Rattle Poll.....Fellow C6 owner needs feedback before trip to Dealership Service
04-01-2006, 08:09 AM
#1
Member: Jr Geezer's Club
Thread Starter
Rattle Poll.....Fellow C6 owner needs feedback before trip to Dealership Service
Hello Corvette Community,
Time for me to take my little Poll. Although I am still on cloud 9 with this awesome car.... I am about to come out of my skin over a *^%&#@! rattle somewhere in the center of my dash.
My wife says I am Hyper-Sensitive when it comes to rattles. I say I am not. I just want my new $50K car to drive rattle-free.
Some of you may recall my wining a few weeks ago in my NCM synopsis about how driving on rough aggregate asphalt (on my return to Houston from BG) generated this rattle.
I've owned the car for a little over a month now and I must say that I really haven't noticed this rattle back again since those course roads mentioned above.
That is....until yesterday! I was giving a friend (fellow C6 owner) to ride a speed-shop and there it was....plain as day. GRRR! I was driving 60-65mph on the same Houston freeways I've been commuting on for weeks now with no rattles. I frequently drive with the radio off just to make sure.
My Reason for this Poll: I am very reluctant to take car to dealer in fears of it coming back either worse than it already was, or with something else wrong. Mainly the thought of Mr. Goodwrench tearing into my 1 month old car's dash-board is just a little hard to stomach right now.
I suppose what I'm doing here is posturing to find my place in the overall C6 ownership community. Trying see where I fit in with the masses of C6 owners vs this issue. Please take my poll and feel free to offer any thing of value.
Much appreciated
Bone
Time for me to take my little Poll. Although I am still on cloud 9 with this awesome car.... I am about to come out of my skin over a *^%&#@! rattle somewhere in the center of my dash.
My wife says I am Hyper-Sensitive when it comes to rattles. I say I am not. I just want my new $50K car to drive rattle-free.
Some of you may recall my wining a few weeks ago in my NCM synopsis about how driving on rough aggregate asphalt (on my return to Houston from BG) generated this rattle.
I've owned the car for a little over a month now and I must say that I really haven't noticed this rattle back again since those course roads mentioned above.
That is....until yesterday! I was giving a friend (fellow C6 owner) to ride a speed-shop and there it was....plain as day. GRRR! I was driving 60-65mph on the same Houston freeways I've been commuting on for weeks now with no rattles. I frequently drive with the radio off just to make sure.
My Reason for this Poll: I am very reluctant to take car to dealer in fears of it coming back either worse than it already was, or with something else wrong. Mainly the thought of Mr. Goodwrench tearing into my 1 month old car's dash-board is just a little hard to stomach right now.
I suppose what I'm doing here is posturing to find my place in the overall C6 ownership community. Trying see where I fit in with the masses of C6 owners vs this issue. Please take my poll and feel free to offer any thing of value.
Much appreciated
Bone
Last edited by Bone Daddy; 04-02-2006 at 10:43 AM.
04-01-2006, 08:30 AM
#3
Melting Slicks
Member Since: Jan 2005
Location: Looking for a portable X-ray machine
Posts: 2,376
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Hey Bone,
Like I told you before, I do have some rattles. In fact, I think it's coming from the same spot you described. Although it's not a constant rattle, I do hear it from time to time. Maybe I've just learned to live with it because I refuse to let a dealer touch my car unless it stops running. I say this because of my horrible experience with every dealer my car has been too in the past. If you decide to let a dealer fix this problem, I would highly recommend taking pictures of your interior and exterior before hand. Also go over the car with the service people and make sure he or she knows the condition of your car and that you expect it returned in the same condition. Good luck and i hope you can resolve this without any further headaches.
Like I told you before, I do have some rattles. In fact, I think it's coming from the same spot you described. Although it's not a constant rattle, I do hear it from time to time. Maybe I've just learned to live with it because I refuse to let a dealer touch my car unless it stops running. I say this because of my horrible experience with every dealer my car has been too in the past. If you decide to let a dealer fix this problem, I would highly recommend taking pictures of your interior and exterior before hand. Also go over the car with the service people and make sure he or she knows the condition of your car and that you expect it returned in the same condition. Good luck and i hope you can resolve this without any further headaches.
04-01-2006, 08:31 AM
#5
Melting Slicks
Member Since: Nov 2003
Location: Purdy MO
Posts: 3,230
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
St. Jude Donor '15-'16,'18,'19-'20
They were just there a second ago. I had the rear hatch rattle and fixed it by just screwing out the hatch bumper posts a quarter turn. Good luck with your problem.
04-01-2006, 08:36 AM
#7
Team Owner
My shifter rattles as you go through the gears...I think it is the **** itself. I am going to replace it with one from DownSouth
04-01-2006, 08:39 AM
#8
Night Race Blue 427
Member Since: Feb 1999
Location: Muncie, Indiana ...... Can I buy an amplifier on time ... I ani't got no money now but I'll pay you before I die
Posts: 19,794
Likes: 0
Received 6 Likes
on
4 Posts
Originally Posted by Bone Daddy
I'm seeing them on my end. Weird. Very top of page.
I have 10,000 miles on my vert in 15 months and not one rattle so far.
Last edited by Corvette Junkie; 04-01-2006 at 08:42 AM.
04-01-2006, 09:03 AM
#10
Instructor
Member Since: Dec 2005
Location: Lawton OK
Posts: 169
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I was having a terrible rattle as well but then I realized it was the button on the end of the E-break that was vibrating. It's annoying sometimes but if you just stop it when you hear it, it stays gone for a while....
04-01-2006, 09:26 AM
#11
Race Director
Member Since: Oct 2004
Location: Cape Cod, Mass.
Posts: 18,774
Received 4,573 Likes
on
2,165 Posts
2023 C3 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2021 C8 of the Year Finalist Unmodified
2020 Corvette of the Year Finalist (performance mods)
2019 C1 of Year Winner (performance mods)
2017 Corvette of the Year Finalist
2016 C2 of Year
2015 C3 of Year Finalist
No rattles in my 05. 19 months and 10,600 miles. I did have a slight noise from my solid roof that was eliminated with the "Shin Etsu" grease. I can't hear anything at all with the Bullets on the car anyway!!!!!!!!
04-01-2006, 10:31 AM
#13
Safety Car
Member Since: Sep 2005
Location: Springfield MA
Posts: 4,103
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
St. Jude Donor '08
I have some very very mild dash rattles.....my prob is I had Sirius installed and if I go to the dealer they'll say it is the installation....I went back to the installer and they tore the dash apart and couldn't find anything....I just live with it and if the top is down or the music is on you can't hear anything anyways......
04-01-2006, 10:37 AM
#15
Team Owner
rattle
the only rattle issue,which is not really an issue,is when the rear hatch isn't closed correctly(??)..don't ask because i don't know,and the top,which i know there's some grease for that..
04-01-2006, 11:05 AM
#18
Moderator
No rattles, but only 1 month old.
04-01-2006, 11:38 AM
#19
Le Mans Master
Member Since: Dec 1999
Location: One Hour From Boston!
Posts: 6,408
Received 4,684 Likes
on
1,862 Posts
I have a rattle, well more like a buzzing from the left pod of the instrument cluster. It drives me bonkers...
