Rattles are a major issue in this car - Page 3 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Jesse · 10-01-2012, 09:44 PM

the speaker trim rattle is the only one that really bothers me, im sure i can fix it with 30 minutes and some dynamat.

jflogerzi · 10-01-2012, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by czar07

The question is whether this (rattles) is a design defect or something that is actually part of the design (low sound deadening/rubber to keep weight down).

Also I think some people are overly sensitive to little, normal, noises this car makes here and there because its brand new

The main ones that bother me are the rear deck and the center dash where the radio is. Those bother me the most. Tomorrow I am going to try the rear deck fix and then take my car into the dealer to fix the other rattle. After that track down the others and fix them one by one.

chrisbfrs · 10-17-2012, 06:13 PM

My ds door panel rattles like crazy from speakers. I pin pointed it to the window control switches. Dealer say they didnt notice the loud rattle and buzz, I will bring back and show them where its coming from.

Achpoques · 10-18-2012, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Subie

It's not just a Subaru quirk. No matter how bad my BRZ is, my Scion tC was much worse. If you want to talk about rattles, buy a second-generation tC.

Hell, my old 1st gen tC had a ton of rattles. I remember those days....and all the adhesive Velcro I used to stop the rattles.

Aznek · 10-31-2012, 09:29 PM

I was getting some bad rattles from my passenger side door all the time. It drove me so mental that I would have to either put the volume so low that the bass wouldn't rattle the door or I would have to put the volume so high that the music would drown out the rattle. But I think I've found the FIX!

If you lock your doors, the door rattle instantly stops!

mhigham · 11-01-2012, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by czar07

do you want a 1200kg nimble car with rattles or a luxobarge with no rattles?

I want a 1200kg nimble car with no rattles. There are lighter, nimbler cars (Lotus Elise) with no rattles. Cars should not rattle/squeak/leak/drip/vibrate in this day and age, there are whole departments just for NVH.

If this car has these problems, fire the entire NVH group since they are incompetent and reduce the price of the car a few thousand. Just sayin..

Gen · 11-01-2012, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by mhigham

I want a 1200kg nimble car with no rattles. There are lighter, nimbler cars (Lotus Elise) with no rattles. Cars should not rattle/squeak/leak/drip/vibrate in this day and age, there are whole departments just for NVH.

If this car has these problems, fire the entire NVH group since they are incompetent and reduce the price of the car a few thousand. Just sayin..

While I agree the car shouldn't have rattles...I think the Elise is the poster child for a car that rattles.

gmookher · 11-01-2012, 10:26 AM

1-drive faster
2-stereo louder

mhigham · 11-01-2012, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by gmookher

1-drive faster
2-stereo louder

track_warrior · 11-01-2012, 11:23 AM

lol i feel like swinging in for service and asking them why my car rattles so much lol................... The look on their faces would be priceless.

Razz · 11-01-2012, 12:18 PM

The auto industry has been around over 100 years. There is no excuse for rattles.

gmookher · 11-01-2012, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Razz

The auto industry has been around over 100 years. There is no excuse for rattles.

Thats called a Lexus...

ScionRacer · 11-01-2012, 06:19 PM

I have approx 3800mi and no rattles to report.I also go out of my way to avoid bad roads on the way to and from work.I am a pothole dodger more so now than i was with my 4D wrangler with 35's.

Our cars go through extremes,hots and colds,speaker blowing bass,careless drivers,heavy chassis tweaking.If you drove this car like it was full of nitroglycerin ,Im sure it would remain rattle free...but the reality is we don't.
If your car is really new and rattling,then I would say it was some faulty part and isolated incident.

czar07 · 11-01-2012, 06:59 PM

The car definitely has rattles, but they arent annoying because im paying attention to driving rather than bitching, which is what 99% of the guys on these forums do

11-01-2012, 11:23 AM	#38
track_warrior Track Junkie Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: Faster than the Stig! Location: TX Posts: 1,338 Thanks: 530 Thanked 770 Times in 363 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s)	lol i feel like swinging in for service and asking them why my car rattles so much lol................... The look on their faces would be priceless. __________________ Compensating a heavy car with horsepower is like giving an alcoholic cocaine to sober him up...

11-01-2012, 06:59 PM	#42
czar07 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Drives: '97 RSP JZZ30 GT-T Location: Australia Posts: 612 Thanks: 365 Thanked 192 Times in 101 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s)	The car definitely has rattles, but they arent annoying because im paying attention to driving rather than bitching, which is what 99% of the guys on these forums do __________________ Germans>Japanese>Italians>Americans. Unless its a Corvette.

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Jesse wheel gap Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: whiteout frs, 04 xrs Location: MA Posts: 555 Thanks: 460 Thanked 249 Times in 153 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s)	the speaker trim rattle is the only one that really bothers me, im sure i can fix it with 30 minutes and some dynamat.

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chrisbfrs 2012 car of the year Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Frontengine Reardrive-Sportcar Location: Gilbert Arizona Posts: 637 Thanks: 449 Thanked 267 Times in 175 Posts Mentioned: 34 Post(s)	My ds door panel rattles like crazy from speakers. I pin pointed it to the window control switches. Dealer say they didnt notice the loud rattle and buzz, I will bring back and show them where its coming from.

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Aznek Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 2013 White Scion FRS Location: Ontario Posts: 198 Thanks: 24 Thanked 22 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	I was getting some bad rattles from my passenger side door all the time. It drove me so mental that I would have to either put the volume so low that the bass wouldn't rattle the door or I would have to put the volume so high that the music would drown out the rattle. But I think I've found the FIX! If you lock your doors, the door rattle instantly stops!

11-01-2012, 10:26 AM	#36
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11-01-2012, 12:18 PM	#39
Razz Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Fast Location: United States Posts: 480 Thanks: 64 Thanked 101 Times in 71 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s)	The auto industry has been around over 100 years. There is no excuse for rattles.

11-01-2012, 06:19 PM	#41
ScionRacer Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Ultramarine Location: Ohio Posts: 75 Thanks: 8 Thanked 26 Times in 18 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s)	I have approx 3800mi and no rattles to report.I also go out of my way to avoid bad roads on the way to and from work.I am a pothole dodger more so now than i was with my 4D wrangler with 35's. Our cars go through extremes,hots and colds,speaker blowing bass,careless drivers,heavy chassis tweaking.If you drove this car like it was full of nitroglycerin ,Im sure it would remain rattle free...but the reality is we don't. If your car is really new and rattling,then I would say it was some faulty part and isolated incident.

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