Have a look at PeoplePerHour.com Pay somebody £5 or something to translate what you want into German properly and then post it in the forum.
SEAT UK are now up to speed on the issue, so if you are experiencing this as well just let them know..
No more phone calls to German dealers or utterings of "thats your turbo mate".
I am a bit miffed that I had to have a disagreement with he dealer in the first place, but I have to give credit to SEAT UK for looking further into my "claims" of this being a front grill issue. Well done SEAT UK
My car goes in on the 1st October to have the grill "modified" and the vibration/rattle coming from my front dash (and all round to the drivers door) looked at and fixed as well.
I feel I have finally got somewhere and hope that the next person who reports this problem doesnt have to go through the same rigmarole I did.
B0nk3r5
Hi B0nk3r5.
I just bought my Seat Leon 2013 a few months ago and now I have the exact same issue that you have had with your car, that it whistles when it hits around 60 mph.
Could you please tell me more specific what/where the problem was and how they fixed the issue? and the details to the dealer that fixed it (phone number, website etc)?
I am going to my local Seat dealer here in Denmark tomorrow to talk to him about this issue and it will be very great to have the answer to the problem before going there.
I hope you get to see my post before then
Hi Mate
Thank you very much for the quick reply.
I will take this with to my local Seat dealer here tomorrow, so he can see that this has been a problem for some of the new Seat Leons.
The noise/whistle is already very annoying, so I hope that they will fix it tomorrow and I that your car has been fixed proberly and the problem won't come back.
I hope you will post an update in a few days when you have had the chance to drive some more.
Hi B0nk3r5,
I'm getting the rattling from the front dash as well, have the dealers given you any indication of what could be the cause? My is in next week to be looked at I'll post what the findings are.
Got mine going in next week. Identified one rattle, it’s the cowling in front of the dials, put your finger on it and it stops.
Haven't managed to diagnose the other general dash rattle.
Also noticed a new strange noise coming from the front of the car when the front wheels go off of a speed bump and lastly mine seems to have developed a creaking clutch pedal.
Don't get me wrong I love the car but I think the Spaniards could do with some more German help / guidance when it comes to fit and finish
Hope they get it fixed. Mine is booked back in for next week as well. I have driven 2 BMW 1 series and they were very rattly inside to the point of distraction, so even so called prestige cars have their problems with noisy interiors.
However I am of the opinion that a new car should not be like that and especially when it wasnt like that new. Luckily the interiors of the seats arent very complicated so quieting it up shouldnt be a big hassle for dealers to fix. I too love my car and find the combi of comfort and handling totally spot on. Reminds me a little of the mk2 focus handling, that was spot on as well.
B0nk3r5
Hey bonkers, picked my leon up yesterday and also noticed a cheeky rattling on the drivers door! Nothing major but a bit irritating! Let me know how you get on fixing yours. I'm due my 48 hour curtesy call on Monday so will mention it to the dealers then and see what they say
Hello all.
I was at my local Seat dealer last Tuesday to get the problem fixed. It took about 20 minutes and then we took a quick testdrive and there was no whistle noise
From what I know they adjusted the front grill a little forward and changed two bolts around the grill as well.
I have now been driving a week in a car with conditions equal to previous situations where it whistled before and since they fixed it last Tuesday it has been COMPLETELY gone the whistle noise, I am so happy about it The car is so amazing now.
I received the notice from the dealer of what they had done (no charge of course) and it says that they fixed it according to "TPI 2034268/1".
This I assume is the offical claim number from Seat regarding this problem, so I hope this can help you others who have this whistle problem with the 2013 Seat Leon.
My problem seems to have gone completely
jlav