It is never relaxing to notice a noise you don’t know anything about and comes from your car. So what if you determine a noise that continues in the cabin of your Toyota Matrix? It is highly possible that this is a unimportant problem, but before being sure of that, it is better to do some checks. Our team has made this content to help you locate and adjust this cabin noise. First, we will look at those that come from the dashboard, then noises from the cabin, the doors, and finally the plastic noises on Toyota Matrix that appear when it is hot.
Reasons that can cause noise in the passenger cabin of your Toyota Matrix
I experience plastic rattling noises on the dashboard Toyota Matrix
One of the possible elements that can make a plastic rattling noise in your Toyota Matrix is that your dashboard, after an intervention or vibrations suffered during its lifetime, it may have fasteners that have come loose or unscrewed. Try to identify the specific spot of this plastic rattling noise on Toyota Matrix and using your vehicle’s technical manual try to verify the tightness of all the screws concerned. Otherwise take your vehicle to your auto technician.
I perceive noises in the cabin Toyota Matrix
The second most common possibility of a cabin noise in your Toyota Matrix is that some elements that come apart may be loose, either because of too frequent disassembly that would have reduced the holding between these parts, or because of vibrations. Think about verifying your ceiling light which is very often the reason of a cabin noise on Toyota Matrix. Otherwise open your doors, those closest to the source of the noise and verify all the openings, covers that are installed there, some may have moved and therefore vibrate while driving. In most cases putting them back in place or gluing them is enough to solve the problem.
I hear door noises on my Toyota Matrix
If you feel a plastic noise on the doors of your Toyota Matrix, it is possible that it is one of your door trim fasteners that is damaged, or a screw from an internal mechanism of the glass for example or the loudspeaker that has unscrewed and therefore generates the part in question to rub against the door interior. Feel free to take apart your door trim to find the source of this plastic door noise on Toyota Matrix. For more info on door noises on Toyota Matrix, feel free to read this article.
I notice a cabin noise when hot Toyota Matrix
If, on the other hand, you listen to cabin noises in your Toyota Matrix when summer starts or when the outside temperature is warm, it is unfortunately plausible that this symptoms manifests itself more during these times. Indeed, plastic being a rather flexible material will expand with heat and will therefore much more easily rub on other plastic or metal parts, this is what will generate cabin noises when hot on your Toyota Matrix. It is difficult to cure this problem, you can always look for the exact source of the noise, and try to put foams or tape between the expanding units to limit their noise from their expansion.
