!!! C6 RATTLES NOISE GUIDE !!! - All Members Feedback Required
 

Dear members, in my humble opinion I think what takes from the C6's beauty, performance, and price advantage is the interior rattle issue.

I would highly appreciate posting any solution, earlier post, link(s), comments, pictures which address all sorts of rattles issues in the roof, doors, dashboard, rear partitions, etc. At the end, the intention is to help everyone here including myself better enjoy his and/or her C6 Corvette.

Thanks for everyone in advance ......

:bigears

Insulation
 

I'll start the guide by putting the link to an excellent insulation guide in the forum.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1950614

No one has rattle issue?!!!

Nope. I've put about 14K miles on it this past year. Had the roof squeak/pop but that is easily fixed by doing the silicon grease treatment that GM recommends in the owner's manual.

No rattles. 31,000 miles. :thumbs:

No rattles.

I've insulated my C5 ZO6 and am about to do the C6 Convertible. As your link says I took my time and learned a lot about how the car went together. I also feel as though I fit the pieces back together better than the assembly line.
The result is amazing. I can use my new bluetooth phone and actually hear the caller. Exhaust sound is diminished, but I can open the windows and hear it the same as before.
Go for it ... but allow plenty of time. It's a very satisfying DIY that most folks won't even know you've done. :cheers:

no rattles ..6300 miles..:thumbs:

No rattles and 6800 miles.

My roof rattles a bit on the drivers side. Not on the passenger side. It is not roof delamination. It sounds more like the roof could be tightened down a bit more. I drive 99% with the roof off so it goes un noticed most of the time.

No rattles. 34,000 miles.

My roof also rattles a bit on the driver’s side. It stared on the both sides first. That is when I took it to the dealer and that is why it’s only the driers side now. It seems that this occurs when the weather gets warm. I hear that GM is coming out with replacement parts this month. I will find out soon when I take the vette back in for the rattle. Other than the roof rattle the car is quite inside. :cheers:

I had a rattle in the rear compartment - turns out it was the tool kit I put there. There was another rattle in the glove box and that turned out to be my flashlight. Point is some rattles are self induced.

I have a few rattles when its cold out, but in summer they all seem to go away. It drives me MAD, but there is nothing I can do. If I try to remove all the interior pieces, Im just going to make it worse in the long run. Its even worse when the top is off. The only way to get around it is to never drive your new car to keep it new or buy a ferrari where you are getting the quality but at a huge price tag.

My C5 had several rattles. My neighbor owned an F355 - that car rattled like a can of marbles. But it looked and sounded cool.:D

I still get some minor stress noise from the roof panel when traversing uneven terrain at slow speed but it hasn't bothered me enough to seriously attempt to fix it. Otherwise, I feel my 2005 C6 is fairly tight. Considering the rutted dirt road I drive on daily (albeit at 5-10 mph) and the stiff suspension I'm somewhat amazed the entire car hasn't entirely rattled apart.

Speaking of rattles,,GM is "supposed" to have the parts this month to fix the roof panel problem,I'm on the list at my dealers,,anyone hear anything else on this?

Yea, here is what the dealer is going to install to quiet your roof:

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/e...235/eclips.jpg

Except if you want to buy them from the dealer to install yourself, they are going to be GM branded and cost $15.99 each.

18,000 miles and no rattles.:cheers:

I noticed that I had quite a bit of squeaking coming from my center console. Essentially it was caused by the plastics rubbing together. So I went to hobby lobby and picked up some sheets of felt with sticky backing. Total cost of like 3 bucks. I took the whole console apart and lined the entire back with the felt. If there was plastic touching plastic, felt went in between. Now my center console is very quiet :D

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lots of creaks and groans here - most due to the top and side windows area....

the garage queens out there will not get nearly as many complaints, and most of the vettes out there are garage queens.

and, some owners are more forgiving than others.

also,depending where you're from, the roads in different parts of the country vary incredibly and the car does seem to be temperature sensitive.

when I was in FL, my vette acted like an angel, no creaks or groans, when I returned to NJ so did the noises. funny but true. maybe the car just doesnt like commuting to work and prefers to be on vacation, like its owner, stress makes it cranky...

