Reporting a 6months old Kx. Car starts to have minor rattling sound, guess i spoke too soon that i have no rattling issue. But at the moment the sound is very minor and mostly from start of fresh when shift to D gear and the timing between brake release till acc pedal where your car starts to move a little. Once car moving in 5km or so the rattling stops.

So it's a small window of 3-4 secs minor sound. Could not tell which part exactly as it's somewhere around inside the HU. Very hard to determine unless dismantle the HU to check. Actually is some what still acceptable is i care less, but i can say due to Cerato can be quite quiet on stops and idle, so many of us will find the sound happen NOT pleasing to a quiet car.

If you have the rattling sound, one more possibility is the CD/DVD in the HU, i experience louder rattling in idle to moving from 0-5km, then i realise my CD in the HU. Ejecting it reduces the rattle sound a lot.

Wow, this is fresh, i never did thought of it as the sunglass holder is above us. Didn't think the vibration could move up till there

(Vibrates = sound of something knocking something = somewhere loose / something could be move to avoid the hence rattling sound)

It's totally normal, going over 100km does have wind noise or so, unless our car is highly sound accoustic, tyre roar is also normal as reported due to 17" inch type and rough surface on malaysia roads. But i do think our engine is quiet, u should hear out peugeot 208 sound. loud out of the factory.

I test drived fiesta ecoboost, slightly less tyre roar then cerato and was in dilemma of a powerpack little eng VS spacious n comfort. But end up this car.

Not sure about batt as i own this car for 6 months only. But i do keep a habit to off my auto headlight, puddle lamp, wiper and off all switch (HU radio/aircon/fan) before off my engine, preventing equipments to direct power on when start engine. So far no issue and only onces i left my car 4 days without starting.

Just go for the car that gives you confidence. Be it value/equipment/power. Because if you are confident, later issues you will have less emotions. As not all car will 100% comes no problem, still possibility of manufacture defect.



This post has been edited by Chester77: Jun 27 2015, 04:32 PM

Tips and tricks buying a new car (discussion)
1) I wonder when we buy a car with a loan, bank calls for verify releast of loan. Can we only release the load when we have seen the new car and upon receive?

2) After SA presend the new car, can we take the car for a spin nearby and check it out under sunlight instead of showroom light before signing receive?

3)If we have issues on car minor scratches and dent or even we suspect it's not as new as claimed (more than 6-9 months after coming out of plant) can we request to change unit?

4)My SA when to stick the plates up before i receive, maybe in future that could stick after owner satisfied with the car?

Above just for discussion on workable and better procedure. As i found out point 1 & 2 is what i mistake, after release loan, we confirm buy the car already, no turning back, and due to showroom light, some very minor issue is not visible at showroom light.

Hi guys,
Recently i been experiencing another rattling sound near the passenger door side, the rattling is quite bad as almost everytime i accelerate the sound appears. At times it's loud, and i kept try to check where and which area of the door have loosen components but still fail to locate (handles, buttons, power window) i do notice the side cover near the air bag switch area (passenger area) have a gap but i don' think it's from there.

If it's the internal area of the door, i am in dilemma wether to have it check as affraid sc open the side cover and reassemble it i just scare it might get worst (no confident in malaysia sc work to open side door cover)

Any advice? Or anyone face this problem and might have idea where /how to fix it?
The rattling sound really drives me crazy when driving.

Can anyone share how does the Auto reset meter works? i tried to set it on auto and i read manual said atleast pump 6L of fuel for it to work. I tried 2 times, 1 time is off engine and pump full tank. The meter does not auto reset. So i thought need to have the engine on to have it work. 2nd time also pump full tank, same nothing happens. I have to manually reset the AVG/L meter.

thanks, will try again. if cannot then next service ask sc check

Yeah, what i heard is sometimes around that area. Cause i really can't find the exact place but mostly i hear i suspect at that area, mine case is not high speed, high speed the sound don't come out, is low speed that rattle sound comes out. 20-40kmh on smooth road also comes out, like minor vibrate of the car makes the sound.

