Mazda Rattle In Roof

Annoying rattle from roof catch posted in mx5 general car chat.

Mazda rattle in roof.

The sunroof slides above it when it s retracted. Mine is driving me crazy at the moment. If you pop out the center dome light there s a black metal crossbeam a couple inches above the headliner. Sometimes stuffing a rag under the handle of it will stop it.

The mx 5 rf in return looks like a two seat coupe with the middle part of the roof missing. Have a rattle in the retractable roof of my mazda mx5 nc2 retractable hard top. 2016 mx 5 rattle noise from header panel of convertible top. As a mass production change the latching force has been increased.

All you need is a couple of scre. I spent last saturday hauling a couple of standup paddle boards using foam roof racks and now the entire back part of the roof around the gps antenna is sunken in. Mazda has added a small window in the back as well to add stability to the area holding the roof panel. And how long has this been going on.

Some vehicles may exhibit a rattle noise a from the header panel b of the convertible top when driving on a rough road. The rf which stands for retractable fastback ditches the soft top in favor of a retractable roof panel that folds away nicely at the press of a button. The cause is the latching force between the top lock and striker is not sufficient. Where exactly do you think the noise is coming from.

Customers having this concern should have their vehicle repaired using the following repair procedure. On some vehicles the windshield header and roof panel ma y rattle while driving. Be it a soft or hard top it s going to happen sooner or later. Rattles creaks when going over bumps with the roof up.

Aug 14 2016 02 57 pm. About two months back the car developed a strange rattling noise that seems to be coming from either behind the dashboard or possibly in the hardtop. It happens when i travel over certain sections of road that are a little bit bumpy. I also have a couple of unrelated smaller dime sized dents over the rear.

Whether the roof is up or down i get a noise as if the spring in the catch is resonating against something. The beam itself is what was rattling perhaps out at the ends where it attaches to the car s structure i m not really sure as i didn t drop the headliner to find out. Here s a simple way to fix your miata s failing roof latches. Does anyone else have an annoying metallic rattle from the mk3s roof catch the one between the headrests.

2016 mx 5 vehicles with vins lower than jm1nd 107384 produced before october 26 2015.