The top creaked a little on my 05, even after the adhesive injection, but no rattles. Kept it for 19K+ miles.

No rattles or creaking noises in my 06, 10K miles so far.

9100 miles and ZERO rattles or squeaks... so FAR! I sure hope it stays that way as the car ages gracefully.... :rofl:

I have a lot of creeks and pops from the roof. I am going to buy the E-Clips today. Also, I was having a weird popping noise from under the car as I went over speed bumps so I took it in and the dealer said that GM put out a notification on the sway bar links a while back and it turned out to be the problem.

I have 21K miles and YES I have rattles. To those that say they don't hear any noises all I can say is you are very lucky, as the noises are very irritating!!!

• I had a creak and rattle on my driver B-Pillar....dealer replaced entire section (fixed)
  
• I had creak on my passenger side B-Pillar at the point where it meets the halo...stuffed some felt inside (fixed)
  
• Have a rattle ever so often on my driver door...drives me crazy!
  
• Have dash rattle that occurs maybe once a week.
  
• Of course the roof makes all types of noises when stowed in the hatch area :willy: .

My door panels shake and rattle with the radio volume turned up, especially when the bass kicks in.

I don't have a solution to this except turn the volume or bass down.

I have a 2008 convertible with a rattle around the back end of the drivers door or the top assembly. I took off the interior door panel and couldn't find anything amiss, so maybe it's in the tonneau area. Any ideas would be appreciated!

Jimmy

PS. My 2005 convertible never had any rattles.

My C6 Vert has 1/2 the rattles of my C5 Coupe.:thumbs:
My C5 Coupe had 1/2 the rattles of my C4 Coupe.:thumbs:
My C4 Coupe had 1/2 the rattles of my C3 Coupe.:thumbs:

I still however have a driver side door rattle when certain songs
with alot of bass are played.:(

:thumbs: :cheers:

no rattles ride solid.

2006 14K ...feel lucky ....no noise....:thumbs:

:iagree:

Even hitting the potholes I get no rattles.

Mine is a rattle trap. Everything squeeks. I just turn up the radio. Plan on bringing it in for service soon, but I doubt they will address any of the rattles. Never have in the past.

:) I have no rattles at all and have to say how impressed I am with the ride and quality of the Corvette.

I had a severe creaking noise coming from behind the drivers seat that got progressively worse. I thought it was related to the power top assembly but it turns out it was a problem with a support brace on top of the frame that either split it's welds or was never welded at the factory.

Here is my post. http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...5&postcount=54 Look at the starter thread for a description of the actual problem along with the pictures. I was going to take a photo of the work order but my camera died on me.

I love my '05 coupe but the undeneath rattle and bumpy sounds drive me crazy. Only happens on local city streets, not on "fast" highways. New sway bars installed, which may be causing some of the problems. Chevy garage can not seem to help but admit to the noise. Any solutions??? Thanks.

No rattles.

I do have a "squeak" (named it "Ben") from time to time and also have the creaking top.

Red Cell.:cool:

Our '08 coupe has some terrible dash noises.... hate it! :(

No rattles here with almost 10k on my 07 in less than a year. The roof did squeak and creak but I did the e-clip solution that mrtoner came up with and it's been good since. Only remaining issue is the windows squeak a bit but that's in colder temps only. Actual rattle rattles...none yet.

Had the top pop issue: was just a loose rear top latch. Fixed it in 10 minutes with one full turn of the hex adjustment screw. Only other rattle was the 6M shifter buzz. Never bothered fixing it: just didn't bother me that much. Those were the only two "rattles" in 3.5 years of ownership.

