It is never pleasing to hear a noise you don’t know anything about and comes from your car. So what if you define a noise that remains in the cabin of your Mercedes Benz Sprinter? 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 produced this document to help you find and fix this cabin noise. First, we will look at those that come from the dashboard, then noises from the cabin, the doors, and finally the plastic noises on Mercedes Benz Sprinter that surface when it is hot.
Reasons that can cause noise in the passenger cabin of your Mercedes Benz Sprinter
I experience plastic rattling noises on the dashboard Mercedes Benz Sprinter
One of the plausible reasons that can create a plastic rattling noise in your Mercedes Benz Sprinter 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 identify the exact location of this plastic rattling noise on Mercedes Benz Sprinter and using your vehicle’s technical manual try to check the tightness of all the screws concerned. Otherwise take your car to your technician.
I perceive noises in the cabin Mercedes Benz Sprinter
The second most basic possibility of a cabin noise in your Mercedes Benz Sprinter 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 checking your ceiling light which is often the induce of a cabin noise on Mercedes Benz Sprinter. Otherwise open your doors, those closest to the origin of the noise and check 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 resolve the trouble.
I encounter door noises on my Mercedes Benz Sprinter
If you feel a plastic noise on the doors of your Mercedes Benz Sprinter, 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 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 Mercedes Benz Sprinter. For more details on door noises on Mercedes Benz Sprinter, feel free to look at this article.
I hear a cabin noise when hot Mercedes Benz Sprinter
If, on the other hand, you discover cabin noises in your Mercedes Benz Sprinter when summer arrives or when the outside temperature is warm, it is unfortunately obvious that this issue 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 Mercedes Benz Sprinter. It is difficult to cure 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.