ND Interior Squeaks and Rattles are annoying

nerdinary · Postby **nerdinary** » Sat Aug 06, 2016 1:16 am

I've had my ND for two months now, and I'm close to tearing my hair apart from the various squeaks, clicks and rattles from various panels in the car. I've sent it back to the dealer twice so far so help sort it out, but nothing seems to have helped. They've come back each time with "put some foam padding in the door trims", but the noise remains.

Here's the three distinct noises I have.

1. With the roof down, and driving on the motorway, there's a sound that sounds very similar to hard plastic being pressed down upon. If I put my hand and press down on the folded roof behind me, the noise goes away.

2. The right side door panel (drivers side) has this "clicking" noise. If I put my hand on the door panel when driving, it stops. This noise is intermittent - I've gone for a week without hearing it, and then it comes back again. This noise remains even if the window is up or down.

3. The left side door panel (passenger side) has a similar clicking noise, but its a lot louder and more prominent. This is the most recent development (dealer also looked for this), and again, stops when someone presses against the door panel. If I roll the passenger window down ever so slightly, the noise stops.

The biggest problem with these noises is that they are all inconsistent. They show up one day, and then go away again - which makes it hard for me to "prove" to the dealer that something is not right.

Anyone else with an ND having similar issues?

Postby **NitroDann** » Sat Aug 06, 2016 1:24 am

Its a sports car for 2 months pay, get over it.

Honest to god.

Dann

Dweezle · Postby **Dweezle** » Sat Aug 06, 2016 9:33 am

Try contacting Mazda.

A friend had a Mazda 3 with squeaky trim and after the dealer tried 3 times to fix he went to Mazda directly and they sent a tech out with a replacement car for a whole day and sorted it.

His was behind the dash .

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bruce · Postby **bruce** » Sat Aug 06, 2016 3:42 pm

It's a convertible car, which means there is no permanent roof. Thus you will get a little extra body noise. You might have to get used to it.

rossburns · Postby **rossburns** » Sat Aug 06, 2016 4:21 pm

2 months pay, I'm in the wrong job :shock:

nerdinary · Postby **nerdinary** » Sat Aug 06, 2016 6:04 pm

Dweezle wrote:Try contacting Mazda.

A friend had a Mazda 3 with squeaky trim and after the dealer tried 3 times to fix he went to Mazda directly and they sent a tech out with a replacement car for a whole day and sorted it.

Thanks for providing the only constructive feedback here.

Cheers.

gobsmax · Postby **gobsmax** » Sat Aug 06, 2016 6:33 pm

Owned my ND for about and I have a similar issue from the drive side corner. Not sure if it's coming from the dash or side pillar. Noise occurs when driving at about 2,500rpm to 4,000rpm. Will get the dealer to have a look at it again.

Mr Morlock · Postby **Mr Morlock** » Sat Aug 06, 2016 8:14 pm

guys- no one is going to be able to diagnose the rattles and noises from these descriptions. A dealer does not have a Check listing detailing the description of the noise and its fix. Noises are fixed by removing a trim etc and maybe adding some foam or tape etc. Components in doors were often wrapped with a bit of foam tape- unscientific but it can work. In the old days we would have said its meant to be like that but fair enough cars have improved markedly.

KevGoat · Postby **KevGoat** » Sat Aug 06, 2016 8:25 pm

Squeaks and rattles in a convertible :shock:

.....

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Sun Aug 07, 2016 12:00 pm

MX5 ND TSBs so far:
09-045/15 12/23/15 Rattle Noise from Header Panel of Convertible Top
05-003/16 2/10/16 Grinding Noise from Clutch Pedal when Depressing
R118/15A 1/18/16 Clunk/Rattle Noise from Rear Brake
TIP - ND 10/15/15 Bluetooth Pairing Procedures
R102/15 10/15/15 Creak Noise from Rear End (ND)
01-018/15 9/30/15 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH DTC P2610 AND P2507
R085/15A 9/16/15 Poor A/C performance
E014/15 9/4/15 Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) Control Module Service Note
E013/15 8/27/15 Possible Paint Damage to Trunk Lid Opening when removing Rear Combination Light
R075/15 8/20/15 Front Scuff Plate easily comes off
09-022/15 8/10/15 Mazda Connect Functionality Concerns
E011/15 7/8/15 Abolishment of High Pressure Fuel Pipe Cover (ND)
T001/15 5/8/15 Special Service Tools for MX-5 (ND)
http://www.miata.net/garage/tsb/

davekmoore · Postby **davekmoore** » Sun Aug 07, 2016 5:26 pm

BSM one must be for 'murica as no BSM here?

Mr Morlock · Postby **Mr Morlock** » Sun Aug 07, 2016 5:39 pm

Oh dear I spoke to soon it looks like shake rattle and roll- back to the 50's

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Sun Aug 07, 2016 5:42 pm

nerdinary wrote:Thanks for providing the only constructive feedback here.

Cheers.

Who else do you think is going to fix it? Dealer and warranty of course. If you cannot accept suggestions, well .....

Postby **NitroDann** » Sun Aug 07, 2016 7:08 pm

And the 'useful answer' was to complain more.

As if op needs help with that.

Dann

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Mon Aug 08, 2016 11:30 am

davekmoore wrote:BSM one must be for 'murica as no BSM here?

Yeah, list is USDM-centric & list may also not be complete. From memory Rosenthal Arlington Mazda used to have the full list on their website, but as they have recently permanently closed the Miata.net list was as good as it got from a quick look: https://www.arlingtonmazda.com/index.html