It is never pleasant to hear a sound you don’t know anything about and comes from your car. So what if you define a noise that is persistant in the cabin of your Kia Sorento? It is highly possible that this is a insignificant issue, but before being sure of that, it is better to do some checks. Our team has made this article to help you identify and fix this cabin noise. First, we will look at those that come from the dashboard, later noises from the cabin, the doors, and finally the plastic noises on Kia Sorento that appear when it is hot.
Reasons that can cause noise in the passenger cabin of your Kia Sorento
I feel plastic rattling noises on the dashboard Kia Sorento
One of the possible reasons that can generate a plastic rattling noise in your Kia Sorento is that your dashboard, following an intervention or vibrations suffered during its lifetime, it may have fasteners that have come loose or unscrewed. Try to establish the exact place of this plastic rattling noise on Kia Sorento and using your vehicle’s technical manual try to check the tightness of all the screws involved. Otherwise take your automobile to your technician.
I feel noises in the cabin Kia Sorento
The second most regular possibility of a cabin noise in your Kia Sorento is that some elements that come apart may be loose, either because of too frequent disassembly that would have reduced the holding between these elements, or because of vibrations. Think about checking your ceiling light which is sometimes the cause of a cabin noise on Kia Sorento. Otherwise open your doors, those closest to the origin of the noise and check all the openings, covers that are present there, some may have moved and therefore vibrate while driving. Usually putting them back in place or gluing them is enough to resolve the issue.
I feel door noises on my Kia Sorento
If you feel a plastic noise on the doors of your Kia Sorento, it is possible that it is one of your door trim fasteners that is destroyed, 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 Kia Sorento. For more info on door noises on Kia Sorento, feel free to look at this article.
I hear a cabin noise when hot Kia Sorento
If, on the other hand, you hear cabin noises in your Kia Sorento when summer arrives or when the outside temperature is warm, it is unfortunately obvious that this trouble manifests itself more during these periods. In fact, 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 induce cabin noises when hot on your Kia Sorento. It is difficult to fix this issue, 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.
