It is never pleasurable to hear a sound you don’t know anything about and comes from your car. So what if you establish a noise that continues in the cabin of your Renault Zoe? It is highly plausible that this is a small issue, but before being sure of that, it is better to do some checks. Our team has produced this document to help you locate 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 Renault Zoe that surface when it is hot.
Reasons that can cause noise in the passenger cabin of your Renault Zoe
I experience plastic rattling noises on the dashboard Renault Zoe
One of the plausible explanations that can make a plastic rattling noise in your Renault Zoe 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 determine the specific area of this plastic rattling noise on Renault Zoe and using your vehicle’s technical manual try to verify the tightness of all the screws concerned. Otherwise take your automobile to your mechanic.
I perceive noises in the cabin Renault Zoe
The second most common possibility of a cabin noise in your Renault Zoe is that some components 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 Renault Zoe. Otherwise open your doors, those closest to the origin of the noise and verify 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 solve the issue.
I perceive door noises on my Renault Zoe
If you feel a plastic noise on the doors of your Renault Zoe, it is plausible 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 take apart your door trim to find the reason of this plastic door noise on Renault Zoe. For more information on door noises on Renault Zoe, feel free to read this article.
I hear a cabin noise when hot Renault Zoe
If, on the other hand, you listen to cabin noises in your Renault Zoe when summer starts or when the outside temperature is warm, it is sadly plausible that this issue manifests itself more during these cycles. In fact, 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 Renault Zoe. 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.