It is never relaxing to perceive a sound 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 Opel Zafira? It is highly conceivable that this is a unimportant issue, but before being sure of that, it is better to do some checks. Our team has produced this document 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 at last the plastic noises on Opel Zafira that appear when it is hot.
Reasons that can cause noise in the passenger cabin of your Opel Zafira
I experience plastic rattling noises on the dashboard Opel Zafira
One of the conceivable causes that can generate a plastic rattling noise in your Opel Zafira 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 identify the specific place of this plastic rattling noise on Opel Zafira and using your vehicle’s technical manual try to examine the tightness of all the screws concerned. Otherwise take your automobile to your auto mechanic.
I feel noises in the cabin Opel Zafira
The second most common possibility of a cabin noise in your Opel Zafira 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 frequently the reason of a cabin noise on Opel Zafira. Otherwise open your doors, those closest to the origin of the noise and examine all the openings, covers that are present there, some may have moved and therefore vibrate while driving. Generally putting them back in place or gluing them is enough to fix the issue.
I encounter door noises on my Opel Zafira
If you feel a plastic noise on the doors of your Opel Zafira, it is conceivable 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 component in question to rub against the door interior. Feel free to disassemble your door trim to find the reason of this plastic door noise on Opel Zafira. For more info on door noises on Opel Zafira, feel free to read this article.
I perceive a cabin noise when hot Opel Zafira
If, on the other hand, you experience cabin noises in your Opel Zafira when summer comes or when the outside temperature is warm, it is unfortunately obvious that this syndrome 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 induce cabin noises when hot on your Opel Zafira. It is difficult to resolve this issue, you can always look for the exact origin of the noise, and try to put foams or tape between the expanding units to limit their noise from their expansion.