Mike

no rattles.

a pillar
 

My 06 vert had a very bad rattle in the left A pillar, near the visor. I took the trim off and discovered an un padded electrical connector was the problem. Wrapped it with some hvac foam pipe wrap, noise gone.

10K on 06 Z51. No rattles. A few squeaks when it's cold (below 40) till it warms up. Am quite surprised as everyone told me it would be a rattle trap. Surprisingly quiet.

Refused to buy a 2000 C5 because of creaks, squeaks & rattles. I'm pleased with my '08 coupe with none of that noise! :thumbs:

I don't know why I have to give feedback? I have nothing to say on this topic. :confused:

So were do you put this?:bigears :thumbs:

No rattles
 

None here at 17,000 2005 Z51

What a coincidence....Yesterday, I was driving my '05 coupe (7900 miles) and was just thinking, "Gee, for a Chevy, this thing is really quiet inside!". Just that nice sound of the motor! The only time I ever heard anything, was on a cold day with a rough road and the top rattled a bit...hasn't repeated.

I thought I had a knocking and clicking sound and it only showed up when driving above 90 mph. ….. I found out it was my knees knocking together and my teeth chattering.

Seriously, I hate rattles and I hope you find all and put an end to their rule.

Check out my Museum Delivery
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1987914

:cheers:

DD with only noise coming from top - c-clips fixed that. quiet in all other respects except for the noisy wife sitting next to me :rofl: :rofl:

06 A6 MR cpe 22000 miles...NO rattles

No rattles on my '07 Vert. :thumbs:

I had this problem on my C5 when I changed the sway bars. The GM bushings have a cloth impregnated into the rubber that requires no grease. I didn't know that, so when I installed the new bars and bushings I greased everything. Big mistake, it ruined the bushings and made them noisy. Eventually had to put new, dry bushings in to cure the problem. I'm not sure if the C6 uses the same bushings or not, but it's something to check...

One strange rattle/whistle on my '08 Z turned out to be the exhaust butterflies - a shot of silicone spray fixed that. Otherwise, very tight.

No rattles 35K 05

Are some of you who are saying no rattles actually driving your cars? Yes, while it sits in your garage all winter, it doesn't rattle. But drive on the PA roads I drive on, and you'll find rattles. I can guarentee if I rode in your cars I'd point out various rattles. Guess it depends on your sensitivity to certain sounds. My wife doesn't hear anything in hers or my car, yet I hear plenty of sounds I wish weren't there.

:iagree: same here some minor creaks and groans but no rattles from the interior. The only noises are from the coins I put in the ashtray which as John put it self induced noises. :) My 06 has just gone over 10K and the car is still like brand new.

2005 for me. 32,000 miles...no rattles!

Jimmy,

Has the weather gotten any better? I was down there Wednesday thru Friday for the Hearing Aid Convention and it did nothing but rain. I expected better but o well . . .

To the rattle, I have an '06 and I have found that the tiny hydraulic hoses that run the rails of the top tend to rattle. I will adjust the one above my head when I hear it but once I drop the top and put it back up, they rattle again. I have been meaning to either wrap the hoses or pad the rails in strategic location, but haven;t been able to get to it just yet.

Try it and let me know what you find. Mine rattle near the joints.:cheers:

2005 Z51, 8.1K miles - no rattles or squeaks to date... (had a rattle once that turned out to be a quarter left in the ashtray from original owner...)

I don't really care about rattles in the Vette. It's a sports car. They rattle. Get a corsa exhaust and you won't hear any rattles lol

Noise?
 

Noise?Rattles? :ack:
I can not hear anything over the Springsteen,Coldplay,Yanni,Pink Floyd,Anne Lennox,etc,etc,......:yesnod:
Any Chevrolet noise would have to be over 100 DCB's...
:cool: :cool:

Good question, where do you put them?

'07, 8k daily-driver........no rattles!

My 08 only has 4,000 miles - but no rattles yet.

My wife's 06 has no rattles at 16K miles. Wish I could say the same for my C5!

