Interior noise/squeak/chirp
 

Over the last couple of weeks I've noticed a really annoying chirping sound develop inside the car. It's really difficult to tell exactly what it is, but it sounds sort of like a metal on metal contact or even a bad speaker. The thing is, it only happens when I'm moving and it doesn't matter if the stereo is on or off. From what I can tell it's coming from the passenger side behind the seat -- somewhere in the area of the passenger speaker (right next to the seat back) and the support brace / cargo cover bar.

I thought the speaker might be bad but it seems to sound just fine and happens whether the stereo is on or off.

Also, I haven't noticed the chirping when I have a passenger in the car. I don't know if it's just because I'm talking to them or we have the radio up or if this could be an issue with the seat.

Any ideas before I go tear the car apart? It's desperately annoying.

This is on an M6 Touring/Sport.

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Do you have anything stored in the small pull out compartment behind the passenger seat? I have my owners manual in there, as well as a digital tire gauge and a small maglight. I kept hearing "knocking" noises from that area of the car.... finally figured out that the maglight was hitting the plastic side of the compartment on bumps and turns, lol. Fixed that quickly :-)

John

I don't have anything in the compartment back there. I think I might be able to rule out the seat becuase I have heard it with the seat all the way forward and all the way back.

I'm thinking it's the speaker. I don't see how it could be the support brace becuase there's really nothing moving around in there. Maybe the cargo cover? It chirps with the cover open or closed, though.

Has to be the speaker with that high pitched chirping?

It's so annoying I can't drive the car with the windows up.

it's the cloth/leather door panel. Mine does this too, just discovered it yesterday. if you sit in the driver's seat and look over at the passenger door panel, press on the top right corner of the cloth/leather door panel, i bet it will make the noise you are talking about.

Are you talking about the faux suede insert?

Went out and pushed on it. It does make a slight noise but there'd have to be some serious vibration to make that high pitched chirping sound I'm talking about.

But it would make sense because it doesn't make a noise when I have a passenger in the car... they put their arm on the door arm rest and I guess that'd prevent the noise from happening.

Wondering if I'm going to need to remove the door panel to fix this.

i get some noises as well but i have no idea what or where it is coming from.

I was having pretty much that same exact problem. It sounded like it was coming from behind the seat, around the trunk area or the rear strut bar. It was driving me crazy - I took apart the entire trunk trying to figure out what it was. The weirdest thing was that it happened mostly in the mornings, when it was colder and would be quieter or disappear completely when it was hot. I even took it to the dealership but they blamed it on my tool box/stuff in the trunk and said they did not hear it anymore after taking that stuff out. I took it out, even the spare tire but the noise was still there.

So last night I gave one of my friends a ride in the car and immediately after hearing it he goes - dude, your headliner is buzzing. I did not believe him at first, but after pushing up on the headliner the noise disappeared. I pushed a bit more in several other places and now it's gone completely. I hope your issue is in the headliner as well - good luck!

Thanks for the tip. I'm going to go out right now and push on my headliner!!!

So was your issue with the headliner as well or is it someplace else?

I too have an annoying creak/squeak/rattle coming from somewhere in the hatch. I took apart all the inside trim, to no avail. I'm thinking it's coming from the passenger rear tailight or bumper fascia rubbing against something. It seems that if you push on it on the outside it makes a similar noise, while pushing against the rear bumper fascia on the driver's side seems solid with no noises. It's odd. A few others have had the same problem if you do a search. It's VERY annoying.

Mine ended up being the cargo cover. If it's extended there is no noise. If it's retracted, it chrips/squeaks when moving. Most definitely on the passenger side.

Road trip and squeak ......
 

Just completed a 780 mile weekend road trip to the Shenandoah Valley Va. The Z performed well. Oil temp never rose above 220 degrees, even with some fairly agressive hill climbing in the mountains. The yellow color attracts a nice assortment of bugs both day and night. Recorded 25 mpg and identified the source of an annoying squeak. It is coming from the plastic molding passenger side rear, where the hatch rests when closed.

I too have had the same noise coming from passenger side, behind seat near rear speaker. I have had the car to the dealer 7-Seven times for this problem. It only occurs on older rougher roads (not newly paved). The dealer has checked all the plastic, foam, and wiring harnesses. It will go away for a week or two then return. This is ridiculous for a $40k car that Nissan touts its quality and craftsmanship. Any help or ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks.

i have the same issue, but its from the safety belt, its the little plastic thing that the belt goes through.

makes a small rattle everytime i move or turn

There was this knocking noise coming from the AC or comparment glove area and as soon as I turn the car off it gone and wen I turn it back on there it is again..I recorded it on my phone but don't know how to load it up

you know this is a two year old thread, right?

I know this thing is old, but the amount of squeaks and rattles, and weird trim rubbing That happens in my car is crazy. I bought it new, it only has 35k right now, and I already find it annoying af. I’ve only modded ltheaders, full tomei, and gen 3 intake with a Osiris tune 342whp.. When I’m driving on a smooth road I’m ok, however, my car sounds like **** when I go over bumpy roads, I’m not sure if I get more bothered by this than most...or the fact that my previous car was a bmw 135i that had no road noise or interior noise from car. Other people when they ride my car don’t hear it too much, but I feel like the car is so noisy you kinda gotta know the noises to isolate what I’m talking about. Either way, it REALLY REALLY ruins the experience for me, it feels like I’m in a **** box, poorly put together... makes me regret spending 30k on this car....but then I’m like dude chill, it’s just some ******* squeaks, but I keep thinking...man I wanna mid this more...is it really gonna be a mission to keep trying to find tattle points and ****? Watching videos....dude for 35k ONLY 5k more I could of got and sti, model 3, civic type r, bmw 228 230, entry level merc, but I got my rattle box z. And sometimes I gotta try to convince myself I made the right choice other times I dunno....sure the z is nice, and looks great on photos if you add a turbo kit, and a body kit, wheels suspension, yeah it’s dope af....but what could I have had....I digress

I get gauge trim noise, the start button holder trim makes noise (yes) , something behind the gps/stereo panel to the glove box...something right behind it or the trim connection itself....the door..omg the door, just everything about it, it’s loose, it rattles, even music does it...I’ve gone to Nissan several times, I’ve opened it up trying to fix it, I get noise from the trunk area underneath, I get the rattle from the trunk locking mechanism, and the passenger trunk too area as well....and I thinks that’s all I can think about right now...

Anyway, I just wanna say I’m not hating on z’s, I don’t plan on selling mine ever actually. But **** AM I FRUSTRADED WITH THIS I’ve never mentioned it to anyone and now it has finally come out.

While the Z is a noisy car, it's usually engine noise, tire whine, exhaust drone, rear axle clicks, etc, and not trim squeaks and rattles. For squeaks, you can use graphite or other dry lube. For rattles, foam tape or other shims.