When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Was told by my dealership this past month that rattles are only covered under warranty for the first year of purchase. Anyone else being told this by their dealership? Any truth to this? Thanks!
thanks for posting! useful info for my next targa which i someday hope to own
I am curious about the roof mechanism though. how much clearance is required behind the car when the roof opens? is there something in place to prevent collision with an object behind you?
4. Steering column rattle: Some kind of buzzing when traveling over textured pavement from the dash/steering column area. A dealership was able to find and fix this one.
I have found the problem at long last! My windstop was sticking. Stowing the top with the windstop in the upper position resolved it. Will also look at unsticking the stop with WD40 or something.
Very deceptive sound, it really sounded like the instrument cluster.
Bringing this thread back to life, which may help newer Targa owners find some problems they may have or for those that have discovered new problems to post solutions.
Mine is pretty solid except for the rattle I cannot seem to track down that appears to be coming from the passenger's side rear seat area on the door panel, or so it seems. I am still trying to figure out if #3 is a possibility but I do not understand what the fix is (pics would help).
My 991.1 Targa roof creaks over bumps only in the summer when the temperature rises above 80F or so. Otherwise it's quiet. Any ideas on how to treat this temperature dependent issue? I tried gummiephledge and Krytox on the seals and they didn't seem to help (although Krytox helped a lot with my coupe that had the creaking in the moonroof).
I think I resolved the rattling. I put the top in maintenance position and starting pushing on areas (passenger's side) and started hearing the noise that was bothering me so I used electrical tape to stop the pieces from rubbing against each other. I took a drive on the only rough patch of A1A that causes it and I left the PSE off, AC, etc. and did not hear any rattles so I think that did the trick.
Curious what you did here
3. Plasticy creaking from rear trim bar in cargo area: this was resolved by removing the plastic trim bar and applying fuzzy velcro to the left and right of the connectors, thanks to a tip from this forum
Thank you that was very useful as I couldn't locate the source of the rattling. Will give this a try. Did you have any issue with the Targa bar it self as well which is wrapped by alcantara?
Originally Posted by Bob Z.
I think I resolved the rattling. I put the top in maintenance position and starting pushing on areas (passenger's side) and started hearing the noise that was bothering me so I used electrical tape to stop the pieces from rubbing against each other. I took a drive on the only rough patch of A1A that causes it and I left the PSE off, AC, etc. and did not hear any rattles so I think that did the trick.
No, I did not think the targa bar was a source of any noise. I sold the car though and am awaiting a 718 Spyder, and with the exhaust set up I have planned I will not hear any rattles.
It's one of the reasons I drove my mini Cooper S with the top down year round (except when it rained). Fantastic car, I loved it, but with the top up, there were rattles.
I just picked up a used 2018 Targa 4s. Creaks and squeaks on the inside. One of the major solutions was detaching the crossbar in front of the retracted roof as advised by DerekS and putting some thin, self-stick, thin rubber pads between the bar and the attachment points . I also torqued the large number of T25 TORX screws on the cross bar. Not too much. They moved about a 1/16th turn each and the combination of the pads and torqued screws made that noise disappear.
Finally, I applied KRYTOX dry lubricant (205) to all the roof and rear window seals and the two circular, adjustable, corner pads on the rear window. It is now as silent as coupe when I go over bumps. The KRYTOX really gets rid of what I call the sqidgy sounds of dry rubber weather seals rubbing each other.
Thanks, everyone, for the good insight. I was tracking down a rattle on my 2019 Targa and discovered another possibility… missing rubber bumpers under the “wings” that deploy during operation. While looking around in the back with the rear glass up, I discovered a small rubber bumper and a thin washer laying in the narrow carpeted area just outside of the rear interior trim (speaker panel) — where the targa hinges stow when the top is down. I checked the other side, and there was also a bumper with three thin washers. Trying to find a home for these bumpers, I deployed the Targa top part way (“full Transformer mode”) where the “wings” pop up to allow the hinges to pass through during operation. I found one of these bumpers in place and one of them missing. On the other side, both were missing. There are two on each side. The side where both were missing was the side that rattled. Easy fix if you find the bumpers…
Narrow area where I found the bumpers on each side Deploy the wings to see if bumpers are missing… Detailed photo… one in left is present, one on right is missing. Two per side, four total.
12-23-2016, 04:30 PM
R I assume you switched to the coupe.
