It is never enjoyable to find out a noise you don’t know anything about and comes from your car. So what if you identify a noise that lasts in the cabin of your Ford S-max? It is highly plausible that this is a insignificant problem, but before being sure of that, it is better to do some checks. Our team has produced this document to help you locate and fix this cabin noise. First, we will look at those that come from the dashboard, after that noises from the cabin, the doors, and finally the plastic noises on Ford S-max that surface when it is hot.
Reasons that can cause noise in the passenger cabin of your Ford S-max
I encounter plastic rattling noises on the dashboard Ford S-max
One of the plausible elements that can create a plastic rattling noise in your Ford S-max 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 define the specific area of this plastic rattling noise on Ford S-max and using your vehicle’s technical manual try to verify the tightness of all the screws concerned. Otherwise take your car to your technician.
I discern noises in the cabin Ford S-max
The second most common possibility of a cabin noise in your Ford S-max 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 frequently the induce of a cabin noise on Ford S-max. Otherwise open your doors, those closest to the origin of the noise and verify all the openings, covers that are located there, some may have moved and therefore vibrate while driving. Usually putting them back in place or gluing them is enough to resolve the problem.
I hear door noises on my Ford S-max
If you feel a plastic noise on the doors of your Ford S-max, it is plausible 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 Ford S-max. For more information on door noises on Ford S-max, feel free to look at this article.
I find out a cabin noise when hot Ford S-max
If, on the other hand, you hear cabin noises in your Ford S-max when summer arrives or when the outside temperature is warm, it is unfortunately obvious that this trouble 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 induce cabin noises when hot on your Ford S-max. 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.
