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sounds like rattle high revs gti, but not in normal sound mode
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:25 pm
by LEEA123
Hi all, a question. I have got some miles on the car now, so have done some spirited driving, keeping in the speed limit. Have been getting a kind of rattling noise when revs go above 4k and accelerating in a spirited way. I have the sport sound on when it does this. If I change the sound to normal I do not really get it at all.
I thought it was a kind of dash rattle or something at first, but changing from sport sound mode to normal sound mode basically makes the sound go away. As far as I know, the sound it produces in these modes comes through the speakers, and it makes fake noise in a way. So could you think it could be a defective speaker just giving this noise at a certain rev range? As I can not explain, any other reason why it goes from changing from sport sound to normal?
Re: sounds like rattle high revs gti, but not in normal sound mode
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:38 pm
by OomStu_ZA
HI LEEA123
I had the same issue with my vehicle so the VW techs disabled the sound actuator installed behind the dash. Problem solved.
Re: sounds like rattle high revs gti, but not in normal sound mode
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:41 pm
by LEEA123
OomStu_ZA wrote: Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:38 pm
HI LEEA123
I had the same issue with my vehicle so the VW techs disabled the sound actuator installed behind the dash. Problem solved.
Thank you very much for the reply , appreciate it
Re: sounds like rattle high revs gti, but not in normal sound mode
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:45 pm
by SRGTD
A common issue with the soundaktor - not just in the Polo GTI but lots of Golf GTI and R owners have also had the issue you describe.
You’ve found a solution by not having the engine sound in Sport. I personally really dislike the fake engine sound so I set it to whatever the lowest setting is (Eco?) on the first day I owned my car and my be never had an issue with it rattling or vibrating.
Re: sounds like rattle high revs gti, but not in normal sound mode
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2022 11:53 pm
by LEEA123
SRGTD wrote: Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:45 pm
A common issue with the soundaktor - not just in the Polo GTI but lots of Golf GTI and R owners have also had the issue you describe.
You’ve found a solution by not having the engine sound in Sport. I personally really dislike the fake engine sound so I set it to whatever the lowest setting is (Eco?) on the first day I owned my car and my be never had an issue with it rattling or vibrating.
thanks will set it too eco and try, appreciate the time
Re: sounds like rattle high revs gti, but not in normal sound mode
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2022 4:56 am
by lancslad1985
The way I get round this is I set everything in individual mode to sport and then turn engine noise to eco, as SRGTD says. Then you get the benefit of sport mode without the stupid rattling.