[Michael Weston]

Thought I’d check something out.
My daily twenty mile trip each way down the motorway.

A journey in moderately busy traffic without using ACC I manually touched my brakes three times.

Another journey using ACC set at 70mph from what I could tell they were applied around thirty times, perhaps three quarters of that very lightly.

It’s the gapping with cars pulling in and out in front of you that seems to be responsible for most of this.

So I’m wondering that with all this technology, and added to this the brief wiping action in wet weather, I’d say the pads get far more use that usual.
I’m wondering if this is a factor and whether or not their build quality takes this into account ?
Maybe this leads to premature glazing or has an adverse effect on the pad surface ?

I’ll monitor this some more.
I do use ACC quite a lot as it really helps with economy.

 

[ReigerZA]

I have however starting noticing kinda like a clunk noise when the rear brakes release when you reverse. Specifically in reverse only and its constantly there. And the other thing is when the handbrake engages I hear what sounds like a spring jumping out of place. This is random, I cannot find any pattern or frequency as to how often this happens. I still need to report this to the dealer.

I also get this sometimes, even since my MK7 Golf. From my I experience this always had something to do with moisture (eg driving in the rain or after washing) and the break pads drying afterwards causing it to stick to the drum. It occurs less when I leave the auto handbreak off while the car dries out.

 

[Michael Weston]

I managed to drive the whole motorway stretch home this evening manually without any need to touch the brakes at all until I got to the top of the exit slip.
If I’d have had ACC on closing the distances, braking, moving out, accelerating, closing the distance, braking, accelerating, getting cut up, braking.. basically every thirty seconds or so the car performs a braking manoeuvre.
That must put a significant workload into the discs and pads compared to a manual drive keeping a leisurely distance.
However, my manual journey only returned 44mpg by the time I got home. I usually get at least 50mpg overall using ACC on the motorway stretch. I sometimes have 60mpg on the display until I get off of the motorway.
So, better economy at the, perhaps detrimental, expense of wearing the brakes out quicker, possibly giving rise to unwanted issues with pad wear ?
Like I said before, guess who’s doing the R&D these days..

 

[Stitch]

The emphasis for vehicle manufacture's is to reduce fuel usage, not for longevity of parts. In fact the quicker parts need replacement the better it is for them.

If you look at the majority of vehicle new owners/users they would keep the vehicle 3-5 years. If most parts remain serviceable up until then they wouldn't care less.

 

[Shamz]

Seems like VW is pushing for better quality materials from 2024. The new Tiguan seems rather good almost Audi level trim quality. Hopefully they carry this through the entire lineup.

 

[Impala]

Seems like VW is pushing for better quality materials from 2024. The new Tiguan seems rather good almost Audi level trim quality. Hopefully they carry this through the entire lineup.

With prices to match no doubt !

 

[Shamz]

Lol I was wondering who was gonna burst my bubble after reading on the quality improvements but yup pricing will climb alot. Fortunately there is many manufactures set to launch updates for 2024 with much improvements. Hopefully this will push for competitive prices

 

[Shamz]

Just a update if anyone wondered if there is a solution. Nope had a couple more back and forth visits to VW with no solution insight. I've learnt to live with the annoyance but that doesn't mean it doesn't drive me crazy everytime I here the noise.

 

[dickyd]

I took a video of mine making the noise whilst rocking the car whilst stationary, I did it with the parking brake both on & off to show it had nothing to do with the brakes. Showed this to the dealer who agreed there was an issue and changed some of the suspension bushes. So far so good but I am keeping an eye on it.

 

[Shamz]

I tried this. There is no noise rocking the car

 

[Yivs]

Anyone managed to resolve this issue?
I've been in so far 4 times and so far they keep on saying they can't hear it/reproduce it, even though it's almost constant now and I did give them multiple video records of a symphony of squeaks...

"Most probably are the pads, they are not under warranty" - latest reply from today.
Car is 2 years old, less than 15k kms... First time I went in it was 3 months in, 2.5k kms..

I'm wondering if I do change the pads if it will resolve the issue. Anyone found good replacements? Did it help?

 

[davidflemmonlemmon]

If you permit the wife to ride in front the squeaking will come from beside you!

 

[Michael Weston]

Did you remove the parcel shelf?
Mine was squeaky, went away on its own 🧐

Mine too

 

[Michael Weston]

My brake pads have been squealing for months now, asked them to check them when it was in VW for service recently, they said they were fine, lots of wear left.

 

[Au37x]

A typical VW (all brands) issue. The brake cylinder at the rear axle does not open completely. It had to be replaced. I had this on my old AUDI A3 (8L), GOLF 4, GOLF 6.

 

[Michael Weston]

Ah, likely no-one will be interested in doing that until it’s out of warranty then (cynic) 🫤

 

[Yivs]

A typical VW (all brands) issue. The brake cylinder at the rear axle does not open completely. It had to be replaced. I had this on my old AUDI A3 (8L), GOLF 4, GOLF 6.

Was it part of the guarantee and how do I make them actually look into it? I've been there 4 times and every time it's "nothing".

 

[Rocky53]

I was told many years ago that there are only two types of brake pads. Those that squeak and those that don't.

 

[Shamz]

Just an update on the car, I was at a point I wanted to sell it only after a few months of ownership but I eventually decided to keep it and finally I am happy and enjoying it.
After many back and forth emails with VW they finally agreed to replace the brake pads under warranty and guess what I have done 25 000km since they replaced those pads and no more squeaking.

I eventually found out that the original pads and the pads they replaced it with were different compounds from each other, how true is this I aint sure but I don't care, the car stops when I want it to stop and doesn't squeak anymore