Hi Lairyt
Is yours an
Ibiza?? Mine had a noticeable ticking noise right from the outset, I kept telling the dealer about it, but was told it was because it's a diesel and I wasn't used to having a diesel. Turns out now, almost a year later it HAS got problems with the injectors, and other problems too. I had it from new in September last year, the DPF warning light was coming on not long after and I did what the manual tells you to do, but it just came on again at regular intervals. There is a
sticker in the top right of the windscreen with the symbol of the DPF light telling you to refer to your handbook if the symbol appears. It failed on me the first time with an engine fault light flashing in February, then in March, then again in April, on Saturday the 24th of April in fact, and I've been without my car since then. It was trailered away from my address to the
dealership, but they couldn't put it right there so then it was trailered to Milton Keynes, where it is now, and where they can keep it, as I DO NOT want it back, would never feel safe driving it now. My ticking noise was referred to as a 'pinking noise' by the AA man that drove it around the block after it broke down the second time. When the loss of power occurs it is as if you have put it in 1st gear by mistake, it just slows right down with no warning to other road users around at the time, the second time was pretty hairy as I was in full flow traffic.
My ticking noise was most noticeable in 1st and 2nd too, but still there in 3rd, 4th and 5th, it's most noticeable whenever you ask for more power, and even while cruising along in 4th gear in a 30 mph zone, it never sounded comfortable, it would just tick away... My problems seemed to start after a certain amount of mileage and I guess an accumulation of soot in the DPF filter. Seems these diesel cars fitted with DPF's are only meant for 'long run' drivers not 'short run' drivers as the car isn't allowed to get up to the correct temperature to burn off this soot accumulation, when it's driven mostly on short runs...
I am not far away from a full refund, waiting for phone calls today.....
Minxstie