Does your Swift rattle?

BUSA · 12th February 2008, 18:03

Lets discuss Swift and its rattling issues in this thread?

So if your Swift does rattle or used to rattle, then what did you do? How did you stop the rattling?

Did the dealership guys help in stopping the rattling?

Also mention the model and year/month of your car.

BUSA · 12th February 2008, 18:05

Model - Swift VDi ABS
May 2007

Yes it rattles, from the rear hatch door. Planning to get damping done. Told dealer to rectify the problem but to no avail.

low_bass_makker · 12th February 2008, 18:11

Yes and a lot .

This is the only problem with this car.

speedzak · 12th February 2008, 18:22

Swift VDI August 07.
It didn't rattle till today. It was taken to HERTZ-fy not long after it was brought from the showroom. Heavy damping in all the doors including the boot. There's no sign of rattling till now.

BTW, the car now remains parked more than it's driven. So it's expected to be rattle free for another 6 months or so!

May the brickbats follow!

Rocky_Balboa · 12th February 2008, 18:31

VDI Aug 07.
Got doors and boot damped, rattling sure lower than before.
But dash, rear seat hooks rattle like crazy.

theMAG · 12th February 2008, 18:34

Vxi May 06. No rattling.

gopz · 12th February 2008, 18:45

I drove a friend's swift yesterday for quite a long time. Yes, it does rattle. Its just a 2 month old VXi

elfhelm · 12th February 2008, 18:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by gopz

I drove a friend's swift yesterday for quite a long time. Yes, it does rattle. Its just a 2 month old VXi

Well, this thread is about the Swift, but let me digress a bit.

IMHO, the rattling is probably due to Maruti and is not car model specific.

I bought a Wagon R Vxi last year and have never had a rattle free ride in it. Dealer doesn't seem to know how to fix the rattles. The most prominent one coming from the dashboard central console with the A/C knobs n stuff.

My .02 $'s

Ajaybiz · 12th February 2008, 19:06

Mine is 2007 Ocotber end Swift VDi, till date no rattles apart from some crack sound from rear seat in some real big humps.
Damped the front doors and hatch within week after buying.

jaibir · 12th February 2008, 19:09

My LDI is less than two weeks old and I noticed the first rattle on Sunday. Its coming from the rear left side - still need to pinpoint where.

BUSA · 12th February 2008, 19:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by theMAG

Vxi May 06. No rattling.

It never rattled before you got the professional damping done.

theMAG · 12th February 2008, 19:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by BUSA

It never rattled before you got the professional damping done.

Rattling was mostly nonexistent, with only the dicky door pad have a high-frequency resonance; nothing quite to be unnerving. The damping did help cut out lot of noise including this minor rattling. But rattling in my car had no where been near the levels suffered by most Swift owners.

Thad E Ginathom · 12th February 2008, 19:18

VDI, May 2007.

No rattles, but my car also has more time off than on, not having reached even 5,000 Km yet in ten months.

It does regularly get driven on some very rough side lanes, though, which should make up for some of the low mileage.

binz · 12th February 2008, 19:20

August 2007 vxi.Noisy bloody thing,even the 7 year old baleno doesn't rattle this much!

RufRoc · 12th February 2008, 19:26

Rattles like crazy but I think it's also coz I've taken it places I shouldn't have ... you know what I mean

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12th February 2008, 18:03	#1
BUSA Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,130 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Does your Swift rattle? Lets discuss Swift and its rattling issues in this thread? So if your Swift does rattle or used to rattle, then what did you do? How did you stop the rattling? Did the dealership guys help in stopping the rattling? Also mention the model and year/month of your car. Last edited by BUSA : 12th February 2008 at 18:04.
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12th February 2008, 18:05	#2
BUSA Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,130 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Model - Swift VDi ABS May 2007 Yes it rattles, from the rear hatch door. Planning to get damping done. Told dealer to rectify the problem but to no avail.
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12th February 2008, 18:11	#3
low_bass_makker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Faridabad Posts: 6,815 Thanked: 305 Times View My Garage	Yes and a lot . This is the only problem with this car.
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12th February 2008, 18:22	#4
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	Swift VDI August 07. It didn't rattle till today. It was taken to HERTZ-fy not long after it was brought from the showroom. Heavy damping in all the doors including the boot. There's no sign of rattling till now. BTW, the car now remains parked more than it's driven. So it's expected to be rattle free for another 6 months or so! May the brickbats follow!
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12th February 2008, 18:31	#5
Rocky_Balboa BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Namma Bengalooru Posts: 676 Thanked: 358 Times View My Garage	VDI Aug 07. Got doors and boot damped, rattling sure lower than before. But dash, rear seat hooks rattle like crazy.
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12th February 2008, 18:34	#6
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,217 Thanked: 1,807 Times View My Garage	Vxi May 06. No rattling.
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12th February 2008, 18:45	#7
gopz BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: India Posts: 452 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	I drove a friend's swift yesterday for quite a long time. Yes, it does rattle. Its just a 2 month old VXi
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12th February 2008, 19:06	#9
Ajaybiz BANNED Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,440 Thanked: 320 Times View My Garage	Mine is 2007 Ocotber end Swift VDi, till date no rattles apart from some crack sound from rear seat in some real big humps. Damped the front doors and hatch within week after buying.
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12th February 2008, 19:09	#10
jaibir BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 317 Thanked: 50 Times	My LDI is less than two weeks old and I noticed the first rattle on Sunday. Its coming from the rear left side - still need to pinpoint where.
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12th February 2008, 19:18	#13
Thad E Ginathom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 11,004 Thanked: 26,437 Times	VDI, May 2007. No rattles, but my car also has more time off than on, not having reached even 5,000 Km yet in ten months. It does regularly get driven on some very rough side lanes, though, which should make up for some of the low mileage.
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12th February 2008, 19:20	#14
binz Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,306 Thanked: 431 Times View My Garage	August 2007 vxi.Noisy bloody thing,even the 7 year old baleno doesn't rattle this much!
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12th February 2008, 19:26	#15
RufRoc BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 259 Thanked: 28 Times	Rattles like crazy but I think it's also coz I've taken it places I shouldn't have ... you know what I mean
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