sleepergti86
APRTuned
I have them on my digital camera, I need to upload them. Should have some today!
I have the manual and it makes the grinding noise. The car drives amazing and I have no problem shifting but I still get that noise out of first. When driving fast I can hear some air from the drivers door like it is missing some weather stripping or something. I don't know if I should call the dealer.
200 miles, rear washer drips, and weird grinding sound on a banked entrance ramp from the drivers side front... sounds like the wheel was grinding on the wheel well.
Yep, same thing here. I have a manual, and I only hear the noise in 1st gear. The sound coming from the door is a little distressing, as it really sounds as though the door isn't closed, even though it is. Like you said, I really hear most when doing 45mph or higher.
ive beenn gettin the same noise...somewhat like a baseball card on a bike...did u find out what it is?!
Wow.. GTI definitely has some initial quality issues!
I would be very annoyed by the rear washer leakage, but VW should be able to address that easily, esp. the problem appears to be wide-spread.
Now all other intermittent noises to me are the issues that VW can explain away and leave the owners with love-hate relationships with their GTI... I am in the market for a new GTI and am doing research before buying it... Well, I am glad I am doing my research! I am a bit discouraged at this time and will wait a bit before getting the car, if I am to buy a GTI...
I have owned a Passat and had a great experience with the car but disliked the experience with the VW service... I am hoping GTI would be a more reliable car so that I don't have to see VW service department more than just for the regular routine maintenance...
Thanks guys for all your input! It's very valuable to potential buyers, and I am sure VW will have to pay attention to the owners if we all put pressure for better cars from them! Definitely don't let VW get away with explaining issues away! We should expect more from them so that they will keep on improving their quality.
Isthis noise specific to a specific build date? (I'm not sure how you tell build date in VW).
I haven't had any rattling/noise from doors, or wind noise from sunroof either.
You and I have different ideas about initial quality issues. With the thousands of parts on a car, I consider it pretty awesome that the major issue with the car is a leaky nozzle on the back windshield. You should go over to northamericanmotoring.com (a MINI site) and check out their "stock problems/issues" subforum. The "cold start issue" (it's stickied) for the R55, R56, and R57 models is what I would call a real issue.