Doctor_Strange

Just to bring up this topic again, the creaking has become more persistent over the last few months. It happens every time on my driveway without fail as mentioned above but also does it on uneven road surfaces or occasional minor pot holes and speed bumps. It's definitely noticeable even to SWMBO who previously said she couldn't hear it. So off it went to Skoda last week and surprise surprise they couldn't find anything. They acknowledged the creak on an audio recording I'd emailed them when I placed my phone in the footwell but it didn't make any difference to their findings and any suggestion of known issues from reading online forums was dismissed immediately. It was absolutely tipping it down with rain on the day which would hamper their efforts they said. In any case, the mechanic fetched the wheel off and did a thorough check but no issues. Yet there clearly is an issue somewhere as it still persists!

Decided to put this to a proper test the other day when I found a deserted straight road up in the peak district in dry conditions. Long story short, D mode offers faster acceleration off the line than S mode. I noticed that in D with about 75% throttle pressed, it's off the line quickly and through the gears well. Any more throttle sees traction control reigning things in. With S mode, I find it seems to bog down a bit off the line and is hesitant. I assume it's changing into 2nd very early before its got rolling properly. Once on the go, there's no doubting the turn of pace difference as it holds onto the gears longer but just that initial launch is definitely quicker in D. Don't know if anyone else has noticed it? 17 plate 1.4 TSI SEL DSG estate.

Noticed this as soon as I got home with the car on Saturday. Our drive is on a slope and as I pulled across the top of the drive to reverse down it, I heard the creak. I had exactly the same thing on an A3 I had a few years ago and it required some lubrication in the suspension somewhere. I don't envisage any issues when I take it back on Monday to be checked because it happened on the day of collection, its still in its 3 year warranty and Rainworth have an excellent reputation for good customer service from reading reviews. I'll update the post again next week.