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#431 of 599 Re: Squeaks, Rattles, Road Noises & More [tonylexus] by jcf Jul 21, 2005 (12:44 pm)
Replying to: tonylexus (Jul 21, 2005 9:27 am) I may have a lemon, but the number of similar rattling problems being reported by others makes me conclude that there's inherent quality control problems with the car. Either your tC's put together tighter than mine, or perhaps I'm just riding on rougher roads than you.   I put the car in the shop this week for a third time on the roof. This time, the rep and mechanic took the problem more seriously. Our test drive together confirmed two loud, obvious, annoying roof noises - a popping noise from body flex, and another rattling noise from rough roads. They kept the car for 2 days, gave me a free rental, and treated me like gold. They've ordered over $1000 of replacement parts for a rebuild next week. Looks like I'm following in Stickguy's footsteps.   The headboard liner rattle will hopefully be fixed with the roof replacement.   The rear hatch plastic interior liner also has to be replaced. It simply fell apart.   The glovebox rattles, not from two books inside, but from the weight of the books causing some new tweak. Solution: keep the box empty. Comment: another little poor quality annoyance.   OK, I've complained enough and made my point - but with good cause. Remember, this is a "problems & solutions" forum, meaning criticism is to be expected. Besides, its appropriate that potential buyers be informed of all the potential problems and weaknesses with the car. It might influence their decision.
#432 of 599 my ears are burning by stickguy Jul 21, 2005 (7:08 pm)
Yup, they pretty much rebuilt my roof, as best as I can tell. Of course, it is louder now than before I had it done. No ratlles, but lots of creaks and pops.   They did fix the headliner rattle when they did the roof though.   The squeaky hatch comes and goes. Sometimes I don't hear it, other times it sounds like a '65 Chevy front suspension (one that needs new ball joints).   Other than that, nothing is falling apart or seem cheap.   The noises are really getting on my nerves though, and I don't think I have the heart to make them work on it again (since I don't think they will resolve any of the issues) Replies to this message: jcf (Jul 22, 2005 10:23 am) kmcc32 (Jul 29, 2005 1:42 pm) jcf (Jul 31, 2005 3:39 pm)
#433 of 599 Re: my ears are burning [stickguy] by jcf Jul 22, 2005 (10:23 am)
Replying to: stickguy (Jul 21, 2005 7:08 pm) I was afraid you might say that, making me less than optimistic about my rebuilt roof results. I'm not sure how much persistence I'll have on the noise issues either. But, as long as they keep working on it for free and giving me a free rental car, I'll stick with it for awhile. Might as well take advantage of having a warranty.
#434 of 599 I haven't seen..... by bottgers Jul 23, 2005 (12:18 pm)
.....anyone posting gas mileage numbers. I was shocked to see a best of 20 MPG during Edmunds long term test they did on the Tc. I would think a car of this size and weight, with its aerodynamics, and only having a 2.4 liter engine would get way into the 30's on the highway. What kind of mileage are you guys getting with your's? Replies to this message: tonylexus (Jul 25, 2005 4:30 am)
#435 of 599 About 28 city, 36 highway. by vcheng Jul 23, 2005 (2:01 pm)
#436 of 599 ?? by stickguy Jul 23, 2005 (8:54 pm)
that in Canadian?   My 5 speed gets about 24 around town, real short hop stuff. About 30 -32 highway, depending on speed and amount of time sitting in traffic.
#437 of 599 Nope, US Gallons. by vcheng Jul 24, 2005 (5:46 am)
5 speed tC, still running it in, (less than 1000 miles), regular gasoline, about 28 mpg city, 36 highway.   I would say that your mileage is about the same since my driving has very little time just sitting in traffic. That will reduce mileage quickly.
#438 of 599 Re: I haven't seen..... [bottgers] by tonylexus Jul 25, 2005 (4:30 am)
Replying to: bottgers (Jul 23, 2005 12:18 pm) Auto w/ 15k miles, 28 city, 32 highway.
#439 of 599 tC Gas Milage... Are you sure?... by johnnyringo Jul 26, 2005 (5:03 am)
I have had my manual trans. 05 tC sense 3/15/05 and I can't seem to get better than 27.6 mpg no matter how I drive... I calculate gas milage by taking an odometer reading after toping off then driving till I need a fill up then taking another odometer reading and divide the difference by how may gallons I filled up with... this has to be correct. I took a 2400 mile round trip from the twin cities to austin texas and back and due to the high rpms I'm guessing... I only averaged 25.8 mpg for the whole trip... I took gas milage readings every fill up and my best was 26.2... my lowest was 25.1 granted I averaged 75-85 mph the whole way. The only gripe about this car that I have is it could really binefit from a 6th overdrive gear... or a total change of gear ratio... I like the sporty pick up it has but would trade some of that for better gas economy... anyone heard of new gear sets for the tC?... I know there easy to find for full size trucks but never looked for asian cars.   P.S. I have 12k miles and have not expierenced any of the body noise or roof noises that allot seem to complain about... I believe that sense its a first year car there may be quality control issues... glad i got a good one!...
#440 of 599 A couple of points... by iluvmysephia1 Jul 26, 2005 (7:38 am)
it's good to hear from a tC owner who doesn't have the crackly-poppy issues inside the cabin.   Also, gas mileage in your tC seems normal to me...27.5...gonna be hard to top that on an average of city/highway driving because of what you're thinking about how it's gearing mechanicals come to you from the factory, and the car's sorta-heavy-ish weight in proportion to it's dimensions.

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