Hi,

really rather annoyed! Yesterday mid way through a 150 mile drive Monte, 1.2 TSi 105ps starting making a buzzing/rattling noise!

Pegged it down to the plastic screen infront of my speedo/rev counter. If i press it hard with my thumb it stops, but shortly returns! Has anyone else had this? I have booked in into Skoda today as SWMBO works there so just a text away. Hopefully they can stop this.

Really annoying :( hope it gets sorted its only 17 days old, with 600 miles on it! :(

Dave..

My vrs has done it since I drove it out the showroom. Rather than back to dealer to take it apart and probably not fix it but create more rattles, I fixed it myself. Either side of the trip button, between the clear plastic and the black frame, wedge in a piece of black card folded over a couple of times. Fixed it straight away and can't notice it. Hope that helps.

I made a couple of very small rubber buffers and wedged them between the clear perspex and black instrument surround. In my case it was the black instrument surround that was the real problem. I removed this several times, adding foam and bending the securing clips to stop it vibrating on coarse road surfaces, but it always returned after a while. Two screws through it finally stopped it - I put two small black philips screws horizontally through the instrument surround in the broad area either side of the cuttout for the steering column. I'd allready had the surround off so knew where to position the screws.

ah this sucks :( was hoping it wasn't a design floor, as its most likely to return no matter what i do!!

Think im gonna cancel the booking i made for it to go into the dealers then! don't think there' much point :( really disjointed where's this vw renowned VW build quality?! Hope to god this isn't one of many!!!

Dave...

I am afraid you just have to live with vRS rattles. On mine everything rattles to a point where it is pointless trying to cure them.

Just enjoy driving, what is otherwise a superb car, built to a price.

Tony

+1

Although it's a Monte it does not change things. As frustrated as I was at the beginning with several rattles in mine, I realized it only makes sense for some corners to have been cut in the process of assembling together. Still, not worse than other mid class brands in direct comparison, and with a whole lot more of a car to get for what you pay (talking vrs). So I finally accepted it, and still live very happily with it.

Also, not something which someone with a lot of determination, D.I.Y skills and some free time couldn't sort in case he wanted to I guess.

Edited 18 September, 201213 yr by newbie69

I say live with it. If it doesn't develop more rattles now it will in the coming years.

All Fabias are plagued by such issues. Here and there you can fix some but not all.

As newbie I've also accepted it, not a big deal.

Also playing the music louder helps

Had my instrument binacle buzz fixed by the local dealer, worked for 6months then it returned during the blistering summer we've just had...homemade wedges appear a better fix

Fair enough then. I am really enjoying the car apart from the and fog lights steaming up!

I'll see what i can dig out to try and absorb the rattle!

Thanks for the replys. (preying your all wrong and the whole inside doesn't become a rattle band!)

Dave

There's actually a "Skoda approved" warranty repair for the noise mentioned which is along the lines of rubber wedges, had mine done recently. It's a known issue with a known repair, let's see how good your local Skoda garage are

The door rattles from the stereo are the worst in mine. Semi fixed them by setting the stereo fade -2 to the rear

There's actually a "Skoda approved" warranty repair for the noise mentioned which is along the lines of rubber wedges, had mine done recently. It's a known issue with a known repair, let's see how good your local Skoda garage are

Good to hear, well its off to skoda tomorrow! Meaning im stuck with wifeys 1.2 60ps polo . Ill report back with news.

The door rattles from the stereo are the worst in mine. Semi fixed them by setting the stereo fade -2 to the rear

ive done the same

Edited 19 September, 201213 yr by DMilsey

My passenger door rattles on what appears to be the door handle surround.

It has been happening for a couple of weeks now and sounds like a piece of plastic is trapped under the fabric...

When I can be bothered I might take the front door cards Off and apply some sound deadening like dynomat to cure it.

it's back and fixed all before i finished work :-) no more annoying rattle (for now) apparently used 'shock absorbent tape' but can't see it and its not making a noise so i dont care

Good news. Did the dealership confirm it was a known fault with known solution as earlier mentioned. Mine has this too. Less than a month old. I'll be booking mine in to my nearest dealer ASAP.

Yep, said they have a known fix and got the car back the same day :-) very happy.

I have one annoying rattle just behind where the OBD socket is. Sounds like a loose screw somewhere. I'll have to get it sorted some time. Also on the estate the sliding cover rattles over bumps too but there's nothing I can do with that apart from take it out