It is never relaxing to notice a noise you don’t know anything about and comes from your car. So what if you identify a noise that remains in the cabin of your Citroen Ds3? It is highly plausible that this is a small trouble, but before being sure of that, it is better to do some checks. Our team has written this document to help you locate and solve this cabin noise. First, we will look at those that come from the dashboard, then noises from the cabin, the doors, and at last the plastic noises on Citroen Ds3 that appear when it is hot.
Reasons that can cause noise in the passenger cabin of your Citroen Ds3
I experience plastic rattling noises on the dashboard Citroen Ds3
One of the plausible reasons that can generate a plastic rattling noise in your Citroen Ds3 is that your dashboard, after an intervention or vibrations suffered during its lifetime, it may have fasteners that have come loose or unscrewed. Try to discover the specific place of this plastic rattling noise on Citroen Ds3 and using your vehicle’s technical manual try to check the tightness of all the screws concerned. Otherwise take your automobile to your auto technician.
I feel noises in the cabin Citroen Ds3
The second most basic possibility of a cabin noise in your Citroen Ds3 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 examining your ceiling light which is very often the cause of a cabin noise on Citroen Ds3. Otherwise open your doors, those closest to the origin of the noise and check all the openings, covers that are installed there, some may have moved and therefore vibrate while driving. Generally putting them back in place or gluing them is enough to resolve the trouble.
I feel door noises on my Citroen Ds3
If you feel a plastic noise on the doors of your Citroen Ds3, 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 makes the component in question to rub against the door interior. Feel free to take apart your door trim to find the origin of this plastic door noise on Citroen Ds3. For more details on door noises on Citroen Ds3, feel free to look at this article.
I notice a cabin noise when hot Citroen Ds3
If, on the other hand, you hear cabin noises in your Citroen Ds3 when summer starts or when the outside temperature is warm, it is unfortunately logical that this syndrome 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 cause cabin noises when hot on your Citroen Ds3. It is difficult to cure this trouble, 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.
