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Noise coming from suspension
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I have the exact same sound, it happens mainly under initial acceleration and when i touch the brakes alot (town driving).
i have my car booked in with the dealer this friday, did you get your creaking resolved? if yes which dealer are you with/location? i will use this if they don't sort it out.
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i have the same problem, sounds like its from the front passenger side suspension. i'm booked in with the dealer this friday.
which dealer / location did you go to? i thought if i find and quote dealers that have resolved similar problems then i have some 'ammunition' so to speak if i don't get any joy this friday.
HI,
yes my noise kind of sounded like a door creaking (well a rubber door) and it was mainly under acceleration in first gear or going over speed bumps, mine sounded like it was actually coming from the fron suspension, and i thought it was suspension related, but it was actually the gearbox mounts.
I got mine fixed a Specialist Cars SEAT in Aberdeen and it was fixed perfectly, hopefully you guys get it resolved.
Chris.
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Hi Guys,
Some of you might want to check the dashboard screws in the fuse box area. I have a 55 plate FR TDI and after a while I noticed a squeaking noise coming from the dashboard.
Hadnt noticed that one of the screws had been drilled right through at some point and that this allows a bit of play on the dashboard......
Some of you might want to check the dashboard screws in the fuse box area. I have a 55 plate FR TDI and after a while I noticed a squeaking noise coming from the dashboard.
Hadnt noticed that one of the screws had been drilled right through at some point and that this allows a bit of play on the dashboard......
AlexFR10
I haven't had a chance to book it in yet, it keeps comming and going so am half hoping it will resolve itself.
Will be interested to see what the dealers find on yours Friday.
If it persists i will get it checked out.
Thanks
I haven't had a chance to book it in yet, it keeps comming and going so am half hoping it will resolve itself.
Will be interested to see what the dealers find on yours Friday.
If it persists i will get it checked out.
Thanks
thanks for the info mate, will possibly mention this on friday, fingers crossed. took it out today, sounds awfull.
i will post fridays outcome on here mate, hoping it will be an easy fix!!
thanks for the reply.
Since i have read this i have notised a kinda creaking noise coming from my passanger door area. Prob all just in my head but il investigate more tomorro 
i took my car to seat last friday about my creak in the steering column...they couldnt find anything...
even worse they said they would put my private plate on.... basically on the rear they have been so thick that they havent used the original drill holes and have drilled new holes off center so now the numberplate is off center and looks wank...i rang them up yesterday and went quite mental at me and i fowarded them a pic of it so see what they will do..
do you think they will replace the plastic bit in the middle or just fill it (even though its just black plastic.)
even worse they said they would put my private plate on.... basically on the rear they have been so thick that they havent used the original drill holes and have drilled new holes off center so now the numberplate is off center and looks wank...i rang them up yesterday and went quite mental at me and i fowarded them a pic of it so see what they will do..
do you think they will replace the plastic bit in the middle or just fill it (even though its just black plastic.)
I think i've worked out why the garages can't find the cause of the steering column squeak.
After leaving my car out in the sun the other day at work, when driving home there wasn't a single squeak from the steering column, this piqued my interest.
Then, a day of driving the car about, it was squeaky at first, but by midday, i was aware that there wa no squeaking.
So my suspicion is that it only squeaks when it's cold. By the time you've driven it to the garage, it's been sat around there for a while, and then they go driving it out, it's warmed up and theres no squeak for them to find.
Glad i've videod mine so I can show them i'm not going crazy, but it is interesting why it'd squeak when cold but not when warm. Possibly a grommet or something that once warm expands/flexes that little bit more stopping the squeak? dunno,
any ideas techie?
After leaving my car out in the sun the other day at work, when driving home there wasn't a single squeak from the steering column, this piqued my interest.
Then, a day of driving the car about, it was squeaky at first, but by midday, i was aware that there wa no squeaking.
So my suspicion is that it only squeaks when it's cold. By the time you've driven it to the garage, it's been sat around there for a while, and then they go driving it out, it's warmed up and theres no squeak for them to find.
Glad i've videod mine so I can show them i'm not going crazy, but it is interesting why it'd squeak when cold but not when warm. Possibly a grommet or something that once warm expands/flexes that little bit more stopping the squeak? dunno,
any ideas techie?
i have just got back from SEAT, luckily the creak was as loud as ever (usually, my luck is that any noise disappears when i pull into the dealership car park!!) and both technicians agreed that the noise was there. they said that it isn't from the suspension and it has to be booked in so they can take the dash off and investigate.
i did tell them of your issue, ibizasc-chris but i got the impression that they want to find it themselves!!
so its looking like a week with a courtesy car then, sweet......
i did tell them of your issue, ibizasc-chris but i got the impression that they want to find it themselves!!
so its looking like a week with a courtesy car then, sweet......
they still couldnt find my creak even though they had it for a day and even a technician came out in the car with me and heard it.!!!
i was told that it would be more like a week
a week with no fr!! nightmare. you had yours lowered yet m8?
I have my car booked in this Saturday at SEAT in braintree. They said they would sit in the car and try and listen to the noise. Then i will book in a date to get it checked properly although it will probably be 2 weeks until i can have it booked in properly.
Also i will have to pay £10 a day to be insured on their courtesy car even though my car is only 4 weeks old!!!!!! Thats a £3650 per year policy, i bet it pays for the bubbly at Christmas, reminds me of a Certain Bank Advert!!!
Also i will have to pay £10 a day to be insured on their courtesy car even though my car is only 4 weeks old!!!!!! Thats a £3650 per year policy, i bet it pays for the bubbly at Christmas, reminds me of a Certain Bank Advert!!!
Mine does the exact same thing!! Sound more like its from the front passanger door card. I have coilovers now and it still does it!
I think the door-card noise is caused by the grill bit over the speaker vibrating against the honeycomb support structure behind it.
Not sure, It seems to be a design flaw rather than a fault i think.
It looks like the grill section is part of the door card, just with holes punched in it, and then there's a honeycomb supporting structure behind the grill, presumably to protect the speaker.
here it is from behind (picture courtesy of techie)
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Probably best getting a dealer to sort it out, but if it's the design flaw I think it is, will the dealer be able to do much...?
It looks like the grill section is part of the door card, just with holes punched in it, and then there's a honeycomb supporting structure behind the grill, presumably to protect the speaker.
here it is from behind (picture courtesy of techie)
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Probably best getting a dealer to sort it out, but if it's the design flaw I think it is, will the dealer be able to do much...?
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Alex, hows your car, is it fixed yet?
I had mine at the Braintree SEAT Dealers on saturday, at first he thought it was the CV joint gaiters making a noise as they are new, spayed the gaiters with lubricante but did nothing. Got it booked in for the Wed 14/04/10, not sure how long they will have it for though.
I had mine at the Braintree SEAT Dealers on saturday, at first he thought it was the CV joint gaiters making a noise as they are new, spayed the gaiters with lubricante but did nothing. Got it booked in for the Wed 14/04/10, not sure how long they will have it for though.
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