Do you have rattles in the car?

[MurphyTheElf]

Good tips man! And lol, if you fix the wastegate control rod rattle, you'll have several guys at this forum lining up to buy you a beer

Beer? I think we'll be lining up to give him a reach-around!

[GTICam]

Beer? I think we'll be lining up to give him a reach-around!

A beer will be fine thanks Murph! Lol.

[MurphyTheElf]

Haha. If you find a fix for the wastegate rattle I'll be in your debt, so whatever floats your boat, Cam.

[cs^mkvi]

All I can say is that never buy a Subaru if you hate rattles.. They will rattle.. I do not like rattles as much as anyone else, but I got used to the many rattles in the Subi. The fact is, that any car will rattle in time. Especially in Australia where our roads suck, the constant vibrations will eventually cause things to free up a little bit and hence cause a few rattles - I honest do not think that any car is exempt from it. Some may hold out longer, but it is only a matter of time.

Enjoy the car..

[ConR]

All I can say is that never buy a Subaru if you hate rattles.. They will rattle.. I do not like rattles as much as anyone else, but I got used to the many rattles in the Subi. The fact is, that any car will rattle in time. Especially in Australia where our roads suck, the constant vibrations will eventually cause things to free up a little bit and hence cause a few rattles - I honest do not think that any car is exempt from it. Some may hold out longer, but it is only a matter of time.

Enjoy the car..

agree with your comments bud...but not expecting this to happen to a car with 2000 km's on it..sign of things to come

[anthony]

There is nothing worse than a rattle in a car.
I have owned 7 new cars,all from new,and have this to say...
1982 Ford Cortina...NIL
1988 VW JETTA...NIL,even after 300 000 kilometers.
1993 VW Jetta...NIL
1995 VW Jetta...had rattles in the left front door after someone tried to steal the car by breaking through door handle.Eventually insurance agreed to a brand new door,but the c ar was almost brand new at the time.
2000 Holden Astra...NIL
2006 VW Jetta...had about 4,and took a long while,and 2 dealers to completely sort out,was then told mine was the quietest Jetta in Australia.
2010 Honda Euro...nil.
One of the reasons for changing brands was that I could not spend another 2 years putting up with spending every Monday at the dealership sorting out these annoying things.

My Parents own a 2001 Toyota Corolla sedan Ascent,and not a single rattle.

I feel sorry for all of you good people who have rattles,when they occur,it is a real let down...almost drove me INSANE.

[night_flight]

Things to try.
Night_flight: Wind your pax seat back as far back as you can with the bottom of the seat as far forward as possible, then wind the backreat up the the normal position. Might pay to run your pax seat back and forth a couple of times in the runners too...


Hope this helps.

Turbo wastegate control rod buzz fix coming soon...

YOU ARE A LEGEND GTICam your tips worked just fine!!!! THANK you a lot!!!!

[elephino]

2000 Pulsar - No rattles
2001 Impreza - 1 rattle that took 3 dealers to fix (loose bonnet hinge in the end)
2003 Corolla - No rattles
2006 GTI - Many rattles (top vent, rear outer seatbelts (solved by plugging in), driver's side seatbelt height adjuster, centre cup holder cover, mysterious never solved one near passenger seat, mysterious never solved one somewhere in dash unrelated to top vent, driver's sun visor light, strange inconsistent thunk from somewhere beneath the gear lever, similar thunk from front of car (which turned out to be a headlight back cover that had fallen into the bumper) - pretty sure that covers them all)
2010 GTI - none so far after about a month

[ConR]

sorry for this, I'm sure there are a bunch of posts that are scattered throughout a hundred other posts.

alas, I'm almost giving up on dealerships sorting out my rattles..none of them seem to care. I've also confirmed with multiple friends that the rattles are not in my head, but are coming from the passenger side of the dash.

so, I want to check it out myself, although I have never worked on a car in my life. How do I take off:

1. Glovebox cover
2. Air vent
3. Seatbelt buckle harness (the sliding mechanism)

any help is appreciated!

[GTICam]

sorry for this, I'm sure there are a bunch of posts that are scattered throughout a hundred other posts.

alas, I'm almost giving up on dealerships sorting out my rattles..none of them seem to care. I've also confirmed with multiple friends that the rattles are not in my head, but are coming from the passenger side of the dash.

so, I want to check it out myself, although I have never worked on a car in my life. How do I take off:

1. Glovebox cover
2. Air vent
3. Seatbelt buckle harness (the sliding mechanism)

any help is appreciated!

Hi Ktrianta,
Have a look at Maverick's my-gti.com website for info on how to remove trim.
A couple of cautions with the seat belt adjuster. The "airbag" plastic logo on the upper part of the B pillar trim covers a screw you need to remove to take the trim off. The "airbag" plastic piece will usually break when you take it out. Also, it can be quite fiddly getting the adjuster mechanism to align with the trim when you put it back together. Lastly, if you take the adjuster off, you'd want to be certain that it is correctly refitted with the anchor bolt torqued properly.
I'd also recommend you persist with trying to get a dealer to sort it out...
Cheers,
Cam.