B Pillar clicking / ticking & door rubber / seal creaking / squeaking

[alphabeatsco]

it definitely is a rattle, especially when going over speed humps...
it sounds like the lock...the door hinges...

[dasrattles]

it definitely is a rattle, especially when going over speed humps...
it sounds like the lock...the door hinges...

i got that too, i'm guessing its the striker plate. try taping it with some electric tape, did it and while it didnt go away entirely, it was reducded quite significantly

[alphabeatsco]

sorry, what the hell is a striker plate.

[dasrattles]

its the U-Shaped metal piece the door latch catches on

[alphabeatsco]

yah, i have a feeling it's that too.
but how do you actually fix it? I need a permanent fix.

[easeup]

So, on the weekend i took my 11.5 GTI out for a spin to York in WA along the beautiful Great Southern Highway.. some fantastic 110km/h blind corners along that route. I have never driven such a torquey little beast before, and the DSG's speed is fantastic for overtaking. I also had a chance to try out my launch control. Burnt some rubber.

However i noticed a loud, pronounced rattle behind the interior driver's door panel. Seems to be coming from behind the shiny grey panel/fascia above the handles. Comes about at 105km/h... never any lower. Sounds almost exactly like a small screw has come out of the panel and is rattling around in there. On super smooth roads it's only just there, but on a rougher country road, it's unbearable.

I'm taking the car into the dealer after work today to get some VCDS coding done for the RNS510 they fitted. Hopefully his will fix an issue with my steering wheel audio controls where the volume stuff works, but previous/next does not. I'll ask them about the rattle too, and let you all know how i go.

I wonder: has anyone else had a similar door panel rattle in their Mk6 Golf? I'll be getting a tint soon. Do they need to remove interior panels to tint a Mk6? Might be an opportune time to tighten the screw.

Cheers

[easeup]

For reference all, Osborne Park VW had my coding troubles fixed before i could finish my cup of free coffee (or 47k $ coffee depending on how you look at it)

Apparently there were other integration features i didn't even know about activated as part of the same "code patch". For instance, my MFD now shows me what street i'm on, as well as details of the current music. Also, they've changed the colour scheme on my RNS510.. not sure if like it or not. It's all red, brown and purple...

AFAIK i am now driving a perfect GTI except for window tint, VWW sticker and- annoying 110km/h door rattle. I arranged with OP VW to rip off my driver's door panel at the first (7500km) service.

Keen to hear if anyone else has had a similar problem?

[Corey_R]

I know you've asked a few questions, but your main topic was rattles. Try and place separate questions into the separate and existing threads. Cheers. Btw, the answer to the rattles questions are already in here...

[easeup]

My bad Corey. You're right the questions are answered in this thread. Unfortunately looks like my rattle will mean taking apart the door panels, no Gummi for me, so i'll definitely have to leave it for the service. Cheers

[Ideo]

Got a new one/maybe the same one that I have missed.

I had the rattle which had the gunk put on it at the dealers, no issue there. Have had another rattle from inside the B pillar (basically inside the adjustable seatbelt mechanism). Did a long sweeping bend on McCarrs Creek Road (Church Point end heading west, camber drops to the inside, I was on the outside) and I actually heard something roll, drop and then rattle around inside the B pillar.

Anyone else had this? Can’t be bothered taking it to a dealer until it is due a service, but don’t want to risk seatbelt issues either.