lol, if you fix the wastegate control rod rattle, you'll have several guys at this forum lining up to buy you a beer

**MurphyTheElf** · 03-07-2010, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by coreying

Good tips man! And lol, if you fix the wastegate control rod rattle, you'll have several guys at this forum lining up to buy you a beer

Beer? I think we'll be lining up to give him a reach-around!

**GTICam** · 03-07-2010, 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by MurphyTheElf

Beer? I think we'll be lining up to give him a reach-around!

A beer will be fine thanks Murph! Lol.

**Pascal** · 09-02-2011, 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by Corey_R

Good tips man! And lol, if you fix the wastegate control rod rattle, you'll have several guys at this forum lining up to buy you a beer

Hi guys, any update on the wastegate control rod rattle?

Have had my new GTI for 3 weeks now and get the rattle between 2-3K RPM under load. Had Barloworld take it for a road test and the mechanic said it was the turbo wastegate control but didn't mention any upcoming fix and said that's the way they are. Interestingly he did say that getting it chipped would help as it would keep the wastegate control shut for max boost but stopped short of actually recommending I do this. Is the fix some kind of update to the ECU?

**Corey_R** · 09-02-2011, 03:19 PM

Hi Pascal. Please refer to the specific MK6 GTI Rattle Upon Acceleration Thread, specifically that post I linked you to, and the immediate responses below. Cheers.

**night_flight** · 05-07-2010, 01:52 AM

Originally Posted by GTICam

Things to try.
Night_flight: Wind your pax seat back as far back as you can with the bottom of the seat as far forward as possible, then wind the backreat up the the normal position. Might pay to run your pax seat back and forth a couple of times in the runners too...

Hope this helps.

Turbo wastegate control rod buzz fix coming soon...

YOU ARE A LEGEND GTICam your tips worked just fine!!!! THANK you a lot!!!!