It is never pleasant to hear a noise you don’t know anything about and comes from your car. So what if you discern a noise that is persistant in the cabin of your Fiat Punto 2? It is highly plausible that this is a insignificant trouble, but before being sure of that, it is better to do some verifications. Our team has made this document to help you locate 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 Fiat Punto 2 that surface when it is hot.
Reasons that can cause noise in the passenger cabin of your Fiat Punto 2
I experience plastic rattling noises on the dashboard Fiat Punto 2
One of the plausible reasons that can generate a plastic rattling noise in your Fiat Punto 2 is that your dashboard, following a repair or vibrations suffered during its lifetime, it may have fasteners that have come loose or unscrewed. Try to define the specific location of this plastic rattling noise on Fiat Punto 2 and using your vehicle’s technical manual try to verify the tightness of all the screws concerned. Otherwise take your car to your mechanic.
I discern noises in the cabin Fiat Punto 2
The second most basic possibility of a cabin noise in your Fiat Punto 2 is that some parts 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 examining your ceiling light which is often the induce of a cabin noise on Fiat Punto 2. Otherwise open your doors, those closest to the origin of the noise and verify 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 fix the trouble.
I experience door noises on my Fiat Punto 2
If you feel a plastic noise on the doors of your Fiat Punto 2, it is plausible that it is one of your door trim fasteners that is broken, 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 reason of this plastic door noise on Fiat Punto 2. For more info on door noises on Fiat Punto 2, feel free to look at this article.
I hear a cabin noise when hot Fiat Punto 2
If, on the other hand, you discover cabin noises in your Fiat Punto 2 when summer arrives or when the outside temperature is warm, it is unfortunately plausible that this trouble manifests itself more during these cycles. 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 cause cabin noises when hot on your Fiat Punto 2. It is difficult to resolve this trouble, you can always look for the exact origin of the noise, and try to put foams or tape between the expanding parts to limit their noise from their expansion.
