Since new (now 9000 miles) I've had an annoying squeak somewhere near the drivers position. It sounds like something rubbing against something else, like perhaps plastic against plastic.
I thought it was the trim somewhere in the dashboard behind the steering wheel, but couldn't figure it out.
It's taken me months, but I finally sourced it.
Thinking it was to do with the door, I tried driving with door open (off road), but no luck.
Then I finally noticed that it goes away when foot off the accelerator.
Its the gas pedal! It rubs against its mounting when pressed any amount, but not when released.
Now how to fix it? Oil would certainly solve it, but would be messy in the cabin. So would grease. Maybe I have to cut that plastic next to the pedal and increase the clearance.
The last time I had a noise like that it was from glass fragments after a broken windscreen. A fragment (you know that chunky shatter proof stuff) lodged in the dash pressing on the new windscreen fitted. It scratched against the screen making a noise like fingernails on a school blackboard.!
I thought it was the trim somewhere in the dashboard behind the steering wheel, but couldn't figure it out.
It's taken me months, but I finally sourced it.
Thinking it was to do with the door, I tried driving with door open (off road), but no luck.
Then I finally noticed that it goes away when foot off the accelerator.
Its the gas pedal! It rubs against its mounting when pressed any amount, but not when released.
Now how to fix it? Oil would certainly solve it, but would be messy in the cabin. So would grease. Maybe I have to cut that plastic next to the pedal and increase the clearance.
The last time I had a noise like that it was from glass fragments after a broken windscreen. A fragment (you know that chunky shatter proof stuff) lodged in the dash pressing on the new windscreen fitted. It scratched against the screen making a noise like fingernails on a school blackboard.!
