5.9

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
14,000 miles

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problem #1

Jun 012018

Golf R

  • 14,000 miles
I have a 2017 Golf R equipped with dsg transmission, automatic emergency braking and adaptive cruise control. Occasionally the car would make a continuous and periodic clicking noise that can last for a few minutes when in motion and when brake is not applied. As soon as I step on the brake, the clicking stops. When brake pedal is released, the clicking comes back. The problem started in may/June 2018 when the car had approximately 14000 miles, and has been doing that every once in a while since then. I brought it to a VW dealer in July 2018, but because this is an intermittent issue, they were unable to find out the root cause. There was no error code either. However they suspected that the noise was coming from certain relays in the ABS / braking system, which is concerning as it could potentially be a safety issue. A video of the problem can be seen here: Https://streamable.com/pl4xk

- Austin, TX, USA

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