Hi all, first post and looking for info to fix rattle on passenger door card. Removal instructions would be great.

Finding that firm ride and poor roads are leading to an annoying buzz which I could do with sorting but don't want to break anything in the process.

Thanks

surely a quick trip back to the dealer... I would....

surely a quick trip back to the dealer... I would....

I've got a rattle around the upper glove box. Think it's the door for the glove box. If inleave it open then it seems to help. Not ideal though and shouldnt have to in any case! Gonna get it to the stealers when I get a chance.

We have one too..A trip to the dealer..Thats what warranties are for

Lots of people with rattles......just make sure you throw it out the pram when you get to the dealer and get it fixed

I'm a total cynic when it comes to dealers, the less time the car is there, the less it will be damaged. I'd rather take care and do it myself.

As for quick trip, make inconvenient appointment, drive out of my way to drop off, fill in loads of forms, mess about arranging insurance for discourteous car, put petrol in as it's on empty, take it back and find report saying they couldn't find a problem. Or is that just me?

I've got a rattle around the upper glove box. Think it's the door for the glove box. If inleave it open then it seems to help.

Same problem with my Mk1 (one larger glove box). On mine, it is the catch - something loose inside the lid. If I just pull the catch out slightly, the rattle stops for a while.

I'm a total cynic when it comes to dealers, the less time the car is there, the less it will be damaged. I'd rather take care and do it myself.

As for quick trip, make inconvenient appointment, drive out of my way to drop off, fill in loads of forms, mess about arranging insurance for discourteous car, put petrol in as it's on empty, take it back and find report saying they couldn't find a problem. Or is that just me?

Spot on in my experience mate.

This is exactly what happens to me virtually every time my car goes into the dealer. It's especially true when it goes in for this 'buzzing' from the door cards. Booked it in, picked car up at the end of the day 'no fault found sir - we can talk to Skoda about putting some sound deadening material in there to see if that cures it' :swear:

Update: I was just washing car and as weather had improved alot had a closer look at the passengerside door. Having ordered a trim removal toolkit I started by looking at the window switch that I think needs to be prised out first. The switch was very loose and turning up the radio it seemed to be the source of the buzzing noise. Quickly made a small shim to slot under the switch and slid it underneath. First run out seems to have cured the buzz! Fingers crossed....

Edited 20 February, 201115 yr by meangreen

Other one to try... Put a piece of paper under the plastic clip on the drivers side windscreen cured my buzz :thumbsup:

Have to say that most VAG group cars nowadays rattle. Shame they've moved away from the quality focus of the MK4 Golf so much, didnt drive brilliantly but had that premium feel that to be honest largely matched that of an A3. As nice as my MK6 Golf is to drive, it still doesnt quite have the premium feel of the MK4 and dont think it will wear as well as time goes on. My brother in law has just bought a V plate VW Bora V5 with 104k on the clock, admittedly its lived a pretty good life but I was amazed how fresh it still looks in the pics he sent me and everything still works.

Skoda's are very solidly constructed but certainly on the Fabia it is obvious the quality of the plastics is not up to that of a Polo. I think some of the rattling on these cars is down to the use of cheaper harsher materials. Two 60 plate Fabia's I test drove both had some rattles but as far as I am concerned £14.5k for a 180hp DSG estate supermini, beggers really cant be choosers.

From experience, when you take a car to the stealers to have rattles diagnosed they usually are unable to trace them or inadvertantly make them worse. By and large I would be of the mind to put up with them unless they become unbareable or are extremely obvious all of the time. A good example which made me think like this......found a screwhead hanging through one of the lower water ducts in the back door of our Polo. Wasnt really doing any harm but thought it best to get it removed. VW tech ended up taking off the door trim, punching though the sound-deadening material in the trim below (where rear speaker should be)pulled out the screw then stuck reams and reams of masking tape over the hole and put the trim back on. All you could see through the speaker grill was masking tape!

Naturally I was really annoyed, the dealer ordered a new part and repaired it FOC but it meant the car had to go back again to have the damage replaced. Given the shoddy workmanship of a number of franchised dealerships and this experience I dont think I want them taking my car apart unless absolutely necessary.

The less time a car spends out of your sight the better which is why I decided to have a look myself.

The good news is that my journey to work was buzz free so I think it's fixed!