A Rattle/Something Shifting Underneath Me...

[nicandlance]

I am.... and I'm really missing my car!

Got approx. 2 weeks to wait which is much better than I thought. The dealership told me if I ordered one it could take up to 26 weeks or so.
The countdown is on!

[vwsp]

I had a similar problem but could be different as we all seem to describe an unusual noise using different terminology ... I'll give it a shot though ...

When I accelerated at low speeds there was a creaking noise under the car (similar spot to where yours is). The noise always related to the acceleration so to repeat the problem with the VW technician I drove slowly and jabbed the accelerator and the creak happened - it was very noticeable and sounded terrible. It seemed to get worse as the car warmed up.

Fortunately the technician heard it clearly and found the problem in the workshop. I would need to check the VW report for the exact description of the problem but from memory it was an assembly problem where some cabling for the DSG had been installed the wrong way around and was rubbing on the exhaust head shield.

It was a quick fix and all is perfect now.

Anyhow, this may or may not be the same problem you are having but I guess the thing to remember is that things can and do go wrong on the assembly line.

If your noise happens quite regularly at least it will be easy for the technician to hear. Take it back and good luck!!