Interior Creak - Do you have this sound?
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To be fair to Infiniti, my previous cars (Audi and BMW) had a lot of creaks and squeaks too. The Infiniti is no worse or better.
Like my other cars, I'm always determining which noises I can live with and which bug me too much.
The creaking center console is pretty bad. I would say it is unusual for a car to have that kind of a creak eventhough a certain amount of sounds is normal.
Maybe some others have a different sound, but I think that aluminum trim is a big cause of the creaking sounds. I think it simply transmits scraping noises more readily than the plastic trim used in past model years.
I wonder if the creak is due to aluminum to aluminum contact where the two trim pieces meet. It seems to make sense, to me anyway, that when braking the two pieces would flex differently causing contact at that point.
When my mechanic took off the lower trim piece and re-assembled it the creak disappeared temporarily. My guess is some well placed silicon grease or felt tape would fix it. Not the easiest point to fix since there is very little room to cushion the two pieces. I would do it myself but I don't want to break something while prying up the trim piece.
Has anyone else figured anything out?
I'm still looking for ideas to fix the driver side window clicking noise.
If I leave the window VERY slightly open then the noise goes away.
Like my other cars, I'm always determining which noises I can live with and which bug me too much.
The creaking center console is pretty bad. I would say it is unusual for a car to have that kind of a creak eventhough a certain amount of sounds is normal.
Maybe some others have a different sound, but I think that aluminum trim is a big cause of the creaking sounds. I think it simply transmits scraping noises more readily than the plastic trim used in past model years.
I wonder if the creak is due to aluminum to aluminum contact where the two trim pieces meet. It seems to make sense, to me anyway, that when braking the two pieces would flex differently causing contact at that point.
When my mechanic took off the lower trim piece and re-assembled it the creak disappeared temporarily. My guess is some well placed silicon grease or felt tape would fix it. Not the easiest point to fix since there is very little room to cushion the two pieces. I would do it myself but I don't want to break something while prying up the trim piece.
Has anyone else figured anything out?
I'm still looking for ideas to fix the driver side window clicking noise.
If I leave the window VERY slightly open then the noise goes away.
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Originally Posted by Nickk6
Mine keeps getting worse and worse. I really regret not getting a Lexus now
. This car is really starting to sound like a Nissan Inside.
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But I also try to keep things in perspective as well. Lexus too has their fair share of complaints. Check out the various Lexus boards and you'll read about annoying dash rattles on the RX, acceleration hestiation issues with the ES and RX ... engine problems with the LS ... etc. Heck even "Lexus Loving" Consumer Report listed the '03 GX as a used vehicle to avoid.
While I don't condone manufacturing mis-steps ... but as several others have said, with all of the various materials used in modern cars and trucks, plus all of the components ... it sometimes is a real crap-shoot in building each and every piece properly, and the fitting all of them together so that they're tight as a drum and church-quiet.
ummmmmmmmm ... now where was the slight vibration coming from that I heard, but no one else did, on my drive this morning? Back to the car and the search continues.
#21
window creak
LD500 - I had that issue with my rear drivers side door. Dealer claimed they fixed it...but they never did. It too would only make the noise w/ the window up (and they knew this)....so it was obviously where the window meets the seal. So I asked; why not try replace the seal? At first, they said it can't be replaced. But whaddya know....after my last visit (see my previous thread above), they decided to replace the seal where the window goes into, and it is gone!
#22
Jimmyc13,
Hope your situation is the same as mine. If I open the window a tiny bit, maybe 1/10th an inch, the sound goes away.
There are only two annoying noises in my car, the driver's side clicking noise and the center console creaking when braking.
Next time I'm at the dealership I'll ask them to replace the seal that the window goes up into.
Thanks
Hope your situation is the same as mine. If I open the window a tiny bit, maybe 1/10th an inch, the sound goes away.
There are only two annoying noises in my car, the driver's side clicking noise and the center console creaking when braking.
Next time I'm at the dealership I'll ask them to replace the seal that the window goes up into.
Thanks
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Repeat after me: "Whenever I have a problem I'll check this web site."
http://www.infinitihelp.com/Infiniti.../Bulletins.htm
http://www.infinitihelp.com/Infiniti.../Bulletins.htm
#25
As stated before, there are several creeks, squeaks, etc... My experience has been intermittent - I'll hear something for a few weeks then it will go away and another sound appears somewhere else. The only two I have taken my G to the dealer for are plastic head unit (stereo cover) and both read door panels (which were actually window seals as previous posts mentioned).
If your "center console" noise doesn’t go away try having dealer replace head unit cover... The rear door seal issue is apparently common because (according to Tustin Infiniti Service Dept) Infiniti started using a different seal - apparently my car has the new seal, but still made creaking sound... The fix was small foam/sponge tape in the window seal where the window edge meets. You can't see it at all and the sound is gone.
Hope this helps... noises drive me crazy too!
If your "center console" noise doesn’t go away try having dealer replace head unit cover... The rear door seal issue is apparently common because (according to Tustin Infiniti Service Dept) Infiniti started using a different seal - apparently my car has the new seal, but still made creaking sound... The fix was small foam/sponge tape in the window seal where the window edge meets. You can't see it at all and the sound is gone.
Hope this helps... noises drive me crazy too!
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The creak is the silver plastic around the AT shifter and the pastic that covers the rest of the driveline. My 95 Maxima had two separate plastic on plastic noises that were identical to this. I do not think that Nissan/Infinity has done a very good job of noise reduction trouble shooting. My moonroof also has a bit of flex to it after I close it that creates a binding noise as well. How do I get rid of it, turn up a CD, roll down the windows and drive fast!
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Originally Posted by SEGA G
I also own an '05 sedan and I have a "clicking, ticking, or whatever" sound coming from the top of the drivers window. I haven't taken it to the dealer yet--I was hoping to find a fix here.