I bought octavia II elegance 2.0tdi a month ago.

Since the first ride there are distinctive sounds in the coupe from the interrior door panels. Especialy from the back doors. It sounds like plastic to metal hitting. Dealer says this is normal for skoda?

Can't believe this is a reasonable explanation!

Any idea for solving the problem?

It's pretty anowing (for a EUR 20000.- car :confused: )

I bought octavia II elegance 2.0tdi a month ago.

Since the first ride there are distinctive sounds in the coupe from the interrior door panels. Especialy from the back doors. It sounds like plastic to metal hitting. Dealer says this is normal for skoda?

Can't believe this is a reasonable explanation!

Any idea for solving the problem?

It's pretty anowing (for a EUR 20000.- car :confused: )

My 2.0FSI hatch is going into my local dealer 30 Aug to check occasional soft clatter from inside driver's door, near window. I'll let you know what he finds! Might be totally different from yours - only happens when window fully closed. Try driving your with window open an inch or so - see if it stops.

My 2.0FSI hatch is going into my local dealer 30 Aug to check occasional soft clatter from inside driver's door, near window. I'll let you know what he finds! Might be totally different from yours - only happens when window fully closed. Try driving your with window open an inch or so - see if it stops.

Sound status inside is OK never mind the windows open or close. This specific sound appears when the car passes through uneven terrain. It sounds like something loose inside the doors... but i don't want the mechanics to open the holstery...it will result in more vibrations from the holstery clicks...it happened to me with my previous car - VW Polo...which i still place infront the octavia in many aspects:)

Sound status inside is OK never mind the windows open or close. This specific sound appears when the car passes through uneven terrain. It sounds like something loose inside the doors... but i don't want the mechanics to open the holstery...it will result in more vibrations from the holstery clicks...it happened to me with my previous car - VW Polo...which i still place infront the octavia in many aspects:)

could be the cables loose and not cliped into place? my fabia had that when i upgraded the front speakers

This solution may sound all too simple but actually I had the same kind of a sound coming from the passenger side. At first I thought it could have been something loose over there but as I kept searching the source I finally found out that it was the loose seat belt clamp that was slightly bouncing against the pillar.

Dealer says this is normal for skoda?

Can't believe this is a reasonable explanation!

It's not a reasonable explaination and it's a load of rubbish... I certainly don't get it on my Octy. I don't know the law wherever you are, but I'd be spouting off the Sales Of Goods Act and start worrying them with mentions of "full refund" if it happened to me in the UK... I'd suggest you go back and do something similar

This solution may sound all too simple but actually I had the same kind of a sound coming from the passenger side. At first I thought it could have been something loose over there but as I kept searching the source I finally found out that it was the loose seat belt clamp that was slightly bouncing against the pillar.

I thought my noise was from inside the B pillar until I found the window position definitely affected it. I've tried pressing and grabbing things [e.g. the belt mounting, the window glass] while the noise is present but nothing makes any difference. I'll be interested to hear what they say when the trim is removed - I reckon there is slight movement in the moving frame holding the bottom edge of the glass, or something similar.

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It's alreary the front left door clinging like the back one.

It's more than bizzare:)

The tourbo box got dismantled again in two weeks period...

It's still normal for the dealer... :thumbdwn: :confused:

I'll be looking forward selling this car and swich to another manifacturer...pitty

I'd try to let SKODA know that this is a major disappointment....

Anyway, thank you guys for the advices.

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It's alreary the front left door clinging like the back one.

It's more than bizzare:)

The tourbo box got dismantled again in two weeks period...

It's still normal for the dealer... :thumbdwn: :confused:

I'll be looking forward selling this car and swich to another manifacturer...pitty

I'd try to let SKODA know that this is a major disappointment....

Anyway' date=' thank you guys for the advices.[/quote']

Just got it back from Ballamy's [shoreham, Sussex]. Can report excellent dealer service [for a change]. They found "loose mounting nut" [on what I don't know]. Gave me a Fabia Estate to play with while they fixed it, got rid of Clarion Cars fablon advertising lettering on the hatch lid, and left me with nothing [so far] to whinge about. I'd better go and buy a Rover.

I have had the same "irritating" rattle in both driver and passenger doors (near to the window and central pillar) ever since I had the car. It's my fault its still doing it as I didn't take it straight back when I got it but if I'm honest I was so happy with the car in all other respects that I'd ignored it. Now I know its not just me I think I'll book her in for a check up.

Jeff

I have had the same "irritating" rattle in both driver and passenger doors (near to the window and central pillar) ever since I had the car. It's my fault its still doing it as I didn't take it straight back when I got it but if I'm honest I was so happy with the car in all other respects that I'd ignored it. Now I know its not just me I think I'll book her in for a check up.

Jeff

I'm not sure now that they did get it right! Noticed rattle coming back later but here's a fix that seemed to work for me. I moved the steel latch on the B pillar' date=' that the door locks on to, about 1 to 1.5mm closer to the centre of the car. [so the door is held a little more tightly closed.'] That seems to have done the trick, though the door needs a slightly firmer close. I don't think it could have been tight enough against the seals.

You need Torx bits to undo the two securing bolts slightly. Also, I used a strip of masking tape to mark the original position before I moved the latch - just in case I needed to get it back exactly where it was before. So far so good.

