Do you have rattles in the car?

[ox518]

I went to the dealer again and told them that they have made a scratch on my car. Guess what, they denied! They said one of the mechanics wrote on the report that there was a scratch on the instrument cluster before he touching the car!!

That is impossible. Because the rattle came from that spot, therefore I paid extra attention on that area. There was no scratch at all before the car was taken over by them.

Because of the rattle is finally fixed, and they did a goodwill for me, so I have to accept any other mistakes they have made?????

Really disappointing........

[Grover]

The one thing I noticed as soon as I had spent a little time in the car was that there is an awful lot of body/chassis flex. You can hear all the door rubbers/trim moving and rubbing against the door cavities.

I have mainly onwned three door vehicles in recent years and this new set of unwanted noises (creeks and growns etc) is really very disappointing.

[thamwk]

i find this thread rather peculiar because my experience is the total opposite. from how grover described it, it makes it sound as if the car is made of tin foil and the slightest of wind will twist the car, causing a symphony of rubbing material sounds...

like i said, maybe i am the exception here, but this car has been really good and this is comparing to a Mazda SP23 and also 2009 Honda Accord Euro, both of which aren't bad, but do have a few more creeky sounds than the VW Golf.

[brh1978]

I have a 2009 Tiguan 147TSI it has rattles too, I think VW = rattles cause my Golf MK4 Sport had rattles too.

I had to take my Golf back to the dealer 4 x for a major rattle that sounded like it was coming from behind the CD player. They never once mentioned anything about rattles not being covered under warranty. They also scratched the ashtray cover near the gear stick and replaced it free. They never actually fixed the rattles...the main one didn't stop until I got a new CD player fitted and hey presto it was gone.

My Tiguan is pretty much rattle free City/motorway driving (smooth roads), on open country highways oh boy it rattles. I have the mentioned rear mirror rattle/vibration and an awful one that sounds like it is coming from behind the instrument cluster, they only come out on rough road surfaces.

I also hear a lot of body movement as someone mentioned, door rubber creak and panel movement...

It is disappointing to hear the MK6 has rattles, I'm thinking the new GTI for my next car, see what happens...

[ox518]

It is disappointing to hear the MK6 has rattles, I'm thinking the new GTI for my next car, see what happens...

Actually the rattle has been fixed. The car is almost quiet but still slightly can hear some kind of noise form door. But I think this is acceptable.

However, the dealer disappointed me

[Grover]

Door/Window Noises

Well I have had my 118 TSi now for about 5-6 months and I have to say I am really disappointed. The car is conceptually a great package with its 7sp DSG and 1.4L twin charges engine. I should feel good driving it. The reality is that it annoys the hell out of me and I find that I actually get grumpy every time I get in the thing.

It is a shame that there is so much (ridiculously so) door and window noise. Unless you are driving on glass you can hear every single creek and grown as the door and window seals move against their mating surface. It is actually unbelievable and I have never, ever had this problem with any car I have ever owned (and there have been a fair few).

What's worst is the idea of losing about $10K if I go through the excercise of getting rid of it and replacing with something else.

Does anyone else have this problem or can anyone recommend a product (like a silicon spray) or something I can use to quiten this noise down a bit? I do notice that when the windows are down, the noise is halved but you can't always drive around with all the windows down. It is just terrible.

[obiwan]

My car creaks if you jump into when parked on a hill. It also creaks when a "large" friend of mine hops in, bit embarassing for them (see how I didn't declare their sex so as not to point the finger to any of my fat friends that might read this).

Don't get any rattles when driving though, well nothing that surfaces above the background road and airconditioning noise.

[Mk6 Golf]

No rattles here!

I own the 2.0 Litre 103TDI with 6 Speed DSG (I LOVE THE DSG!!!). I've had my car a few weeks although the car was driving by the dealers manager for the past 6 months so has approx. 15,000 km on the clock. So far so good, NO rattles at all. This car is VERY quiet and very smooth to drive.

If I do notice any rattles as the weeks / months / years unfold, then I'll post a comment here (if I remember).

[Sute]

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It is a shame that there is so much (ridiculously so) door and window noise. Unless you are driving on glass you can hear every single creek and grown as the door and window seals move against their mating surface. It is actually unbelievable and I have never, ever had this problem with any car I have ever owned (and there have been a fair few).

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Does anyone else have this problem or can anyone recommend a product (like a silicon spray) or something I can use to quiten this noise down a bit? I do notice that when the windows are down, the noise is halved but you can't always drive around with all the windows down. It is just terrible.[/QUOTE]

I'm with you on this issue. Although, I did owned the markV before the curent GTI Vi and to tell you the truth that rubbing noise coming from the doors\windows seals it wasn't there. This model seems to flex more than markV. The noise is most heard when coming off \on a driveway
Also, not sure if you noticed this, push the rear top window frame inwards and you'll see that the door is not closed all the way (weird) - I'm actually mentioning this at my next visit to the dealer (Five Dock).

[PassatB6]

Actually my car is relatively rattle free, havent noticed anything too annoying (Except the CHIRRP from the engine, this is starting to get annoying!!).

BTW noticed on a German site that the 'squeal' is caused by the water pump which is being replaced over there at least. Owned 3 VWs from new, never had a rattle. One has 350,000km and still doesn't rattle.

[Maverick]

I'm with you on this issue. Although, I did owned the markV before the curent GTI Vi and to tell you the truth that rubbing noise coming from the doors\windows seals it wasn't there. This model seems to flex more than markV. The noise is most heard when coming off \on a driveway
Also, not sure if you noticed this, push the rear top window frame inwards and you'll see that the door is not closed all the way (weird) - I'm actually mentioning this at my next visit to the dealer (Five Dock).

The Mark VI has a lot more laser welding than the Mark V so there is less flexing of the body.

Either the doors require adjustment which is a dealer issue or you could try waxing (or stripping wax) in the area where the rubbers make contact on the paint. There are numerous products that you can use on the rubber but take it easy as you could make it worse and I would avoid anything with silicone in it.

[Umai Naa!!]

Agreed. The Krytox paste dealers use is the go.

[vwsp]

All my doors have squeaked/squelched like you say ... however I know why ... and I know how to fix - if not permanently, temporarily at least.

It's the Meguiars wax (ULTIMATE QUIK WAX) that I use. It started straight after I first waxed the car.

Not that I waxed IN the door surrounds but given how our VW doors nestle in tightly around the door surrounds and therefore paintwork, the 'felted' rubbers must pick up/collect the wax from the paintwork and then squeak.

It's actually normal for there to be some flex in the body - just you would never know until there's wax on the rubbers!

This drove me crazy for a while too, but then I remembered this happened to my last Golf (V) - and from then on when I waxed I kept the wax away from the rubbers.

When I wash the car I get a separate chux wipe with some car wash and carefully wash the 'felted' rubbers AND inside the door surrounds. The noises disappear for a few weeks. Every time I've done this the noises have got less and less.

Hope this helps!

[G-rig]

Re: Do you have rattles in the car?

Bloody rattles. The way to fix them is to get a BMW or Audi

[vwsp]

Bloody rattles. The way to fix them is to get a BMW or Audi

If only it was that easy. I've also owned 3 new Audis and they are not immune to rattles. I have not owned a BMW but have heard they can also have rattles.

In the case of these rubber door squeaks I think it's more to do with the meguiars wax - the car was polished when new by the dealer but it didn't squeak - as soon as I waxed it - it did. Work that out.

The Meguiars Wax (Ultimate Quick Wax) might have something in it that others don't, that cause the squeaking.