SUNROOF RATTLE/POPPING??
Hey there. I have a 2008 Hyundai Elantra SE that I absolutely LOVE!
I had the moonroof fixed once already because it was rattling very noticeably over EVERY bump or crack in the road when it was closed, but would not rattle at all if it was tilted open or slid all the way open. However, I did notice that when it was closed if I also closed the sunshade, it would drown out about 80% of the rattling noise. Well, the problem is still pretty much fixed (it occasionally rattles, but NOTHING like it used to). However, EVERY time I go over an uneven bump or a very hard bump (that I unfortunately cannot avoid sometimes) I have now noticed that the moonroof will rattle slightly when closed, but will make a single "popping" noise when tilted open. I have not noticed any noise yet when the moonroof is slid all the way open. And again closing the sunshade drowns out most of the noise. However, I really do not like to ride around with the sunshade closed unless it's cloudy or raining because I prefer to have the sun shining in my car. I took it back to the dealership about one month ago when the problem first began and they re-lubed all the parts and sprayed some type of silicone spray on the rubber to "soften" it (which like I said helped immensely so far) and they also tightened the sunshade crimps (whatever that means). Can anyone please tell me if some sort of rattling over bumps is to be expected with a moonroof in the tilted open or completely closed positions? Or, is it supposed to be completely quiet and rattle-free no matter what type of roads you take the car over? This is my first car with a moonroof, so I am not sure what to expect. Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
Re: SUNROOF RATTLE/POPPING??
"Tracie" <brainart@upstate.edu> wrote in message > Can anyone please tell me if some sort of rattling over bumps is to be > expected with a moonroof in the tilted open or completely closed > positions? Or, is it supposed to be completely quiet and rattle-free > no matter what type of roads you take the car over? This is my first > car with a moonroof, so I am not sure what to expect. Any help would > be greatly appreciated. I've only had two cars with sun/moon roofs. Both were perfectly silent no matter the position. IMO, they are a waste of money anyway for me. It is rare that I open it and no one looks out of it. It came as part of a package or I'd not have it. |
Re: SUNROOF RATTLE/POPPING??
It is not normal for the sunroof to rattle over normal terrain. Of course,
there comes a point when the terrain could be rough enough that just about any part of the car will rattle. I trust you're not driving in this sort of condition. If I recall correctly, I've looked at a couple sunroofs where the pop-up wind deflector was able to rattle against the sunroof glass when the sunroof was closed. Two possible fixes come to mind: 1. If appropriate, bending the deflector so it cannot touch the glass 2. Finding the points of contact and placing a stick-on insulating pad (such as the loop side of velcro or a piece of felt) in that spot. -- Message posted using http://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/alt.autos.hyundai/ More information at http://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html |
Re: SUNROOF RATTLE/POPPING??
On Aug 27, 6:45 pm, "hyundaitech" <notpub...@not.public.com> wrote:
> It is not normal for the sunroof to rattle over normal terrain. Of course, > there comes a point when the terrain could be rough enough that just about > any part of the car will rattle. I trust you're not driving in this sort > of condition. > > If I recall correctly, I've looked at a couple sunroofs where the pop-up > wind deflector was able to rattle against the sunroof glass when the > sunroof was closed. Two possible fixes come to mind: > > 1. If appropriate, bending the deflector so it cannot touch the glass > > 2. Finding the points of contact and placing a stick-on insulating pad > (such as the loop side of velcro or a piece of felt) in that spot. > > -- > Message posted usinghttp://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/alt.autos.hyundai/ > More information athttp://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html OK. Here is some more information since I paid even closer attention this morning on the way to work. The moonroof that I have slides all the way inside the roof when completely open (I didn't know if I mentioned this in my previous post). In addition to the "popping" noise that I hear with the roof closed and tilted open, it will also do it with the roof completely open. Also, the "popping" noise that I am hearing is ONLY when making a hard left or a hard right turn (one in which you don't have to come to a complete stop for -- i.e. exiting off a county highway onto a side street where there is no stop sign). This "popping" sounds like a hollow knock, and it almost sounds like something in the roof is hitting against something else during mid turn to create this "popping" noise. It is not a series of pops, just one "popping" sound. Over the hard bumps or uneven bumps, I am hearing a faint rattling sound from the roof. I am thinking it may be the glass rattling, or as you mentioned could be something hitting the deflector. Any additional thoughts? |
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With the roof tilted and/or partially open can you move any of the
sunroof assembly (glass or frame) with your hand - either up and down or side to side? It really sounds like something isn't tight from your description. I don't get that sound from my '07 Elantra. Tracie wrote: > On Aug 27, 6:45 pm, "hyundaitech" <notpub...