Next service have to check it out. Hopefully no need to dismantle the passenger door cover. Affraid it get's worst

You save me a trip to sc for the rattling noise beside the passenger door. Initially i kept thinking is passenger door as sound from that area. Then i try to stick over from my seat to passenger trying to have a better sound detection, then suddenly the sound like moved to my side of door. I try few times and found the sound like moved from left to right when ever i stick my head to passenger area. So i thought of maybe really might be the sunglass compartment. So i moved my glass abit and the sound dissappear.

How glad i am knowing that it's not my passenger door build quality that creates the rattling sound everytime i step on the gas.

Now only concern is the front dashboard sound. But atleast front dashboard sound is minor and i can still ignore the rattling.

actually i found out it's coming from my sunglass compartment . the one on top middle. yeah i found it hard to believe as i kept hear from passanger side but it really is the sunglass, so if u have anything in it, remove and see it helps

this video shows how imprtant side airbag is to prevent face cut by side windows, but kx dun have it malaysian life always lower par lol

totally understand how u feel. i just got back my car for 2nd service and didnt really like they use the car for personal aircon room and juke box. Got shock twice after receive my car, 1st is start engine, the sound of max aircon blower n temp, then the radio is 5times my ori vol when i hand over. They didn't even take liberty to off my aircon when hand to me plus 5x vol? is that necessary? and i have to readjust all mirrors and steering height. Outside workshop they just need adjust seat to drive in workshop, not all settings whereby i am the very particular type in seats and settings, took me 15mins to readjust my satisfactory. i understand workshop is hot, and seat adjust, but atleast off it for me. sc really treat your car for joy with 5x volume. duh.

by the way if anyone wash their own car, don give sc to wash, can see they dont use good soap, not even moderate. plus, if switch tyre, don give sc too, it is more than outside workshop n better make a marking as prove if they forgot to switch, u have proof.

This post has been edited by Chester77: Aug 11 2015, 06:24 PM

i bought and tried touch up paint, stated for k3, but the result is very diff from the actual paint. it is ok for every minor spot touch up. Not recomment for any spot above 10cent. unless u really don mind the color difference n just want to cover it.

i can say the reading is not accurate, but it gets better. however i been using the car for 10months, ave reading is 7.5-8.5, highway 70percent. But if i use petrol pump over km, it is 9plus L. i bet after 3-4months drive u won't care anymore. lol

guys, my 11month old car, on starting engine can hear bearing sound tak tak tak, but after 1-2sec stop. almost on every starting.anyone encounter it? plus i can start hear the fan sound in the hu. is it normal?
my boot cant open via driver seat pulling of the boot release, any recomment workshop to fix this? thanks

yup, i will send to sc for boot issue, but funny for the starting eng sound as i did not have this issue previously, no bearing sound, althought after the 2sec, the sound is not heard again until next start of eng. hmmm.
plus head unit fan sound also getting louder, funny i did not notice it until recently, all minor sound start to act like dashboard (mostly due to eng vibrate that makes the car vibrate and loose wire or,something start to sound), these issue is almost unsolveable as kia won't garantee it solve after taking off the whole dashboard to check.
i miss my silent cerato. lol.
now, only the eng sound i feel cencern others just have to live with it.,

yup, mostly every start, not only morning, but even after driving. But i do encounter 1 or 2 start the sound is not there, just smooth eng start sound

yup, agree. that is why dashboard minor sound i ignore and some here n there rattling (due to mantle prob?) but engine i abit concern since not even 1year, a responsible user should take care as it involve life. minor sound in morning start in dashboard or seat can still ignore as not life n dead, lol

Anyone tried to update map? i went to speednavi web to register and when i key in sw/HW serial, it says it is registered already. Means kia used my serial? how do i get my map updated?

yup, i notice speednavi use mapit which is not free. But i think i saw the terms where new car within one year map update is free. So i try to register and update, but registration been used. Think might need to update at 222 jln templer