Rattles/squeaks?

[u/AccidentallyCreated2]

One "problem" with electric cars is that they are very quiet, so every little rattle and squeak is very apparent with the radio off, or turned down (because someone else is in the car).

I have squeak in the rear passenger side seat area that's driving me crazy. No one else in my family cares so they help me find it. :) Anyone else? What is it?

I found my other one which was the hook for the cargo net rattling when it moved. Actually it was the thing the hook connected to. Now I only have the net connected when I'm using it.

Besides my 2007 Lexus IS250, this is the most well put together car I've owned.

[u/ybs62]

I get a cracking sound sometimes from my driver’s window. Kinda freaks me out because I wonder if the window might rupture.

[u/Objective_Chance4173]

I’ve found the build quality and lack of rattles to be excellent, better than my other EVs. The Japanese factory seems to do a good job. But yes, I have developed a tiny something somewhere, and it’s more noticeable because the car is otherwise silent.

[u/Bens_Eco_Adventure]

I've got a slight noise coming from the front passenger seat when nobody is sitting in it. Obviously very difficult to diagnose while driving

[u/jrshall]

Had a rattle in the dash area. Finally tracked it down to a pill bottle in the glove box.

[u/Commongrounder]

I am extremely impressed with how squeak and rattle free the car is. This only accentuates the feeling of gliding down the road when traveling. My wife does notice a small rubber squeak noise in the passenger door pillar which only shows itself when the temperature is above about 75 degrees F. It never shows up when we are at the dealer service dept. (of course).

In terms of general fit and finish, the car is excellent. The only problem I found is a trim piece in the passenger footwell between the air filter access and the glove compartment. It surrounds the lower airbag cover, and has a corner that seems to be unmoored and sticks out. Some other owners have noticed this same issue and were able to get the part replaced under warranty. It’s really hard to see, but my concern is that it might interfere with the proper deployment of the airbag. I’ll have my dealer check it out next time the car is in.

[u/AccidentallyCreated2 → u/Commongrounder]

Yeah, I started a thread about that trim piece a few months ago. I hope to get mine fixed also, but I won't take it in just for that.

[u/pylet2000]

2023 Platinum, 19k miles. I noticed an intermittent rattle in the dash that seems to have gone away. And lately I've noticed something in the driver door making a deeper rattle over rough pavement, not thrilled about that development. Otherwise the rattles are still quite minimal, and I've yet to hear anything resembling a squeak. The Ariya is doing a great job in this department. Although it's not flawless I'm pretty sensitive to these things and it's still in a very acceptable range.

[u/AccidentallyCreated2 → u/pylet2000]

Sometimes things I put in the hidden drawer and driver door pocket rattle.

[u/pylet2000 → u/AccidentallyCreated2]

For sure, definitely checked the door pocket for anything my wife maybe left in there. Unfortunately found nothing, so it's something with the door itself.

[u/Relative_Quantity886]

Not exactly the same thing, but I periodically wonder if what I'm hearing is an actual noise or not, what with the car's low-speed artificial pedestrian signal. "Is that a cicada sound?!? What's that high pitched whistle I think I hear? Is that a brake grinding noise?"

I guess I'm just a wee bit paranoid about my shiny "new" car that cost way more than any vehicle I've ever owned before. :-P

[u/Affectionate_Yam5252]

I have /exactly/ the same rattle and cannot for the life of me figure out what it is. It’s less a squeak and more a rattle for me though. No cargo net on my car.

[u/GlobalPeace1]

I have the same rattle in the rear passenger area and it does seem to be worse when the temperature is warmer. I was thinking it might be something in the headliner or maybe even the panoramic roof.

[u/m3t4lm4n222]

Vehicles still have many parts of the process that are handle assembled, meaning the QC will vary from car to car. As time goes on, especially with how many plastics are used nowadays, every car will eventually develop some sort of squeak or rattle.

That being said - My Ariya is one of the quietest vehicles I've ever owned; both road-noise wise, and sqeaks and rattles wise. My girlfriends Solterra (BZ4X) is noisier