Here, check out this thread... It should be stickied...

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1956846

Grinding/Wobble noise
 

I have a grinding wobble noise coming from the torque converter area. thought it was a exhaust noise and welded the section right below the TC. What a mistake!!
Now the dealer wont work on the TC until I cut off the exhausts where i welded.
Noise is pronounced when in gear but no noise or abnormal trans issues when driving. Roof squeeks, recall of delamination already done.

Some people are just more annoyed by insignificant noises than others. I think most of you need to relax with this. These cars are sports cars that will do 180 mph and kick a** with 400hp, all for 50 grand. And you're complaining about rattles? That said, I have a 2005 vert bought used with 4,000 miles. Now 14 months later with 14,000 miles no significant rattles (or any other issues). Sure, an occasional small rattle that eventually goes away and is not bothersome in the least. This car is not a garage queen and gets driven pretty hard. I either got a good car, I'm too easily pleased, or I can't hear. But I am very happy with every aspect of this car.

On '05 Z51 6MN @ 15K miles developed a "chrip" in pax door panel. This a known issue associated with the clips that fasten the panel to the door. Dealer was unable to fix through three tries. I fixed the problem by pressing hard on the upper right of the panel. Although it would recur, the fix would quiet it again.

Local road and weather are factors in rattles. "Baby Boomer" ears are a factor in no rattles. If your hearing is degraded by years of loud music, you are unlikely to hear many rattles.

C6 rattles
 

With the rough streets here in Vegas, my 07 has developed a rattle somewhere behind the A/C control panel, buried within the dash. It sounds like a CD is bouncing around loose in the CD player, but there is no disk in there. Fortunately, it only bothers when I hit a bad patch of road...unfortunately, most of the streets in this town have long stretches of bad patches. I really hate the thought of the local dealers ripping into the dash, so I will probably just live with it. Unless someone has a suggestion.

Hey, my other car's a C4. You want talk about rattles? :willy:

My C6 is as quite as a tomb compared to the C4. (Still love the C4, however).

The Corvette may be considered a "performance car bargain", but lets not take that claim to the extreme where any sloppy assembly or crappy parts are acceptable just because it goes fast. Let's get real - these cars are expensive, and a lot of the noise issues are pretty lame-assed for a car of this cost. No need to make excuses for sloppy manufacturing, poor design, or crappy parts.

As far as my Corvette goes, I have been in an ongoing battle with some very annoying interior noises:

I somewhat fixed a creak in the B-Pillar panel. There is a foam piece inside there that was rubbing. I stuffed some foam insulation between panel & foam piece.

I now have a horrible vibration rattle noise from that same B-pillar area on most rough surface roads (not just bumpy roads, but any rough surface type blacktop). It happens mainly at freeway speeds more often. It is really nasty sounding actually, and I no longer like taking the car on long trips.

I get cracking & creaking from the a-pillar interior assembly. Just lightly touching this area or the visor reproduces this sound that always happens on uneven or bumpy roads.

My driver door panel has developed a horrible rattle. This one is getting worse.

Had a rattle inside the dash. I had to tape up a few things back there. Seems to have been fixed by my home repair.

Had the shifter replaced early on with this car after it made a horrendous vibration noise.

"Aside from that, Mrs. Lincoln, how'd you enjoy the play?"

No rattles at one year and 4K miles on my no-options 07 coupe, except the legs on my aluminum walker rattle with heavy base and volume on the radio/CD which I rarely use.

Road/Wind noise
 

I have some wind and or road noise coming from behind the right seat (vert). I tried re-indexing the windows that didn't help. The outer edge of the top looks like it is higher (off of the body) on the right side as compared to the left. Is there a top adjustment to tighten down the sides or for that matter any adjustement to tighten the top down to the body? If so - can you explain how to do it?

Thanks

:iagree: , well said...

