Well it got cold out and my A4 started squeaking so badly I couldn't believe it wasn't a 20 year old car.

Went to 2 dealerships asking them to look at it. They both sprayed on lube and told me that should fix it. No go. After searching around on forums I found out this seems to be a pretty common problem. Especially on the rear passenger seat.

What I did to fix it was get a flared 17mm wrench (a socket wouldn't go deep enough over the striker) and loosened the nut on the striker bolt that the seat latch clamps on to. Tightened the striker about 3/8s of a turn and retightened the nut on the striker. When I closed the seat you could feel it was a tad sticky on the way in. Seat stopped squeaking.

So much for the dealership being useful.

Cost me $60 for the wrench set at Princess Auto. Well worth it for a quiet ride.

 

Great info. I have the winter squeaks happening as well. When you get a chance take some pics and post up what you did.

 

Yeah, lets see some pics.

 

This info would be greatly appreciated with some pics... I'm very annoyed by the noise too..

 

I've been having the squeak for a few days also. Stopped today but would be nice to know where it's coming from and how to fix it.

 

Yeah I'll try get some pics... After that big cold snap it started squeaking again. So I'm gonna try tighten it a little more and see what happens. Was nice because for a few weeks it was so quiet

 

pictures please

 

In my car, it is the rear-seat back-rest. The back-rest has a bit of play and over time, the catch-mechanism rubs. So I first put some silicon spray on the catch. I later put some cloth behind the seat to so the catch-mechanism grabs a little more snug.. I found this out by accident when I tried to fold the seat down, but had forgotten to unlock it. It squeaked when I pulled at it. Hope this makes sense and helps.

I suggest - to test the theory, fold your seats down - the squeak will likely stop. Then that's the culprit.

 

SWEET !
Thanks for the info. i'll fix that right after i fix my broken glove box hinge.
The noise doesn't bother me as much as the stupid, darn, god forsaken glove box hinge.

 

After I read the initial post I just folded the seat down then back up. Problem soved lol. It came back after a few weeks, I repeated the procedure and it hasen't mad a sound since. It only seems to do it when it's below about -10C.