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Originally Posted by frsinpa
Just curious... if anyone out there is experiencing this problem so far with their FR-S.
I'm nearing the 2K mile mark and the interior rattle is starting to become pretty significant. I noticed that it started on the left side and is now spreading to the right side.
Here is an audio recording of the rattle:
http://www.socialedgepartners.com/frsrattle.m4a
Just to be clear - I am definitely not the type that complains about every little detail, but it's a little surreal when your 2003 Camry with 150K miles has less interior rattle than a brand new car with less than 2K miles on it..
I'm a bit disappointed that I'm encountering this problem so far when the car isn't even a month old. Are you guys experiencing the same sorta thing?
edit: just as a sidebar, I totally get that interior rattle is a known problem with a lot of Subarus, but I thought Toyota's quality control dept would ensure that this issue wouldn't get into the FR-S |
Hi,
Have you gone any better on the rattle? I have been experiencing rattle myself and this is the exact sound thats coming. My BRZ is a JDM RHD version but the sound that you recorded is also coming from the left side of my car. I am at 5000+ miles.
I can hear it when I put my ear nearer to the centre aircon vents. It is indeed very disappointing and irritating. I had 2 Honda Type Rs, driven and tracked them for 11 years and not a rattle like this.
Brought it back to the local distributor but for some reason the sound can never be replicated fully when I am testing with them. Giving that the technicians are likely paid on a number of cars served basis, I can understand why after going to them twice, the response has been rather lukewarm. Its just not beneficial for themselves to spend time trying to rectify a rattle, even when I say they can have the car for a week.
The sound does seem to come on more frequently when driving in the hot afternoon Sun. Sounds like some kind of "metal leaf ticking" in the centre console. I would think the sound is probably some spot weld that needs to be punched. Without taking off the entire centre console, its hard to hear where its really coming from. All I know is its driving me crazy listening to this rattle now that I have become so sensitive to this rattle.
