luder888

Have had my S5 for a few weeks and have put about 1000 miles on it. Lately the interior has started to develop some squeaking/rattling when driving on rough road. Granted it's only really noticeable if I have no music playing with windows up. It's coming near the carbon fiber inserts in the doors. Anyone else notice this? I also hear wind noise when going 85 mph when there's cross wind outside.

audi40

I've got 2,500 miles on mine and 2 squeaks/rattles as follow:
*Passenger side seatbelt rattles against side of passenger seat when not in use - fixed (as others have identified) by using the buckle positioner to move the buckle up high enough to avoid contact with side of seat when not in use.
*Rattle from rear cargo cover (section that lifts with the hatchback) - others have indicated they fixed this by removing and re-attaching the cover, but this has not worked for me. With the cover removed, the attachment point/clip on one side appears to be loose and I can recreate the rattle when holding it - plan to have the dealer check it out and replace.

Kaeden

Ive only had my S5 a week and I have the same squeaks in the passenger door where the carbon fiber panels are. Just curious if you figured out a fix?

luder888

I was trying to think of a better way to describe it. I guess it's more like the thermal expansion type of creaking around the trims, even on the highway if the road texture is not perfectly smooth. I have it at my dealer now to have them look into it. They gave me a loaner 2018 Q5 and the creaking was multiple times worse in that car. So maybe it's all pretty normal...

MrBlahBlah

audi40

See my post #2 above - probably the cargo cover clip.

Kaeden

Hey Luder - just checking in to see if you got your car back from the dealer. Were they able to identify the issue and actually fix it?

I'm bringing mine in on Friday.. fingers crossed

luder888

No they test drove it and said they couldn't reproduce the creaking. The Q5 loaner they gave me was very bad, so I think it's just pretty standard across the board. Let me know what your dealer says and whether they can find the source of it.

Kaeden

ugh.. that's what's making me nervous. I took the wife's Lexus in a couple of months back, same deal.. can't reproduce the sound, can't help you.

One recommendation the Lexus dealer gave to me was to ride with a passenger and have them video record with your phone when you hear the noise.

I haven't got around to doing it yet

luder888

Does yours sound like pop pop pop like an old house creaking at night? It's not really rattling, just sounds like thermal expansion of the carbon fiber inserts. I doubt my phone microphone is sensitive enough to pick up the noise. Yours might be different than mine.