Polo GTI MY12.5 Problems

**alexaescht** · 30-01-2013, 02:45 PM

Strange... My seats don't make noises, the car locks immediately with one push of the button and my dash is squeak free.
Must be something to do with the MY 12.5

**readerr0r** · 30-01-2013, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by alexaescht

Strange... My seats don't make noises, the car locks immediately with one push of the button and my dash is squeak free.
Must be something to do with the MY 12.5

Thats because you don't have either the Sport or Alcantara seats. Which is where the complains come from. The Alcantara seems to be the biggest squeaker though, possibly due to their construction or the seat heaters.

**alexaescht** · 30-01-2013, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by readerr0r

Thats because you don't have either the Sport or Alcantara seats. Which is where the complains come from. The Alcantara seems to be the biggest squeaker though, possibly due to their construction or the seat heaters.

Ok that's fair enough, what about the door locks though?

**readerr0r** · 30-01-2013, 03:50 PM

Originally Posted by alexaescht

Ok that's fair enough, what about the door locks though?

Some sort of change of software it seems. Probably when they changed that deadlock message

**alexaescht** · 30-01-2013, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by readerr0r

Some sort of change of software it seems. Probably when they changed that deadlock message

Yeah I noticed that message on mine after the 15,000 service but it still locked just the same.

**alexz** · 30-01-2013, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by alexaescht

Strange... My seats don't make noises, the car locks immediately with one push of the button and my dash is squeak free.
Must be something to do with the MY 12.5

aren't you 14? or should i be dobbing you in for underage driving

**Lemonskin** · 30-01-2013, 07:39 PM

14? Ouch, still years away from driving the Polo solo then!

(PS I just realised Polo and solo rhyme)

**alexaescht** · 31-01-2013, 05:36 AM

Originally Posted by alexz

aren't you 14? or should i be dobbing you in for underage driving

Yes I'm 14, but the only time I drive it is in the driveway on our property (feeding horses, goats etc.) which I'd guess is about 750m long. Boring, maybe. But I've mastered hill starts in a manual that's for sure

(Oh, and the reason I know it doesn't squeak, rattle or lock properly is because if it did mum or my sister would go straight to me first to look at it, and I'm also a passenger in that car quite a lot also)

**alexaescht** · 31-01-2013, 05:42 AM

Originally Posted by Lemonskin

14? Ouch, still years away from driving the Polo solo then!

Sadly yes. But what can you do eh?

**JonP01** · 31-01-2013, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by fastlane

I've also found after closing the drivers door after parking, then opening up the boot then closing, allows you to lock first time.

Ah!! That is it! I could never figure out why it would sometimes close first press and other times it needed two presses. You are quite correct. I've just tested this today and can confirm it is the same with me. This "issue" even had the salesman baffled at the handover (though with due respect to the delaership, the salesman who handed the car over to me was not as classy or seemingly knowledgeable bloke as the one who sold it to me - the latter had gone on holiday).

All that said, it is just a minor annoyance. If I were to find out for example, that the "fix" for this involved pulling out trim and replacing mechatronics inside the car, I would pass on it since I reckon that would risk causing far more problems than it would solve. But if is a simple software-only update, that is different (and fine of course).