Creaking noise when steering is close to full lock

[Finance_Analyst]

Just noticed this too last night driving in rain. Only on one side though... Car was serviced this week only. Will have to monitor it possibly check it out

[Captain Courteous]

+1
Affecting my GTI only on full left... I'm taking the car to VW soon so have some other stuff checked out... I'll add this to the list.

[Finance_Analyst]

what is the TPI for this fix?

[AdamD]

I have just experienced the same issue with my GTI (3 years old, 23,000km), and I've never noticed it before. And yep, today it's pouring with rain!

I start to hear a grinding noise at about 1 full turn of lock, and it gets louder the more I turn the wheel; the noise is only present when the car is actually moving. Bizarre. I've had my 3-year service about a month back, and an end-of-warranty inspection at a specialist a week before that, both of which gave my car a clean bill of health, so it'd be bad luck if it was a mechanical failure now! But if all that's required is lubrication of a boot or similar, and if it only happens in the wet, then I'm slightly less concerned.

I'll listen carefully for the noise next time I take the car out in the dry, and update my post depending on the outcome.

EDIT: Since it's dried up, the grinding noise has indeed gone away.

[EDM12T]

This really sounds like the same thing thats happening to my polo 1.2 tsi... only happens when im doing a parking or u turn maneuveur.. and only when i turn right..