MK6 GTI - Rattle upon acceleration - Resolved via TPI: 2021062/7

[MurphyTheElf]

Can anyone hear it with windows up & air con on, or is it only windows down situation?

It's actually best reproduced with the windows up to reduce wind noise. Yes, still audible with air con on and even low volume music.

[Guy_H]

OK - I have two new ones due in - tomorrow & Friday - I'll try to go for a test drive & see if I can find it on either!

[G-rig]

I'm not sure what the noise is, will have to listen to see if mine has it, but sounds fairly normal.

[triode12]

The irony of it all...the improved NVH of the MkVI makes it easier for owners to hear an engine rattle....

[G-rig]

The irony of it all...the improved NVH of the MkVI makes it easier for owners to hear an engine rattle....

Yeah it's probably just paranoia hearing mechanical sounds if the rest of the car is really quiet.

[MIRSAD]

Yeah it's probably just paranoia hearing mechanical sounds if the rest of the car is really quiet.

First GTI is not really quite (there is that turbo & "sound generator") - 118TSI is

Rattling noise is overpowering turbo & "sound generator" generated sound (under described conditions)
and I can hear it with windows up.

It is not bad like that squealing noise on my previous car (118TSI) but still we are talking about most refined "hot hatch" and for me it is not most refined noise.

Can it cause any mechanical problems ... I hope not

[Corey_R]

First GTI is not really quite (there is that turbo & "sound generator") - 118TSI is

Rattling noise is overpowering turbo & "sound generator" generated sound (under described conditions)
and I can hear it with windows up.

Australian GTI's do not have the "sound generator".

[triode12]

First GTI is not really quite (there is that turbo & "sound generator") - 118TSI is

Rattling noise is overpowering turbo & "sound generator" generated sound (under described conditions)
and I can hear it with windows up.

It is not bad like that squealing noise on my previous car (118TSI) but still we are talking about most refined "hot hatch" and for me it is not most refined noise.

Can it cause any mechanical problems ... I hope not

So you've owned a 118TSI before your current MkVI GTI?

[MIRSAD]

Australian GTI's do not have the "sound generator".

I was assuming that it is coming with sound generator when reading reviews like this one:

"The GTI's turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine is connected to an acoustically-tuned exhaust system terminating in a pair of tailpipes at the rear bumper's bottom corners, and a 'sound generator' transfers the engine's note into the cabin."

from The motor report

website:

http://www.themotorreport.com.au/244...-pics-released

[MIRSAD]

So you've owned a 118TSI before your current MkVI GTI?

Yes,

from Mar 09 until Nov 09

Nice car - excluding that squealing noise.