Eh? You lost me on that one. :leaving:

I would like a concrete solution to the squeaking in my 08 coupe.
When the roof is stored in the rear, the passenger side mount squeaks a lot and is very annoying. I've tried the velcro on the point where the top rests on the mount, but it doesn't resolve it. I believe it's coming from the post/hook mount attached to the car/rear fender.
Relating thread:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...nt+rear+squeak

Thanks.

Granted my 06 only has 6k on it and is a convertible, I have not experienced any rattles in the vehicle.

My previous 03 had 12k when I traded it and once again, no rattles. It was also a convertible.

My .02

I have a 07 Vert and I have a squeak behind the waterfall. If I hold my elbow against it, it stops. Any ideas on how to fix ?

My teeth rattle.

Mine is more of a squeak than a rattle. Dealer has ordered an A-Pillar since what ever the material is they're covered in is separating from the pillar. Not sure if that's where the noise is coming from or not.

Just to add some useful info...

I have found that the plastic interior panel on the rear halo (b-pillar) on my car creaked because of some foam insulation that is rubbing inside. This foam piece is glued on the inside of the panel.

I strongly believe that some of the 'clicking' noise I hear is from the metal clips on the panel that push into the halo. The noise went away when I took the clips off, but then of course the panel is not secure, so I can't leave it like that.

A vibration noise was being caused from bolts in the halo assembly that needed tightening up. That was a LOUD vibration noise at freeway speeds.

The windows rubbing were the notorious weather stripping issue.

My front dash squeaked because one of those damn metal clips was rubbing in the slot under the dashboard. I pulled the clip off, and the problem went away. The piece is looser now, but at least it doesn't squeak anymore.

My driver door will get pulled off soon, as the rattle in there keeps getting louder and more constant. It started at first with just the bass sounds from the speakers.

That is the greatest quote ever. Lincoln was shot , remember????????????

:iagree: :yesnod:

Top pop fixed by using staples on the rollers-will replace with the "e" clips this weekend.

Rear window creaks-dealership had to redo the entire hatch assembly and replace one of the gas struts

I get a tick from the driver's side of the top every so often, but compared to my C5, my 07 C6 is solid! :thumbs:

:withstupid: I would love to find the solution to this!

yeah, maybe I'm slow. I don't know how that related as a response to my post. Went over my head.

On a side note, I have fixed a few things, and really determined without a doubt that the rear panel that pushes into the B-pillar is the janky part that is annoying me. Seems like nothing I can do will quiet it, so I may just replace the part.

Getting better. Hope the Corvette is back to it's pleasant cruising vibe after I get in the door panel and fix that.

I will not let this plastic machine defeat me! :D

I appreciate all your efforts to find a solution for the B-pillar noises.

I gave your original solution in this thread-- http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1964949 --to my dealer tech. He contacted Chevy technical assistance for approval and is going to use your procedure as a guide to fix my B-pillar noise.

Apparently you had some problems after the fix. This last statement leads me to believe the noise is tough to cure and that panel replacement is necessary. I will report back in your initial thread what my outcome is.

It is tough to live with all these creaks and pops.:yesnod:

Thanks again for taking the time to post.:thumbs:

Mine didn't have any that I noticed until today...I had my first dealer visit to fix no radio reception. (antenna wasn't hooked up) Now that all those panels pulled off it has rattles lol...

I've had the car three days at 630P tonight. ;)

I have a coupe. When I hit something like a road seam or anything that has a slight elevation with either one wheel or both I get what I call a 'thunk in the trunk'. It has the same sound that closing the rear hatch has, but it's already closed. I took it to the dealer and they replaced a plastic track (?) for the roof, some TSB. The roof is very quit, the thunk in the trunk is still there. It is quite and no noise going over rough roads, dips and such. You just have to hit a road seam. A slight elevation difference between the two sections of road and it will do it.

Yeah, I had some issues afterwards. I know for sure the foam was causing some problems, and resolved that by prevenitng it from rubbing against the panel it is glued on to.

