Anyone have rattles from the sunroof glass? I decided to see if there was any sun today ( there wasn't.....) by sliding back the sunroof cover only. What I found was that the roof rattles appallingly - was like heavy rain falling on the roof glass (surprisingly it was not actually raining at the time). Seems it's a problem Kia have had with other models.
Sunroof Rattles
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Gents, used a tube of this to seriously lube the four doors and roof today.
Coated all five. With the roof I did the seals as far as I could with it both fully back and tilted.
In short, I still love the car, but if I can’t find a way to cure the roof creaks soon, it will be gone…….
Will report back 🤞
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Coated all five. With the roof I did the seals as far as I could with it both fully back and tilted.
In short, I still love the car, but if I can’t find a way to cure the roof creaks soon, it will be gone…….
Will report back 🤞
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Guys, the lube has made little or no difference, I’m sorry to say.
The Stinger’s days with me are numbered. A great shame, but the rattles / creaks and repeated trips to the dealer have finally got to me.
To be honest, my dealer has done their best, damaged rear wheels aside, but to be on first name terms with four of their staff isn’t how it should be…….
The Stinger’s days with me are numbered. A great shame, but the rattles / creaks and repeated trips to the dealer have finally got to me.
To be honest, my dealer has done their best, damaged rear wheels aside, but to be on first name terms with four of their staff isn’t how it should be…….
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Thanks mate. I don’t think Kia can do anything. Even if they replace the roof, the new one would probably creak. It’s a design issue I think.
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Update on roof. I spent some time with lubricant applying to all the seals on the doors and roof, and while doing that I noticed that some of the star torque screws were a bit loose. So, I've tightened all the screws that I can access, and I think, so far it's helped The lube seems to have got rid of most of the creaking, and the rattle has gone. Might be worth checking your roof for loose screws - on mine there was a section of metal at the front which I could move about if pushed it (which made a noise) before I tightened it up.
It's not definitive yet though as I need to test the car at different temperatures and weathers first, but so far so good.
It's not definitive yet though as I need to test the car at different temperatures and weathers first, but so far so good.
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Don't suppose the star screws have come loose again by any chance? Still need to check mine and lube everything up at some point. Even if it does only cure it for two weeks
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Oh no, what a pain! Sorry to hear Banzi.
These roofs are FUBARed. Either you can deal with it, or you can’t (me).
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It's fine. It's not so bad that I need to sell the car like you (although I understand there were other factors too), and sometimes it is silent. I can put up with it. The be fair, based on the WBAC valuation, the car has only cost be ÂŁ218 per month to own so far and at that price, it must be the best value car on the planet - I can put up with a some minor noises!
Does the 530e have a sunroof?
Does the 530e have a sunroof?
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Ha, no, the 530E certainly doesn’t have a sunroof! It is consequently the quietest car in the world - so far 🤞 It’s only Day 1.It's fine. It's not so bad that I need to sell the car like you (although I understand there were other factors too), and sometimes it is silent. I can put up with it. The be fair, based on the WBAC valuation, the car has only cost be £218 per month to own so far and at that price, it must be the best value car on the planet - I can put up with a some minor noises!
Does the 530e have a sunroof?
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I do need to try lubing everything up on mine. The creaks and rattles are constant and when I have other people in the car I turn the radio up to hide it so nobody points it out.
I don't think you can add videos on here can you? I have a video of mine on a particularly hot day, also going over a shocking road and the roof was so loud it genuinely sounded like hailstones bouncing off it. If the rest of the car wasn't so perfect it would do my head in but I don't want the dealer to get their paws all over it and potentially damage my paint that I spent a good chunk of money on for a full paint correction and ceramic coating.
I don't think you can add videos on here can you? I have a video of mine on a particularly hot day, also going over a shocking road and the roof was so loud it genuinely sounded like hailstones bouncing off it. If the rest of the car wasn't so perfect it would do my head in but I don't want the dealer to get their paws all over it and potentially damage my paint that I spent a good chunk of money on for a full paint correction and ceramic coating.
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I could try and get creaking when it happens again - Not sure if the phone would pick it up or not. To me, it sounds like leather creaking (that's what I thought it was initially). The sunroof rattle is pretty quiet, so again, not sure I would be able to catch it!
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This is exactly where I was a year ago. Ultimately, I gave up and moved on. Such a shame.
Well there is a (potential) solution on a different(USA) stinger forums :
stingerforum.org
stingerforum.org
stingerforum.org
stingerforum.org
I will be doing these shortly
Concerns - Popping/Creaking Noise from Sunroof
Marc, I tried this already and what you describe will not fix the problem I am having. I was able to find another Stinger owner on FB who is getting this exact problem fixed at the dealership now. I am waiting to see what their solution is. This is a dealer in Hawaii.
stingerforum.org
Concerns - Popping/Creaking Noise from Sunroof
@Marc Collins I just returned from my local dealership for the rattle coming from my sunroof (this was my 3rd visit for this issue) on my 2019 Stinger GT2 AWD. I had printed off your original post on what you did to fix the issue and showed it to the Service Specialist and he wanted me to ask...
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Sunroof Rattle Fix
This is the happiest I've been with my car in a long time! I found the issue with my sunroof. The rail that the glass rides on has a protrusion coming down. I think it's a foot for the sunroof to rest on. It's circled in the below pic. Now, the sunroof housing has a cutout where that foot...
stingerforum.org
Sunroof Rattle Fix
My car is going back to the dealer on the 16th of December, and they're replacing the sunroof rails. Will update if the new parts help
stingerforum.org
I will be doing these shortly
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Nice to see all of these in one place.Well there is a (potential) solution on a different(USA) stinger forums :
Concerns - Popping/Creaking Noise from Sunroof
Marc, I tried this already and what you describe will not fix the problem I am having. I was able to find another Stinger owner on FB who is getting this exact problem fixed at the dealership now. I am waiting to see what their solution is. This is a dealer in Hawaii.Concerns - Popping/Creaking Noise from Sunroof
@Marc Collins I just returned from my local dealership for the rattle coming from my sunroof (this was my 3rd visit for this issue) on my 2019 Stinger GT2 AWD. I had printed off your original post on what you did to fix the issue and showed it to the Service Specialist and he wanted me to ask...Sunroof Rattle Fix
This is the happiest I've been with my car in a long time! I found the issue with my sunroof. The rail that the glass rides on has a protrusion coming down. I think it's a foot for the sunroof to rest on. It's circled in the below pic. Now, the sunroof housing has a cutout where that foot...Sunroof Rattle Fix
My car is going back to the dealer on the 16th of December, and they're replacing the sunroof rails. Will update if the new parts help
I will be doing these shortly
One that got rid of a lot for me was wiping silicone spray all over the weather strips for the doors. Most of my noise was coming from the windows and the weather strip creaking against the car. Whenever I dropped the windows I noticed most of the noise would always go.
My sunroof still rattles away but with the blind shut it gets rid of most of the noise.
Not helped by the appauling state of our roads. On the motorway the car is silent.
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