Possibly due to the weather (COLD!), the cracking noise from the center components are getting worse.

When I first bought this g37, it was flawless.. the interior plastic noise started about 4 months ago and now I can hear it every seconds I drive. Literally every time ever turn every acceleration every braking..

I was wondering if dealership would do anything for this? If they can't, I think I'm going to trade in my car to brand new GTI or something.

That cracking noise is just so bad.

UPDATE: My car was CPO vehicle with extended elite warranty til 2019.

 

install test pipes and muffler delete.. crank up the radio

 

Only thing the dealer can do is tear apart entire center console and add felt tape everywhere.

 

What noises? It's pretty cold where I am and I'm not experiencing this.
Can you get a video?

 

Literally plastic grinding noise? I am work but I will get the video if I can.

if you pres your plastic components (shifting section, electronic section.. the fake wood/aluminum parts) you will hear the plastic noise.

Imagine you hear it everytime you drive. Sometimes I want to drive quietly and all you hear is that plastic noise every go turn and stop.

Its very annoying.

I hope infiniti would do something for me sine i'm under warranty..

 

I've had my car since September with no "grinding" noise from the plastic. Have you tried calling Infiniti directly? They'll probably be willing to help you.

 

Most manufacturers only warranty squeaks and rattles for a year. Maybe Infiniti will be different since it is a luxury brand? Unlikely, but possible. I would start there 1st.

If they don't do anything, the good news is that you are hearing the squeak often so it should be relatively easy to track down. I spent a ton of time trying to find a noise in my G37 that only happened occasionally. I finally discovered it was a vibration caused every so often at a certain frequency by my sunglasses in the storage bin by the sunroof?!?

It sounds like you only hear the noises while driving (as opposed to just reving the engine or cranking the stereo) so you may need someone else to drive while tracking down the source of the squeak/noise. The tracking down of the noise is usually the hard part. Typically, once you find the source, it is just a matter of using felt tape or something similar to silence it.

I had a new Subaru STI in 2009 that had a horrible squeaking noise in the cold. It turned out that the plastic on the A-pillar was rubbing the dash at a wierd angle to create the noise. A thin slice of rubber between the two panels and I never heard it again.

Good luck!

 

Rattle hunts are fun. Felt strips and Shin-Etsu are your friends!

 

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Are you sure it's not coming from the front cowling rubbing against the windshield?

Check out this thread:

https://www.myg37.com/forums/d-i-y-i...ng-noises.html

Hey Zahy - I bet it's real cold down there in North Carolina...have you started breeding penguins yet? LOL

Sean

 

you might have something stuck between the seats or the arm rest

 

I'd check out the windshield thread posted by VIVID. FWIW, I experience a clicking sound that comes from the front passenger seat belt receptacle. When it's not in use or pressed against the seat, it makes a slight rattling sound that took me about a while to figure out.

 

^^^^ +1 on this.

I had the same noise hunt too. The actual seat-belt insert itself, if twisted around, will make noise as well as it contacts the pillar.

My G is fairly quiet inside, and any little noise seems amplified. Additionally, often the noises seem to come from somewhere other than the actual source. Weird...

Think sunglasses in their overhead console holder.

Sean

 

The dealership will fix it for you. They did mine under the original warranty. Felt tape installed all throughout the dash and now my G is 100% quiet no matter what I ride over. If I hear a noise it's from something I have laying around.
Before having the dealership fix it permanently, I bought the pads to put it between the seat and center console area from amazon and they use to help as well. I still decided to keep the pads there afterwards since it's a b*tch to get stuff between the seats and they have saved me numerous times.

 

The dealer did all of this under warranty? That's pretty generous.

They replaced my headlight under warranty a few days ago because it had accrued some moisture inside, and I felt fortunate. Your dash dis-assembly/applying felt/re-assembly probably took alot of time.