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#2 of 216 RATTLE, RATTLE by leftfield1 Jun 19, 2003 (12:49 pm)
Been driving a TSX for two months now. Have noticed an annoying rattle coming from the passenger door area. I cannot pinpoint the exact source of the noise, but when I roll the window down even a crack, the rattle ceases. Anyone else experiencing this? Any ideas of what is causing this? For a new car that otherwise has a solid feel, I find this quite annoying.
#3 of 216 by eben Jun 20, 2003 (10:00 am)
I replied earlier, but broke a forum rule by referencing another auto forum; my bad. Other owners in that forum found that "dyna-matting" (sp?) inside the doors was effective. However, many may not be comfortable taking door panels off to install. Surely you're still under warranty, so I'd bring it to your dealer's attention.
#4 of 216 Rattle, Rattle - Part Deux by leftfield1 Jul 17, 2003 (11:35 am)
Well, well... the folks at my neighborhood Acura dealership are having trouble isolating the rattle eminating from my front, passenger door when I go roll over any type of rough road, when a string bass plays on my stereo, or when a bus, 18-wheeler, or even diesel truck rolls by me. They can reproduce the rattle, but are unable to find anything to correct it.   What is the best manner to contact Acura to start a "case" on this? I have a feeling mine won't be the only TSX who drops by the service department to have this fixed.
#5 of 216 Re: Rattle, Rattle - Part Deux by damormino Jul 17, 2003 (2:41 pm)
I went to the Acura website and selected "About Acura" and "Customer Services". Among other information, I found: BY PHONE Monday through Friday, 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific Standard time at the toll-free number (800) 382-2238   BY FAX (310) 783-3535   BY MAIL Acura Client Services 1919 Torrance Blvd. Torrance, CA 90501-2746   Call them and tell them that you have a problem with your new Acura that the Dealer has not solved and you want to start a case. If they can't or won't help you, tell them that since neither the Dealer nor the manufacturer can help you, you are going to your State Attorney General's office with the problem. (Hopefully you don't have to get this nasty.)   The other way I have been able to find out how to start a case is by calling the dealer and asking to speak with the regional manager. They'll either give you a contact, or tell you that it is against their policy - in which case they will give you the correct contact at Acura for starting a case. Good luck.
#6 of 216 Creeking when I turn right by longball1 Jul 27, 2003 (3:37 pm)
Has anyone every experienced a creaking noise when they turn right or left? Besides the creaking noise, I am very happy with the car.   I had it in for service and the dealer replaced the front damper; however, the noise is still there.   Any thoughts??
#7 of 216 Right door rattle by kimbo5 Aug 08, 2003 (11:43 am)
Hi leftfield1: be sure to have the dealer "insulate" the door panel. I had the same problem, and it is caused by something to do with the airbag...I am hoping this insulation does not interfere with safety, but this seems to have solved the rattle.
#8 of 216 rattles and vibrations? by xplorx4 Oct 01, 2003 (11:05 am)
How many of you TSX owners have problems with rattles in the front doors when you drive over certain types of pavement or when you have the sound system turned up?   I recently bought the Lord of the Rings soundtrack and the door panels rattle and vibrate excessively at moderate volume levels (20-30) on some bass-heavy tracks. Some AM talk radio programs also cause door-panel rattles. It's quite annoying.   I am hoping to have this problem investigated and fixed by the dealer, and I was just curious to see if anyone else has had similar issues.
#9 of 216 Acura TSX - Rattles == early prod'n - going away with later #'s? by tsos Oct 01, 2003 (5:44 am)
Japan has got to know about the rattles by now. Stands to reason that if there's an easy fix at production time, they would have started to implement it.   This may be a bit of wishful thinking on my part, as my order for a MS/6sp/NN (v. hard to find for some reason) isn't scheduled for delivery until Dec.   So, is there any evidence that the rattles are worse in the early production cars, and have gotten better over time?
#10 of 216 I have one of the early production cars by uncledavid Oct 01, 2003 (10:04 am)
and it has zero rattles. I had the slight buzz in the pass. door that everybody complains about (only heard it when the stereo was blasting and the bass was high). But, the dealer fixed that very quickly.   Also, the fault tolerances are ridiculously low (seams are very tight) so that the gasket on the sunroof shade is close to the window. For a while, when I went over bumps, I could hear the sunroof shade creak. I fixed that with a little silcone spray.   Now, the vehicle is 100% rattle free and solid as hell.

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