It is never pleasurable to listen to a sound you don’t know anything about and comes from your car. So what if you establish a noise that persists in the cabin of your Nissan Qashqai? It is highly possible that this is a small problem, but before being sure of that, it is better to do some verifications. Our team has written this document to help you locate and adjust 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 Nissan Qashqai that appear when it is hot.
Reasons that can cause noise in the passenger cabin of your Nissan Qashqai
I experience plastic rattling noises on the dashboard Nissan Qashqai
One of the possible reasons that can make a plastic rattling noise in your Nissan Qashqai 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 exact area of this plastic rattling noise on Nissan Qashqai and using your vehicle’s technical manual try to verify the tightness of all the screws involved. Otherwise take your vehicle to your mechanic.
I hear noises in the cabin Nissan Qashqai
The second most regular possibility of a cabin noise in your Nissan Qashqai 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 Nissan Qashqai. Otherwise open your doors, those closest to the source of the noise and verify all the openings, covers that are installed there, some may have moved and therefore vibrate while driving. In most cases putting them back in place or gluing them is enough to solve the problem.
I discern door noises on my Nissan Qashqai
If you feel a plastic noise on the doors of your Nissan Qashqai, it is possible 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 causes the part 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 Nissan Qashqai. For more details on door noises on Nissan Qashqai, feel free to read this article.
I listen to a cabin noise when hot Nissan Qashqai
If, on the other hand, you hear cabin noises in your Nissan Qashqai when summer comes or when the outside temperature is warm, it is sadly 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 Nissan Qashqai. It is difficult to fix this problem, 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.