@not.public.com> wrote: >> It is not normal for the sunroof to rattle over normal terrain. Of course, >> there comes a point when the terrain could be rough enough that just about >> any part of the car will rattle. I trust you're not driving in this sort >> of condition. >> >> If I recall correctly, I've looked at a couple sunroofs where the pop-up >> wind deflector was able to rattle against the sunroof glass when the >> sunroof was closed. Two possible fixes come to mind: >> >> 1. If appropriate, bending the deflector so it cannot touch the glass >> >> 2. Finding the points of contact and placing a stick-on insulating pad >> (such as the loop side of velcro or a piece of felt) in that spot. >> >> -- >> Message posted usinghttp://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/alt.autos.hyundai/ >> More information athttp://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html > > OK. Here is some more information since I paid even closer attention > this morning on the way to work. The moonroof that I have slides all > the way inside the roof when completely open (I didn't know if I > mentioned this in my previous post). In addition to the "popping" > noise that I hear with the roof closed and tilted open, it will also > do it with the roof completely open. Also, the "popping" noise that I > am hearing is ONLY when making a hard left or a hard right turn (one > in which you don't have to come to a complete stop for -- i.e. exiting > off a county highway onto a side street where there is no stop sign). > This "popping" sounds like a hollow knock, and it almost sounds like > something in the roof is hitting against something else during mid > turn to create this "popping" noise. It is not a series of pops, just > one "popping" sound. Over the hard bumps or uneven bumps, I am > hearing a faint rattling sound from the roof. I am thinking it may be > the glass rattling, or as you mentioned could be something hitting the > deflector. > > Any additional thoughts? |
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On Aug 28, 11:03 am, jp103 <jpoinier11052...@nospamcomcast.net> wrote:
> With the roof tilted and/or partially open can you move any of the > sunroof assembly (glass or frame) with your hand - either up and down or > side to side? It really sounds like something isn't tight from your > description. I don't get that sound from my '07 Elantra. > > > > Tracie wrote: > > On Aug 27, 6:45 pm, "hyundaitech" <notpub...@not.public.com> wrote: > >> It is not normal for the sunroof to rattle over normal terrain. Of course, > >> there comes a point when the terrain could be rough enough that just about > >> any part of the car will rattle. I trust you're not driving in thissort > >> of condition. > > >> If I recall correctly, I've looked at a couple sunroofs where the pop-up > >> wind deflector was able to rattle against the sunroof glass when the > >> sunroof was closed. Two possible fixes come to mind: > > >> 1. If appropriate, bending the deflector so it cannot touch the glass > > >> 2. Finding the points of contact and placing a stick-on insulating pad > >> (such as the loop side of velcro or a piece of felt) in that spot. > > >> -- > >> Message posted usinghttp://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/alt.autos.hyundai/ > >> More information athttp://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html > > > OK. Here is some more information since I paid even closer attention > > this morning on the way to work. The moonroof that I have slides all > > the way inside the roof when completely open (I didn't know if I > > mentioned this in my previous post). In addition to the "popping" > > noise that I hear with the roof closed and tilted open, it will also > > do it with the roof completely open. Also, the "popping" noise that I > > am hearing is ONLY when making a hard left or a hard right turn (one > > in which you don't have to come to a complete stop for -- i.e. exiting > > off a county highway onto a side street where there is no stop sign). > > This "popping" sounds like a hollow knock, and it almost sounds like > > something in the roof is hitting against something else during mid > > turn to create this "popping" noise. It is not a series of pops, just > > one "popping" sound. Over the hard bumps or uneven bumps, I am > > hearing a faint rattling sound from the roof. I am thinking it may be > > the glass rattling, or as you mentioned could be something hitting the > > deflector. > > > Any additional thoughts?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - I will check that tonight. But just as an afterthought....I've read in a few different places that the roof "flexing" could cause the occasional popping noise. Is this true? As for the faint rattling, I am not sure if the so-called "flexing" could cause that too or not. Suppose "flexing" is causing both of these problems. Is there a permanent fix to it so that the moon roof will not rattle and pop anymore? |
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If the noise happens when fully closed as well as open, then it's probably
not the wind deflector. It's possible that there's something loose in the sunroof or the mounting bolts aren't tight enough. It's also possible that there's a noise in the sunroof (or in the roof area near the sunroof) due to flexing. Either way, it's repairable, but in the case of flexing, it may involve slightly prying apart two pieces of sheet metal that are rubbing or spot welding them in place so they cannot move. -- Message posted using http://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/alt.autos.hyundai/ More information at http://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html |
Re: SUNROOF RATTLE/POPPING??
On Aug 30, 11:56 pm, "hyundaitech" <notpub...@not.public.com> wrote:
> If the noise happens when fully closed as well as open, then it's probably > not the wind deflector. > > It's possible that there's something loose in the sunroof or the mounting > bolts aren't tight enough. > > It's also possible that there's a noise in the sunroof (or in the roof > area near the sunroof) due to flexing. > > Either way, it's repairable, but in the case of flexing, it may involve > slightly prying apart two pieces of sheet metal that are rubbing or spot > welding them in place so they cannot move. > > -- > Message posted usinghttp://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/alt.autos.hyundai/ > More information athttp://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html Could it possibly be a bad wheel bearing or a strut on the passenger side since the popping noise mostly happens on a hard left turn? And come to think of it, I am hearing the popping sound on the passenger side of the car somewhere. JP103 -- I tried wiggling things around, but all seems tight. There is no play in the glass while the roof is completely open or tilted open. However, with the roof completely closed and sitting inside of the car, I did notice a slight amount of play when pushing up on the back part of the glass towards the back seat. This may be normal, but just thought I would mention it. Seems to be about 1/8 inch that I can push up on it. |
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