It is never pleasant to find out a sound 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 Volkswagen Up!? It is highly plausible that this is a unimportant issue, but before being sure of that, it is better to do some checks. Our team has made this document to help you find and fix 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 Volkswagen Up! that surface when it is hot.
Reasons that can cause noise in the passenger cabin of your Volkswagen Up!
I experience plastic rattling noises on the dashboard Volkswagen Up!
One of the plausible reasons that can make a plastic rattling noise in your Volkswagen Up! 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 establish the exact place of this plastic rattling noise on Volkswagen Up! and using your vehicle’s technical manual try to check the tightness of all the screws concerned. Otherwise take your car to your auto technician.
I experience noises in the cabin Volkswagen Up!
The second most regular possibility of a cabin noise in your Volkswagen Up! is that some parts 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 often the induce of a cabin noise on Volkswagen Up!. Otherwise open your doors, those closest to the source 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 fix the issue.
I hear door noises on my Volkswagen Up!
If you feel a plastic noise on the doors of your Volkswagen Up!, 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 generates the part in question to rub against the door interior. Feel free to disassemble your door trim to find the origin of this plastic door noise on Volkswagen Up!. For more info on door noises on Volkswagen Up!, feel free to read this article.
I find out a cabin noise when hot Volkswagen Up!
If, on the other hand, you hear cabin noises in your Volkswagen Up! when summer starts or when the outside temperature is warm, it is unfortunately obvious that this issue 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 induce cabin noises when hot on your Volkswagen Up!. It is difficult to cure this issue, you can always look for the exact source of the noise, and try to put foams or tape between the expanding units to limit their noise from their expansion.
