Annoying Air Con...?

[Ben_GTI]

Gonna complain at service time.

I've already tried and they reckon its normal. But if you get a positive response let me know so I can try and get it fixed too.

[MINTpolo]

yeah, i realise they think its normal, but if they get enough complaints, maybe they will look into a fix...haha...heres hoping. And BTW, something so noisy and irritating during regular use that i switch it off should not be normal and is, imo, unsatisfactory for the brand of car i'm driving.

[Spec83]

I have 22k on my polo and i am still to hear this wirring noise...

[Flaps]

I have 22k on my polo and i am still to hear this wirring noise...

x2

I don't know what your all talking about.

[mitch_gti]

Annoying a/c

imo, unsatisfactory for the brand of car i'm driving.

Hmmm... I know there is a certain aura around brands like Volkswagen which suckers us into thinking its a prestige brand,

But please remember, its spanish built, and whether we like to admit it.. the polo GTI is a CHEAP car.

Overall im extremely impressed with the amount of gear they have shoved into this lil pocket rocket.

Noisy aircon is no big deal to me ! happy motoring

[MINTpolo]

well, i wasn't suggesting prestige, i was suggesting well engineered. The polo is assembled in spain and the components come from all over. I can forgive rattles and squeaks because thats what i expect of Spanish build quality, but a poorly designed/noisy a/c compressor is a bit different.

[Flaps]

x2

I don't know what your all talking about.

Oh wait I know now why I haven't heard it. I never use my A/C unless its 30+.

[Funkdancer]

Oh wait I know now why I haven't heard it. I never use my A/C unless its 30+.

I read in the instruction manual of my old Civic 02 VI Hatch that I was to run it for 10 minutes every week or so during winter, just to keep things running.

Hate doing it in the Polo, the thing sounds like someone being choked.

[DubSteve]

If its like the mk3's you then need to run it once or twice a week to keep the seals from drying up and cracking

[Wand Weaver]

No whine here from the A/C, and I was listening for it.

The recirculation function on the unit does make a bit of noise, but that's pretty par for the course in all the cars I've driven. People with the whine - do you leave your recirculation on too, or are you using the A/C without the recirculation?

[MINTpolo]

Either/or, it makes the noise no matter what, i believe it eminates directly from the compressor. My whine is also sporadic, but happens more and more often now. Definetly diddnt do it when the car was new.

[Adam]

No whine here from the A/C, and I was listening for it.

The recirculation function on the unit does make a bit of noise, but that's pretty par for the course in all the cars I've driven. People with the whine - do you leave your recirculation on too, or are you using the A/C without the recirculation?

AC without recirculation.
if the AC is off, with just the fan, the whine goes away

[ACTGTI]

No whine here from the A/C, and I was listening for it.

The recirculation function on the unit does make a bit of noise, but that's pretty par for the course in all the cars I've driven. People with the whine - do you leave your recirculation on too, or are you using the A/C without the recirculation?

I can't hear this whine from the A/C either. Drove to work this morning with stereo off and A/C on to try and hear it and I got nothing. Really no real difference between on and off for me.

[Adam]

I can't hear this whine from the A/C either. Drove to work this morning with stereo off and A/C on to try and hear it and I got nothing. Really no real difference between on and off for me.

hmm. it looks like this may be just the earlier batches that have them then... Will have to get VWA to fix it when I have some free time...

[ACTGTI]

hmm. it looks like this may be just the earlier batches that have them then... Will have to get VWA to fix it when I have some free time...

Not necessarily. Mine is July '06.