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Two annoying creaks

topleya

MK5 Ibiza FR Black 1.2TSI
Nov 23, 2007
78
0
So I have two annoying creaking sounds in my MK5.

The most annoying is coming from the center console, near the handbreak leaver, everytime I hit the smallest of bumps in the road it makes a clicky noise, seems the whole thing is lose.

The second is the internal door handles creak when knocked or used.

Any tips?
 

jc_boc

Missing the CUPRA R!
Jul 18, 2008
9,300
7
Desborough
I noticed a squeek from the passenger seat area all the time the missus is in the car. Found it it was the seat belt arm that rubs on the plastic moulding on the lower bit of the seat.
 

aka

Active Member
Jul 31, 2010
195
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So I have two annoying creaking sounds in my MK5.

The most annoying is coming from the center console, near the handbreak leaver, everytime I hit the smallest of bumps in the road it makes a clicky noise, seems the whole thing is lose.

The second is the internal door handles creak when knocked or used.

Any tips?

Buy a WD-40 or any other spray oil that came with a small tube, and spray it in the door hinges and locks. That pretty much will fix the noise from the doors.

For the center console try to remove it and put it back, it gets out just by pulling it.
 

char_baby

Charlotte :)
Apr 26, 2010
3,945
1
Hampshire
Not sure you can do anything about the door handles inside, unless someone has but I get the same and its bloody annoying when my boyfriend has his knee resting on it whilst driving along.
 

robloake

Active Member
Jun 26, 2011
123
0
Hastings
I noticed a squeek from the passenger seat area all the time the missus is in the car. Found it it was the seat belt arm that rubs on the plastic moulding on the lower bit of the seat.

I get a funny noise from the passenger seat every time my other half is in the car, sounds a bit like ' for ***** sake, slow down' !!
 

Cougar

Active Member
Jul 10, 2011
356
1
Mine doesn't come in the car anymore :|


But yes I get door handle creaks too!
 

The Pielander

Active Member
May 2, 2007
170
0
West Midlands
Both my doors creak real bad especially if the car has been sitting in the sun. It was fine till we had a hot day a few weeks ago so I think something has expanded/contracted and now creaks. I can't put my finger on it exactly but it seems to be worst around the top front edge of the door liner. It's embarrasing when I have a passenger as the issue of Seat build quality is always joked about :( TBH I've owned 5 Fiats before and they didn't rattle and creak half as much :p
 
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Cupra Trooper

Guest
So I have two annoying creaking sounds in my MK5.

The most annoying is coming from the center console, near the handbreak leaver, everytime I hit the smallest of bumps in the road it makes a clicky noise, seems the whole thing is lose.

The second is the internal door handles creak when knocked or used.

Any tips?

I also get creaks from the centre console over bumpy roads,

Also from the glove box when it's empty, so just keep it full of crap.
 

adambolus

Active Member
Apr 2, 2011
1,195
10
Ripley, Derbyshire
i see alot of people have problems with creaks in there ibizas, however i dnt seem to have any :)

I must either be lucky and have been built properly, or im just deaf and havent heard any :p haha