What I could not silence is the noise that was being caused by the metal clips that press into the halo. The wrapping around them didn't hold up very long, and it got noisy again.

This time I completely removed the metal clips on the panel. In place of the metal clips, I wrapped thick foam door/window insulation over the plastic tab ends. Just enough to cover the ends where the clips were. I used the denser type, that slowly expands back into shape after you squish it. So, I then squish all the ends & press the panel back in place. Had to wrestle with the panel a bit to go in tight & not have any gaps. Now it is quiet enough to where I can hear my door rattle much more clearly! :lol:

The only thing is, I don't know how it will hold up. Obviously the foam on the ends of the tabs is not really holding the panel in there as stringly as the metal clips. We'll see how it goes.

I am not an engineer but know a few things from basic education... Hard, rigid materials that slide, twist, or vibrate against each other create sound. Sound is caused from vibration. Rubber, or more pliant materials that flex slightly instead of rub & chatter make no sound. There is no vibration to create the sound waves.

I'm sure the real engineers that design the car could easily incorporate that concept into the build, if they thought people actually cared. But there is a huge group of Vette owners that don;t have the same mindset as me. They are the "performance cars are supposed to be noisy" crowd.

My mindset is just dollars & cents when you break it down. I believe a car that cost me 56k, and only has 12k on the odo should not be a laughing stock to passengers with all the pathetic creaks, clicks, squeaks, clunks, chatter, etc...

I am about to cancel my appointment to have the creaking B-pillar cover "fixed". You're experience and what hawkgfr has reported makes me hesitate to have the panel removed.

Maybe the fasteners are only designed to be used once and a new panel is the only real solution. I wanted the dealer to make this repair under warranty so that if more expense was invoved it would be covered. Right now I plan to keep the panel in place unless a new one is ordered.

After performing the e-clip fix for the front latches, my roof noise has been cut in half and I don't have the other rattles that you are experienceing...yet. If this doesn't get worse, I will do my best to live with it instead of opening a pandora's box of other noises and problems.

As I said before, I appreciate your reports and hope you keep us updated on how this is progressing.:crazy:

None, tight as a drum!!

Update

I just called my tech to inform him of the problems you are having. He said that once the panel is removed the clips have to be spread out or replaced as they are compressed and will no longer hold tight. Before he does the job, new metal clips and plastic push pins will be ordered. He also will use material around the halo slots that will not deteriorate. I believe he mentioned some type of flocking tape they use in the shop.

I am now planning to go through with this in June. My state inspection is due then and the replacement latches will be available. I would rather use Chevy's new design latch than stick with the e-clip fix because I am concerned that over time the e-clip will wear a grove in the roller and lose its effectiveness.

Thanks for the update. This exchange of info has been helpful to me.

I am going to follow your tech's advice & order new metal clips, since I know for sure mine were part of the noise. :thumbs:

I have the exact same problem, it's driving me crazy :smash:

No rattle but a weird ticking sound
 

I have no rattles, but two months into ownership, I started getting a ticking or hell I can't discribe the noice coming from around the top frame of the top.
It buged me for a few months, until i figured it out.... the metal pins that slide into the plastic sockets that hold the top in place was the noice maker, I covered the pin and socket with silicone lubricant, I just put it in my fingers and rubbed it in the mentioned areas LIKE MAGIC no more funny noice since, it been a year and is dead quiet. I also lubricated the latches with silicone for good measure.

I took my first long trip in my 08 Coupe. I noticed some squeeking around the instrument cluster. At first it was real minor and when I touched the hud controls it went away. The left side was squeeking pretty good by the time I got home. I noticed some foam coming out right above the steering column on the left side. It looks like it comes from under the plastic instrument surround. When I push on the lower corners of that piece of plastic it squeeks real good.

How do you get the instrument panel surround off? I was thinking about taking it to the dealer. You don't even have to move the car, just push the corners of the instrument bezel.