Things you don't like about your MK7

[lambertia]

Still no date on when tow bars will be available on the MkVII! (And having to take it back with a number of minor issues - such as radio reception etc).

Have a read of the tow bar thread.

[lambertia]

My big gripe is that the auto closing of the windows and roof is cancelled if a door is opened after the car is off. Why they can't be allowed to finish closing I don't know.

[TimOzSF]

I dislike the 30cm crack in my windscreen!

Heard a small "ping" on the way home (freeway in peak hour approx 50kmh). Couldn't see anything until I stopped at the servo to fill up. Found a small 2cm crack near the bottom driver's side of the windscreen, no obvious impact point. Drove 1km to get home and parked in the garage.

Double-checked the insurance policy to make sure I had a free windscreen included - yes, minor consolation. Got changed, told the sad news to my partner and took her to see the damage. The 2cm crack had stretched 5cm down to the bottom corner and up diagonally into my field of view! All while the car just sat there!!! Wonder how far it will go before it's repaired (tomorrow I hope).

[lambertia]

I dislike the 30cm crack in my windscreen!

Heard a small "ping" on the way home (freeway in peak hour approx 50kmh). Couldn't see anything until I stopped at the servo to fill up. Found a small 2cm crack near the bottom driver's side of the windscreen, no obvious impact point. Drove 1km to get home and parked in the garage.

Double-checked the insurance policy to make sure I had a free windscreen included - yes, minor consolation. Got changed, told the sad news to my partner and took her to see the damage. The 2cm crack had stretched 5cm down to the bottom corner and up diagonally into my field of view! All while the car just sat there!!! Wonder how far it will go before it's repaired (tomorrow I hope).

Make sure you insist on a genuine replacement. I had my windscreen replaced and insisted on this. At that time I think this was the only option. They ended up putting on a windscreen for the TDI. Apparently they have higher noise suppression.

[lambertia]

MK7 90 TSI Comfortline. It's quite a fun drive and I enjoy driving it but there's far too many impractical or poorly thought of designs for me to ever recommend it to anyone.

2. The way you have to turn and twist your wrist to get the ignition key to start. All other cars I've driven and owned the turn is a 90 degrees turn. On the VW, it's almost 180 degrees.

4. Cruise control is not intuitively designed and you really need to be looking down on it to engage it. Cruise control on the Mercedes for example, is a lever that you flick up once to
engage and press brake to disengage. Flicking up in small movements increases speed and a full flick increases by 10km/h and vice versa by flicking down. On the VW, I have to be looking at the controls to locate the +/- sign and the RES to increase speed incrementally and be careful that the setting is not on speed limiter and not cruise control.

2. Turn the key 90. Let go. Reset hand. Turn. It's not hard or uncomfortable.

4. It's not a Mercedes. Deprogram, learn the VW way and you'll be fine. If I can control the cruise without looking at the wheel so can you. I like that the Golf doesnt have 6 million stalks.

[Jazrod]

The constant rattling from the passenger side on my GTI. My 103TSI had the same noise and my mate and I found the source - it was the light sensor behind the rearview mirror.

The GTI, though, is somewhere on the passenger side and we can not find it! Very frustrating over course roads. -_-

[TimOzSF]

Make sure you insist on a genuine replacement. I had my windscreen replaced and insisted on this. At that time I think this was the only option. They ended up putting on a windscreen for the TDI. Apparently they have higher noise suppression.

It will be a genuine screen, although it took a long tedious route to get there. Spent most of yesterday on the phone sorting it out, after making claim with Shannons on Friday.

Default repairer didn't inspire confidence - they were supposed to call me within an hour of the claim - I finally called Saturday morning, only to be told OEM screen not an option and no chance to get it done until some time next week. Oh, and the only difference between their screen and OEM was the lack the VW markings.

Rang insurer to say I wanted OEM since car was still brand new, registered last week. I was advised I could organise to get OEM from VW, but would have to pay and then be reimbursed. I (fortunately) asked them to confirm that I would not be out of pocket and the reply was "Yes".

