Woo-Hoo!! I Fixed it!!!!! - squeaky heat shield

[matt_a]

I mentioned on here a while back that we were getting a very irritating squeaking sound from somewhere underneath our Versa SL hatchback. By riding in the backseat while my wife drove, I was able to move my ear around and get a pretty good idea of where it was coming from. I could tell that it was somewhere around the rear suspension/exhaust area. The problem was that when the car was parked and I would crawl under it, I was never able to replicate the noise. Well today I got sick of it. It was driving me nuts and it was making our beautiful new car sound cheap and junky. I backed the car up onto a set of work ramps and I crawled back under. After grabbing and shaking everything I could, I finally figured out what it was! There is a thin metal heat shield that sits between the exhaust pipe and the gas tank. That heat shield has a little "play" in it and I could move it around. At one spot where it is connected to the under-side of the car, it is attached with screws that come down through these little clip things. By sqeezing the clips onto the screws tighter, I was able to stiffen up the heat shield. We took the car for another ride and PRAISE GOD THE SQUEAKING IS GONE!!! So if anyone hears an irritating squeeking sound from under your Versa, check your heat shield.

[CodeRed]

Ha, good job. Who woulda thunk.

[Vahagn23]

nice find

[TrustME]

Wow. Congrats man! lol

[matt_a]

Thanks guys. I can't tell you how glad I am to have that fixed. It was really bugging the crap outta me. When I realized what it was and got it to stop, I was doing a happy dance in my garage.

[BillyBeaneBall]

Wish I coulda seen the happy dance woulda been a fun watch!

Congrats! A little determination never hurt anyone...

[matt_a]

Wish I coulda seen the happy dance woulda been a fun watch!

LOL...It was sort of a cross between and

[Nismo V]

Mattt_a if you get a chance try and out up a pic of the shield for us to see where the problem came from..

The happy dance not to be done in public...

[DAVPX]

Maybe this also explains the creaking sound I hear coming from underneath my V. I'll check tonight.

[matt_a]

Maybe this also explains the creaking sound I hear coming from underneath my V. I'll check tonight.

It might be! The first time or two I moved the heat shield around, it didn't make the noise so I didn't think it was the problem. But after realizing that virtually everything else under there was rock-solid, I figured it had to be the heat shield. So I moved it around again and this time it made the sound. Once I tightened it up, the noise went away. Good luck!

[Tengai]

Congrats! In my Versa mufler was banging on that shield while cold or in reverse gear(some story ) next oil change dealer took care of it!

[Versafied]

I go crazy when there is a rattle or squeak coming from my car and I can't fix it. It's simply maddening. Congrats on fixing yours! I'm sure it had to be the most satisfying feeling.. My wife does not understand why the little noises bother me, but I'll stop wherever I am and try to get rid of the noise...