It is never pleasing to hear a sound you don’t know anything about and comes from your car. So what if you discover a noise that continues in the cabin of your Volkswagen Atlas? It is highly possible that this is a insignificant trouble, but before being sure of that, it is better to do some verifications. Our team has produced this content to help you identify and adjust 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 Volkswagen Atlas that surface when it is hot.
Reasons that can cause noise in the passenger cabin of your Volkswagen Atlas
I experience plastic rattling noises on the dashboard Volkswagen Atlas
One of the possible reasons that can generate a plastic rattling noise in your Volkswagen Atlas is that your dashboard, after a repair or vibrations suffered during its lifetime, it may have fasteners that have come loose or unscrewed. Try to establish the specific place of this plastic rattling noise on Volkswagen Atlas and using your vehicle’s technical manual try to verify the tightness of all the screws concerned. Otherwise take your car to your auto mechanic.
I perceive noises in the cabin Volkswagen Atlas
The second most regular possibility of a cabin noise in your Volkswagen Atlas is that some components 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 looking at your ceiling light which is frequently the cause of a cabin noise on Volkswagen Atlas. Otherwise open your doors, those closest to the source of the noise and verify all the openings, covers that are located there, some may have moved and therefore vibrate while driving. In most cases putting them back in place or gluing them is enough to fix the trouble.
I feel door noises on my Volkswagen Atlas
If you feel a plastic noise on the doors of your Volkswagen Atlas, 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 makes the part in question to rub against the door interior. Feel free to disassemble your door trim to find the origin of this plastic door noise on Volkswagen Atlas. For more information on door noises on Volkswagen Atlas, feel free to look at this article.
I hear a cabin noise when hot Volkswagen Atlas
If, on the other hand, you hear cabin noises in your Volkswagen Atlas when summer starts or when the outside temperature is warm, it is sadly obvious that this symptoms manifests itself more during these periods. 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 Volkswagen Atlas. It is difficult to solve this trouble, 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.
