the rattling and the dealers
the rattling and the dealers
I was wondering today, if I took the car to the dealer where I got it from and ask their service guys to fix the rattling noise woulld and can they find and fix all thats rattling inside the car?
Re: the rattling and the dealers (Vahagn23)
They should be able to take a look at it.. if its excessive I don't see why they shouldn't try to locate it and fix it, they have those mechanics stethoscopes that they use in order to locate the noise.
Re: the rattling and the dealers (Mlody)
but it only happens at bumps and potholes
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Re: the rattling and the dealers (Vahagn23)
If it's under warranty, they'll (try to) fix it for free.
Just make sure you let them know that it only happens over harsh bumps - so they'll need to drive it around on rough roads to investigate. Of course, all cars will rattle or at least make some noise over the roughest pavement, and with as much plastic is in the average car these days - that's (sadly) par for the course. What I'm referring to is more of a general "slam!" of everything in the car versus squeaks and continuous rattles.
Keep in mind that the solution is often to take the dash and other trim apart, piece by piece, until the source of the noise is found, and then to stuff materials like foam and felt tape into the culprit crevasses. As some folks can tell you, the dealer mechanics aren't necessarily any better at doing this than the average owner *and* also don't really enjoy doing this task as it can be very difficult to pinpoint (and fix) a noise in a car interior...
...so what I'm trying to say is that you may end up taking your car in multiple times if they don't get it right. Which means they may tear into the dash 5 times if you ask them to - and these clipped and snapped together parts don't like being taken apart 5 times. Sometimes folks come out with more rattles after this has been done than they started with - so just keep that in mind, too.
Just make sure you let them know that it only happens over harsh bumps - so they'll need to drive it around on rough roads to investigate. Of course, all cars will rattle or at least make some noise over the roughest pavement, and with as much plastic is in the average car these days - that's (sadly) par for the course. What I'm referring to is more of a general "slam!" of everything in the car versus squeaks and continuous rattles.
Keep in mind that the solution is often to take the dash and other trim apart, piece by piece, until the source of the noise is found, and then to stuff materials like foam and felt tape into the culprit crevasses. As some folks can tell you, the dealer mechanics aren't necessarily any better at doing this than the average owner *and* also don't really enjoy doing this task as it can be very difficult to pinpoint (and fix) a noise in a car interior...
...so what I'm trying to say is that you may end up taking your car in multiple times if they don't get it right. Which means they may tear into the dash 5 times if you ask them to - and these clipped and snapped together parts don't like being taken apart 5 times. Sometimes folks come out with more rattles after this has been done than they started with - so just keep that in mind, too.
Re: the rattling and the dealers (Rockhound)
making sounds is one thing, but I can feel every little bump or pothole on the road and it makes a lot of noise on each aswell. I got into a cab today, it hit the biggest potholes and I barely felt it and it made no noise from inside. It was a Mercury sable. And it has over 200k milage on it.
Modified by Vahagn23 at 9:15 PM 1/27/2008Rockhound wrote:If it's under warranty, they'll (try to) fix it for free.
Just make sure you let them know that it only happens over harsh bumps - so they'll need to drive it around on rough roads to investigate. Of course, all cars will rattle or at least make some noise over the roughest pavement, and with as much plastic is in the average car these days - that's (sadly) par for the course. What I'm referring to is more of a general "slam!" of everything in the car versus squeaks and continuous rattles.
Keep in mind that the solution is often to take the dash and other trim apart, piece by piece, until the source of the noise is found, and then to stuff materials like foam and felt tape into the culprit crevasses. As some folks can tell you, the dealer mechanics aren't necessarily any better at doing this than the average owner *and* also don't really enjoy doing this task as it can be very difficult to pinpoint (and fix) a noise in a car interior...
...so what I'm trying to say is that you may end up taking your car in multiple times if they don't get it right. Which means they may tear into the dash 5 times if you ask them to - and these clipped and snapped together parts don't like being taken apart 5 times. Sometimes folks come out with more rattles after this has been done than they started with - so just keep that in mind, too.
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Re: the rattling and the dealers (Vahagn23)
Sorry, but comparing your car to a Sable of any mileage just isn't apples to apples. Cabs are usually longer wheelbase cars with soft suspensions - this helps provide a serene cushioned ride, even on uneven pavement.Vahagn23 wrote:making sounds is one thing, but I can feel every little bump or pothole on the road and it makes a lot of noise on each aswell. I got into a cab today, it hit the biggest potholes and I barely felt it and it made no noise from inside. It was a Mercury sable. And it has over 200k milage on it.
Versas are neither long-wheelbased nor soft...so that's just something you've got to get used to. As for the noise, there comes a point that not much can be done if it occurs when crashing into huge crater-like potholes.
If you want a 'cab-like' ride, then the Versa is just the wrong car.