It is never enjoyable to find out a noise you don’t know anything about and comes from your car. So what if you discover a noise that persists in the cabin of your Kia Niro? It is highly possible that this is a unimportant trouble, but before being sure of that, it is better to do some checks. Our team has produced this article to help you find and solve 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 Kia Niro that surface when it is hot.
Reasons that can cause noise in the passenger cabin of your Kia Niro
I feel plastic rattling noises on the dashboard Kia Niro
One of the possible reasons that can generate a plastic rattling noise in your Kia Niro 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 discover the particular spot of this plastic rattling noise on Kia Niro and using your vehicle’s technical manual try to verify the tightness of all the screws involved. Otherwise take your vehicle to your auto technician.
I experience noises in the cabin Kia Niro
The second most common possibility of a cabin noise in your Kia Niro is that some parts 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 examining your ceiling light which is very often the induce of a cabin noise on Kia Niro. 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 resolve the trouble.
I encounter door noises on my Kia Niro
If you feel a plastic noise on the doors of your Kia Niro, it is possible 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 causes the component in question to rub against the door interior. Feel free to disassemble your door trim to find the source of this plastic door noise on Kia Niro. For more info on door noises on Kia Niro, feel free to read this article.
I find out a cabin noise when hot Kia Niro
If, on the other hand, you experience cabin noises in your Kia Niro when summer starts or when the outside temperature is warm, it is sadly obvious 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 generate cabin noises when hot on your Kia Niro. 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 parts to limit their noise from their expansion.
