Well, yes you do need a flathead screw driver to get the bottom popped off. But I was under the impression that there was difficulty getting the top part off. You shouldn't need a screwdriver for that.

 

had my car in dealer for a day now, for the ever annoying passenger side window poping and ticking constantly, anyway, they called me an hour ago saying that they drove it and heard notin, said that it must be the body flexing that i hear, but i know its not. i dont now what to do now, i brought the car in like 5 times now for same reason and they sending me home empty handed. im really depress. because of these annoyance rattles, esp the window, i really been concidering trading it in for is350. G to me is more favorable then the IS but ima cant stand the rattles. Now im thinking i should return that HID kit i bought cuz i really might not keep my G pass the summer.

very depressing mood : (

 

Here's a suggestion. Talk to the Manager of the Service Department and ask him to take a drive in your car so you can point out the rattles to him. Also, if your rattles are intermitten, you may consider giving him authorization to drive your car for a day so that he can hear your rattles first hand.

Don't be too hard on the service guys. As someone who many years ago worked on cars, repairing rattles can be the most frustrating job a mechanic can have. Many times you think you've got the source identified and repaired, only to hear the dam rattle reappear.

 

i got classes and all my times are directed towards school, ever since semesters started i had to dropped off my car and told the guy what to look for. in my beleifs, i think they only drove it 5-10 minutes and declare that it has no rattles, while I drive the car every single days over atleast 50miles of roads and i hear it every time it runs. Im not the pushy aszhole type, so since 5 times for service and they only did mini runs on the car, i cant tell them to do anything more. they said notins wrong, i said there is, what can i do?
Also, previous time i brought it in they heard what the noise i was talking about, (passenger window) and they said they fixed it and it wasnt. now i come back for the same problem and they had to test drive and hear it. like i said previously, mini run not gona tell everything about the car. So why cant they just look up the previous problem and now that its the window area and not base the result on a 5min test run where they heard notin.

 

heres an invoice of todays test run they made:

"Vehicle was driven serveral different times by three different people- technician, service consultant, and the service director- customers concerns can not be duplicated."

they told me they spent hours on this and they dint even open up the passenger inside door panal. i check to see if they did, cuz last time the tech guy dint aline the stereo on the door near the edge of the window on the passenger side, i figure if he had open it up and closed it, he woulda fix it, it juust need to line up with the window frame. its still slanted.

 

I got my car back Tuesday for a "creak" AND "rattle" complaint.

The creak was more of an issue for me since it was becoming more frequent and a lot louder than any rattle. It got to the point where I could hear it over my stereo (my usual "repair"). I could never pinpoint where it was coming from. It sounded like somewhere in the rear-passenger area but I couldn't tell for sure.

The rattle was an intermittent issue, rough roads, bumps, and like you, I heard it somewhere in the front-passenger area, somewhere by the windshield. This rattle noise I've grown used to but brought it up to the service manager since I was already bringing it for the creak.

They had my car since last Friday and claimed to have driven it around and around, trying to pinpoint the noises.

Surprisingly, they pinpointed the creak to the sunroof area. They stated that the rubber seals had become dry and needed lubrication.

As for the rattle, "Technician drove vehicle and could not duplicate customer complaint."

Oh well, at least they got rid of the creak (still hard to believe it came from the sunroof ). One day this spring or summer, I plan on stripping the door and dash and loading it up with insulating foam and taping up any loose wires.

Good luck.

 

lol hope u got better lubrication at your dealers then mine. During the summer, i brought my car into 2 dealers for creak and pops at the sunroof. guess what, i got lubricated twice. and i still hear the pop and ticks, but i just turn up the amp and lay away the sound. but surprisingly, the sunroof became quiet during the cold seasons. but now the Pass window is taking its place and giving me rattles/poping/creaking/and ticking.

i beleive my Pass window frame is defective, because its not holding the glass tight enough thats why it creaks, unlike the drivers window frame, i hear notin from it.

 

It's good to hear the other side of the story Fast1, I believe we as regular drivers hear these intermittent things, because we drive the car regularly, as opposed to a technician who may drive it two miles, if that far. And even though, it may seem obvious, it's not to them. I feel my dealership goes out of their way to try and duplicate the rattle, and they do attempt to hear it. None of these are a big deal IMO, but I had to take it in for a service engine light, so it was there. LOL, after the last visit, mine sounds quiet, the loaner I had had a screwed up door panel, damn, LOL, maybe that's why they gave that one to me, HaHa. Also, I believe a Coupe is going to have some sort of creak in the door, due to no thaving the center post, even a sedan, the doors do have to move with body flex, car would ride like a rock if they didn't!

 

ABQ_G35 - I took my car to the Dealership on Wednesday to have a rattle repaired. They gave me a G35X as a loaner. Even though the car has 27K miles on the odometer, it doesn't have a single squeak or rattle. Maybe it's just the coupes that have all of the rattles. Also, this loaner is a lot of fun to drive. It seems to have a lot more pull on the bottom end than my coupe. I'm not sure if it's because of the auto tranny or because it has more torque.

 

No, it's not just the coupe, but none of the rattles are really that bad, just minor annoyances IMO.

 

it all depend on the person's threshold and limits. im reaching mine. like many said b4 i have ever come along, not every car is perfect, but this is a 40k, it cant have rattles that never goes away, even after 5 services for repair.

It's liable to get replace....

 

Well the Dealer finally located the source of my persistent rattle. A few months ago I put my sunglasses in the overhead comartment located between the visors. Since the sunglasses were not in a case, they rattled every time I went over a bump. It's amazing how the rattle sound can transmit to different areas of the car. I was certain that this rattle was coming from the glove box area. Anyway the rattle is gone.

BTW I went to check out a couple of 996s on a Dealer's lot. Since I know a couple of the salesmen, they came over to check out my G35. Both of them were amazed that Infiniti could offer so much car for $34K. Even though they sell expensive Porsches, they seemed to be genuinely impressed with the G35.

 

I don't want to get flamed for this, but I sympathize with the techs at the dealer. Rattles are very difficult. First of all, some people are way more sensitive to such things, especially the owner of the car. I tend to be that way too. But at the same time, there are a lot of factors that go into a rattle. I've been trying to track down a rattle in my car for the longest time now with some success and some failures. But truth be told, every situation is different. A lot of factors change the way that sound comes and goes. Road conditions, weather temperatures, speed, and even if the rattle feels like happening. Yes, that's possible because one harsh jolt can temporarily stop the rattle for a short period of time by lodging a wire somewhere. I realize there are some rattles that are persistent and I'm sure it would **** me off if a tech couldn't solve something so blatant. But nearly 95% of those "annoyance" type rattles are just too difficult to pinpoint and solve. I'm sure I could try tracking rattles down my entire life and still not solve some of them. Sadly, its just a matter of solving the most annoying one to you.

On a side note, although I sympathize with dealers on this issue, I'd never let them touch my car in order to solve a rattle. Noise and location is so subjective that I'd rather not have them pulling panels, possibly breaking or scratching them, trying to solve a problem which is hit or miss. Needless to say, I've had a bad experience with a Toyota dealer solving a major consistent rattle with my mom's Camry.