I've seen people posting about their Velars being ultra quiet, but has anyone else experienced creaks and rattles coming from the doors? This isn't uncommon with Euro cars (BMWs are especially prone to it), so I'm not mad about it, but I do want to try to solve it.
At high speeds the car is extremely quiet and glides over imperfections in the road. At low speeds, on bumpy roads, I hear creaks and rattles all over the place..sounds like it's all coming from the doors and hatch. My first thought is that it's the door seals. That's typically the source of these noises on BMWs/Mercedes/etc. I ordered some gummi pflege lubricant (amazon...favorite of the BMW community) and I'm going to clean all the seals and apply it regularly to see if that helps.
My other thought is that it could be the retractable door handles. They're pretty loose by design. I turned up a bass heavy song and stood outside of my car to see if I could determine any exterior trim rattles, and the door handles were rattling. No other exterior trim was. If they rattle from bass, they could rattle from vibrations caused by the road.
I can't be the only person with this...its too prominent. It's worth noting that this wasn't noticeable when I first took delivery...seems to be worsening over time. I do think it's just the door seals that are visibly dry and dusty right now. I'll update once I lubricate them.
At high speeds the car is extremely quiet and glides over imperfections in the road. At low speeds, on bumpy roads, I hear creaks and rattles all over the place..sounds like it's all coming from the doors and hatch. My first thought is that it's the door seals. That's typically the source of these noises on BMWs/Mercedes/etc. I ordered some gummi pflege lubricant (amazon...favorite of the BMW community) and I'm going to clean all the seals and apply it regularly to see if that helps.
My other thought is that it could be the retractable door handles. They're pretty loose by design. I turned up a bass heavy song and stood outside of my car to see if I could determine any exterior trim rattles, and the door handles were rattling. No other exterior trim was. If they rattle from bass, they could rattle from vibrations caused by the road.
I can't be the only person with this...its too prominent. It's worth noting that this wasn't noticeable when I first took delivery...seems to be worsening over time. I do think it's just the door seals that are visibly dry and dusty right now. I'll update once I lubricate them.