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My Golf has just started squeaking too... 2000 km on the clock. Have contacted dealership and am going in for them to have a listen tomorrow.
Seeing as it's a known problem I hope that they actually know about it and don't try to tell me it's a "feature" or they'll end up with an agro Latino causing a scene at the dealership...
So I gather from this response you work at VW. This problem has been on their records for nearly 6 months and there has been no official response from VW. Not even an update. There are far more cars in Australia than two doing this at the moment. Many have complained to VW Tech, their dealership and have mostly received the same evasive response, it's a feature of this vehicle or a known occurrence.Quote:
Originally Posted by Umai Naa!!
When the noise occurs it indicates slippage between the friction materials on the clutch. This indicates increased wear thus leading onto a component wearing out early. None of this has been addressed by any correspondence I have received from VW.
This is the issue that needs to be addressed, not just a wait and see if the noise goes away or the customer gets sick of waiting.
Please enlighten your VW employers so that we don't continually get the poor responses of a generic I don't know. Rant over.
Hey ThereQuote:
Originally Posted by Golf Mark 6
Do you mind saying which dealership you'll be visiting? I had no luck with the two inner city dealerships in Perth... They will indeed tell you that its a known "characterisitic"!
No problem at all Tommy, I'm going in to VW Osborne Park, If that's the answer they're going to give me I won't be happy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tommy
If previous experiences are anything to go by, nobody outside of VW in Germany will have any idea where they're at with this situation. I personally, am confident there is a fix on the way, which will hopefully address the noise, and any premature component wear.Quote:
Originally Posted by coastie
Hi ThereQuote:
Originally Posted by Golf Mark 6
Yep, went there and they will definitely tell you its normal. They told me the same was true with a few other issues and the other dealership ended up doing $30 000 worth of repairs to a 3 month old car. At least they tried to help. VW O'Park wouldn't do anything at all....
Good luck, I hope it works out for you.
btw... I think if you have the squeak, be happy with it. It's the lesser of two evils.
atm I think my unburnt fuel issue is due to the magnetic clutch not engaging properly & taking it's time to overcome the springs that disconnect the clutch. I think that's a more disconcerting issue than a mild squeak that you only hear under moderate acceleration without the radio.
I'm starting to hear less squeak, but experiencing more of the unburnt fuel plume... so that's why I think it's better to have all squeak and zero other supercharger clutch related problems.
Either way, I hope that the new magnetic clutch will fix both my problems.
tbh i think its pretty cool to have this sound. it makes it feel like its super powerful with the supercharger kicking in to power the car.
I take it as a positive and think its normal.
If u hear a normal supercharger working, it is a squeal coming from the engine
You would be one of very few people who thinks its acceptable... And try convincing a car dealership that its normal if you ever try and trade it in like i did with mine... its a horrible noise and VW knows they have a big problem on their hands.Quote:
Originally Posted by kingwang
I think you may have misunderstood meQuote:
Originally Posted by Tommy
There seems to be two different sounds being discussed here
One that happens quietly and the other one that is annoying squeal like a bird (short and sharp)
Im talking about the whine that u get from a normal supercharger.