Dubber
Has anyone else had issues with shock absorbers/bushes that won't shut up? Mine are driving me mad at the moment and car has been booked in to have it rectified hopefully. Worse on cold mornings.
Volkswagen Fan
Yes mine is driving me crazy too. Please let us know how it was fixed as my dealer claims there is no creak, as all ways they don’t want to investigate. I’m looking at buying new strut tops and bearings but I read somewhere that it took new shocks to fix the problem in the end. I have no warranty left so I’m looking for the exact fix rather than guessing.
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2015 Golf R. Lapiz Blue.
Dubber
My car has 10 months left of warranty, its so bad even my wife comments every time she's in the car. I'll let you know what they find.
Originally Posted by Reedy
Volkswagen Fan
Cheers.
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2015 Golf R. Lapiz Blue.
Volkswagen Enthusiast
It could merely be suspension bushes - I've not noticed it on either Golf, but my 1988 Cressida had in the front end for its entire 21 year life when going over sharp speed humps (of which I've always thought the inventor should be hung upside down...)
When a flexible bush reaches sufficient tension, it can move inside its mount - hence the squeak.
It may annoy some drivers, but it's better than the bush overstretching and breaking up.
Dubber
I have had a new car every 3 years for the last 30 years and never had this issue the car only has 40000km on the clock so if the bushes are the issue they can replace them.
Volkswagen Enthusiast
If that proves to be the cause, most likely all they'll do will be whack some rubber grease on them.
Dubber
if that keeps it quiet i'll be happy, i thought about getting out the silicone spray lube myself but figured it was VW's problem to fix it.
Volkswagen Fan
Had this on a 2015 Golf Comfortline. Audible to me virtually from new a noise when front suspension "extending" into dips on road or on descending down ramps and over speed humps. It got gradually louder and more frequent, audible to any passengers in the car, except VW service technicians. Several visits to the service department in the first 2 years, initially fobbed off with "car road tested, unable to reproduce sound" then "normal operational sound". Finally with the noise now at the point that it sounded like something was going to break or fall off I literally kidnapped one of their service advisors and drove him around all manner of roads for about 30 mins until he finally admitted he could hear a sound that did not appear to be consistent with normal operation. From there it started with adjustments to shock absorber casings (separate visits)!! or lubricating various bushings, each of which were sold to me as definitive solutions when picking the car up only to discover the sound back again a few kms down the road. Finally with about 3 months of the warranty remaining, and having threatened to book the car in every Friday (with loan car) until it was fixed they appear to have finally sorted it. Lithium grease to bearings on lower control arms, and a note in the system to replace control arms if noise recurs. Now 6 months out of warranty and maybe another 5000km on the clock and not a sound.
Dubber
Well the service department lent me one of their staff for a road test, he could hear the noise straight away which was good. Some thing about two things not fitted correctly and some lubrication. Its as quite as a mouse now. Happy days.
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