Polo 1.4 9n - Excessive Wind noise

[Running Monkey]

Hi,

I have a 2006 Polo 1.4 Sport FSI, bought it a few weeks ago with just 7.5k on the clock and in pretty good condition - I love the car, but it really is a squeaky car with lots of dash rattle, some wierd creaking noise coming from the back, and worst of all some bad wind noise/whistle that seems to be coming from around the nearside front door. I know this isn't unique to 3-door 9n Polos because I had a courtesy car from the garage for a while ... not that this helps me much!

I really can't locate where the problem is. Searching the forum, it appears that doors are adjustable at the striker plate (my TT was the same), but I wonder if anyone else has had a similar problem with a 3-door 9n.

Grateful for any feedback

RM

[Running Monkey]

Well, took the car to the local VW dealers in Harrogate yesterday to get a new starter motor fitted (under warranty) and I asked if wind noise is a common complaint with three-door 9n polos ...... the senior mechanic told me apparently not, yet there is a very definite howling around the nearside door at anything over 50mph. I'm stumped at where to start .... does anyone know if the doors are adjustable in terms of fit?

RM

[arachnoid]

I found wind noise coming from the nearside front door on my 2002 1.4 9n - had a closer look and the lower hinge was loose! Used a Torx style socket to tighten up the hinge after aligning the door. The wind noise is now same as the offside, i.e. negligible.