Then followed a series of mixed messages, misunderstandings, and confusion between insurer, default repairer, and VW recommended repairer (O'Briens), including being told that I would have to pay the difference for OEM. In the end Shannons sent O'Briens authorisation to use OEM!

Should get a call tomorrow morning to organise the repairer after O'Briens have sourced the screen from VW.

[adhock]

Dislike: It's a VW. I may have to deal with VWA corporate.

Otherwise love the thing, so far, but I'm on edge waiting for a problem..

[jdbrown1953]

It will be a genuine screen, although it took a long tedious route to get there. Spent most of yesterday on the phone sorting it out, after making claim with Shannons on Friday.

Default repairer didn't inspire confidence - they were supposed to call me within an hour of the claim - I finally called Saturday morning, only to be told OEM screen not an option and no chance to get it done until some time next week. Oh, and the only difference between their screen and OEM was the lack the VW markings.

Rang insurer to say I wanted OEM since car was still brand new, registered last week. I was advised I could organise to get OEM from VW, but would have to pay and then be reimbursed. I (fortunately) asked them to confirm that I would not be out of pocket and the reply was "Yes".

Then followed a series of mixed messages, misunderstandings, and confusion between insurer, default repairer, and VW recommended repairer (O'Briens), including being told that I would have to pay the difference for OEM. In the end Shannons sent O'Briens authorisation to use OEM!

Should get a call tomorrow morning to organise the repairer after O'Briens have sourced the screen from VW.

Had to have my windscreen replaced. My insurer (NRMA) authorised a genuine vw replacement. It was all done by OBriens I didn't have to purchase the screen and then seek reimbursement.

[lambertia]

2. Turn the key 90. Let go. Reset hand. Turn. It's not hard or uncomfortable.

4. It's not a Mercedes. Deprogram, learn the VW way and you'll be fine. If I can control the cruise without looking at the wheel so can you. I like that the Golf doesnt have 6 million stalks.

Have re-read this and it sounds narky. That wasn't the intent Sorry!

[LMF]

The only thing I don't like about the car (so far) is some noise from the front suspension, it happens at low speed (less than 10km/h) going over bumps or speed humps. Has anyone here got the same problem???

[Mountainman]

The only thing I don't like about the car (so far) is some noise from the front suspension, it happens at low speed (less than 10km/h) going over bumps or speed humps. Has anyone here got the same problem???

Yeah, mine does the same and my mechanic says it's the coil moving slightly in the seat. Has done it since new but is a bit worse now after 50,000km. I haven't taken it to a VW workshop yet to see if it is a warranty issue (as it gets serviced by an independent) but will soon.

[7R]

I've got the same suspension clunk - when I first drive out of the garage in the morning or go from a drive to reverse and the car first starts to move. Once or twice a day only so I am not fussed. Like everything car related I will wait till it gets worse and then get the dealer to look at it.

What I don't like is those dark overlays when the reversing camera is first activated... I cannot actually see where I am reversing and they won't auto hide until I start moving the car... anyone know how to make them go off immediately or not show by default?

Other dislikes - I notice just after sunrise (I am an early starter at work) that the auto headlights get confused and don't come on so the instrument cluster also doesn't come on. Generally like that until I get somewhere VERY dark like right into the car park at work and then the headlights come back on and so does the instrument cluster. Again - can I change the sensitivity to avoid that issue?

A couple of niggles that I believe are electrical gremlins - the power window auto up and down stopped working last week but came good after a restart of the car. Little things like that but not enough to get too worried about (yet...)

Still love the car.

[Jimi]

My power window auto-down and up stopped working too. I worked out that i'd confused it by trying a few times to open a small gap of a couple of cms, which meant I was quickly pressing down and then up to stop it (the first few times the gap was too big so I kept trying and eventually it stopped auto-down).

There is a procedure in the manual to reset it, so if it happens again and the car restart doesn't work, give that a go.

[LMF]

Did some research on the front suspension clunk and it could be due to the grease/lubricant has been washed off by water ... Some silicone spray should fix it. I may try CRC silicone spray and see how it goes.