simonkc19
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My first official post (other than my welcome one)!.
Picked up a new Exeo Saloon Sport Tech 140 in mid/late December. So far i've done 800 miles and generally loved the car. However from about 200 miles onwards, i've been hearing a creaking noise (and a really annoying one at that) coming from the rear. Over a few weeks and a couple of trips with me in the back and the wife driving (only time she's been allowed to drive it
), i worked out it was actually coming from the piece of trim that the OSR passenger seat belt dissappears into.
Despite the wife insisting she couldn't hear the noise and that i was obsessing over nothing - it went back to the dealer today (Snows, Portsmouth).
Turns out there is a small metal clip between the parcel shelf and the piece of trim i was referring to. This clip hadn't been seated correctly, and as i travelled over rough roads or bumps - was squeaking / creaking against either the parcel shelf or plastic trim. So - clip reseated, and noise has gone!
Anyone experiencing the same sort of noise should maybe have a look in that area. It was driving me mental - i can't stand any kind of interior rattles having driven a Jag for the past 5 years, bar 3 months in a Citroen DS3 that basically just rattled from every corner....
Now i'm back to a smooth ride and very quiet running. Though i do love the sound of the Bose system, and the new VAG CR engines sound pretty good too!
Picked up a new Exeo Saloon Sport Tech 140 in mid/late December. So far i've done 800 miles and generally loved the car. However from about 200 miles onwards, i've been hearing a creaking noise (and a really annoying one at that) coming from the rear. Over a few weeks and a couple of trips with me in the back and the wife driving (only time she's been allowed to drive it
), i worked out it was actually coming from the piece of trim that the OSR passenger seat belt dissappears into.Despite the wife insisting she couldn't hear the noise and that i was obsessing over nothing - it went back to the dealer today (Snows, Portsmouth).
Turns out there is a small metal clip between the parcel shelf and the piece of trim i was referring to. This clip hadn't been seated correctly, and as i travelled over rough roads or bumps - was squeaking / creaking against either the parcel shelf or plastic trim. So - clip reseated, and noise has gone!
Anyone experiencing the same sort of noise should maybe have a look in that area. It was driving me mental - i can't stand any kind of interior rattles having driven a Jag for the past 5 years, bar 3 months in a Citroen DS3 that basically just rattled from every corner....
Now i'm back to a smooth ride and very quiet running. Though i do love the sound of the Bose system, and the new VAG CR engines sound pretty good too!
