as well as my 05', no problems at all....about to hit 5000 mile mark.
SOLID AS A DAMN ROCK.

 

tell me about it. do they not have winter's in japan or something. since the cold has hit my car it has gone from dr. jekyll to mr. hyde in terms of 'noise'. i've got everything from pops to squeaks to howls to rattles going on. feels quite embarassing especially when driving with a client on a cold start. for those that say other cars rattle just as much i could not disagree with u anymore. i used to own a 91 accord... and although that car was a piece of shiet in the performance department it did not carry a single rattle... not one. neither did my last corvette. sad part is that my dad used to own an fx45 and u could just see and feel the build quality difference even though it's the same company. there were no rattles in his suv. i guess that's what happens when u get an entry level luxury car... goes with the territory.

 

The solution is put your radio louder. It solves everything.

Everybody needs to be realistic if you want luxury and performace, buy a mybach or ferarri.

 

I actually think there is quite a bit of flex in these cars. I always notice the A-pillars and roof visibly flexing a lot over large bumps or rough roads. You don't notice the flex in the suspension or road feel, but you can actually see the upper parts of the body of the car flexing. The amount of flexing I've noticed is proven by the loud clunking I heard from the sunroof tracks during this flexing period, the squeeking sunroof seal, and the numerous other rattles throughout the interior.

The chassis of my '02 Z06 is much stiffer. It definitely has a stronger, more rigid frame, and roof structure. Oh, and it doesn't rattle either at 25k miles.

 

Does the Z06 have a fixed roof?

For those concerned about chassis flex, why did you get a sunroof?

 

12,000miles on mine and no squeaks at all. i mean maybe the seat squeaks once in awhile. But really its car, if it moves its going to d*** squeak. Get over it all cars rattle and squeak. I think some of you guys are really beating this "rattle" issue to death I mean get over it, So What! Our cars arent a freakin Bentley, its a 35K automobile, its not perfect. And if you think you should be getting more for 35K than thats not the case. Just be happy with what ya got and stop worring about "girly issues".

 

That's like saying that Chinese water-torture is just a little drop of water, so it shouldn't be a big deal. Some of the rattles hit extremely annoying frequencies.

 

Here's a fix for some of the rattles.

The biggest rattle I've noticed comes from the vents. If you point them all the way up or down AND to the extreme left or right they will stop rattling.

Also there's a rattle from the plastic around the base of the shifter in my '05 6MT. Push on it and that rattle disappears.

 

Welcome to the club!

 

Order the base model without the sunroof. I don't know how much stiffer it makes the chassis but there is no squeak and a lot more room for your helmet This car is not the stiffest in the market, but a he11 of a lot better than anything else I have owned!

 

I hate to admit it, but i think the structural integritity of the G doesn't seem all that strong. Like others have said, when driving over a large speed bump or driving up a ramp at a sharp angle, it feels as if the car is completely twisting. Regardless of all this, I Heart My G!

 

Hey guys. Perhaps a solution?

What if one would install an after market "front-strut brace bar" (i think that's what it's called). Or some other after market products that supoosedly increase structural rigity & handling performance.

Do they prevent creaks at all?