Dealer says this is normal for skoda?

Can't believe this is a reasonable explanation!

It is an utterly unreasonable explanation.

My Elegance 1.9TDI is a year old and has never exhibited such noises.

I get an occasional grumble from the transmission tunnel on a cold morning, this stops as soon as the car has warmed up.

is not from inside the door pilar, is from the rubber from the door, in the upper corner of the door. There were some topic a while ago on this forum, the sound looks like is coming inside of the door or inside of the pillar but is actualy made by the frictions of the two rubber pieces one from the door and one from the car.

In fact the ruber on the door isn't glued enaugh to the metal frame of the door that's why it get's that noise. If you look carefuly you will see it's "glued" with some small plastic screws that aren't so tight. One solution is to push as hard as you can the rubber on the frame with the hanb, and before that lubricate the area near the screws a little.

is not from inside the door pilar' date=' is from the rubber from the door, in the upper corner of the door. There were some topic a while ago on this forum, the sound looks like is coming inside of the door or inside of the pillar but is actualy made by the frictions of the two rubber pieces one from the door and one from the car.

In fact the ruber on the door isn't glued enaugh to the metal frame of the door that's why it get's that noise. If you look carefuly you will see it's "glued" with some small plastic screws that aren't so tight. One solution is to push as hard as you can the rubber on the frame with the hanb, and before that lubricate the area near the screws a little.[/quote']

That's interesting! That's probably why pulling the door in tighter on its latch also seems to work. I'm now going outside to look at my rubber seals!!

Later:

Right, done that. Extreme upper corners of front door seals held to door with small pads like Sticky Fixers, only half the size. Seal then turns south and ends a couple of inches down by securing to a plastic button - very loosely, you can flip it off the button head with one finger. The stickies were already knackered [well, come on guys, the car IS 9 weeks old!]. I peeled off the remains and refixed with real [sellotape] Sticky Fixers, just for now, to see how it goes. Also put door latch back to normal position. Result so far is zero clunks and clatters. If these pads also wear out I'll use some kind of carefully applied adhesive, maybe Evostik.

it true that the rubber seals are fixed quite unsecure and light

unfortunately this does not work for my car...

after lubricating with teflon spay the occasional "cracking" noise was reduced but the main "rattlenig" noise is still present....

and the dealer proposes to dismantle the car door and "see" if he can do something from inside....

i refused to do that as a silly solution for a 10 week car...

what do u think guys?

it true that the rubber seals are fixed quite unsecure and light

unfortunately this does not work for my car...

after lubricating with teflon spay the occasional "cracking" noise was reduced but the main "rattlenig" noise is still present....

and the dealer proposes to dismantle the car door and "see" if he can do something from inside....

i refused to do that as a silly solution for a 10 week car...

what do u think guys?

I don't see what else he could do - it isn't enough of a problem to reject the car, especially if the dealer is willing to look at it. Have you tried moving the latch like I did?

Yes

I Did Move The Latch...

But I Doesn't Seem To Work...

I'm Totaly Puzzled:)

Yes

I Did Move The Latch...

But I Doesn't Seem To Work...

I'm Totaly Puzzled:)

Let the dealer strip the door.

Like they said to me, if they spoil anything then it is their problem.

If they find something loose inside, that should fix it.

Another thing that may be noisy are in fact the plastic screws, someone said they are to loose and they move in the metal frame up and down. He said he made them tigheter (they have a hole in the center and he widen the hole). I'm not trying this on my car yet, because for 2 weeks the cracks stoped...at least for now.

Another thing that may be noisy are in fact the plastic screws, someone said they are to loose and they move in the metal frame up and down. He said he made them tigheter (they have a hole in the center and he widen the hole). I'm not trying this on my car yet, because for 2 weeks the cracks stoped...at least for now.

I still don't get why it stopped when the window was slightly opened. I'd have thought that would make it worse.

don't know about the window opened, I did that,and at first I though the sounds had stopped but then I found out that the noises from outisde the car were masking the cracks , or at least some of them.

A teflon spray seemes to work to some extend...but the noise is still to be heard...It's the twisting of the coupe frame that leads to sliding plastic to metal....finally the dealer admitted that this is to be heard in many New Octavia cars...it has not been so in the old octavia.... pitty

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A teflon spray seemes to work to some extend...but the noise is still to be heard...It's the twisting of the coupe frame that leads to sliding plastic to metal....finally the dealer admitted that this is to be heard in many New Octavia cars...it has not been so in the old octavia.... pitty

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I am finding the problem getting less and less. Also, on longer rides it disappears, maybe as the car warms up. Also I think as it is so slight now, you get used to it. Or new parts are "rubbing in" maybe? On the "up" side, the engine is getting better and better, a lot of zip now - I'm staying with the higher octane fuel.

I am finding the problem getting less and less. Also, on longer rides it disappears, maybe as the car warms up. Also I think as it is so slight now, you get used to it. Or new parts are "rubbing in" maybe? On the "up" side, the engine is getting better and better, a lot of zip now - I'm staying with the higher octane fuel.

it's true...the engine is getting more quite...(or i'm getting used to the sound)