Rattles, Rattles Everywhere!

My 9 week-old v now rattles more than any car I have ever owned at any age, and it's negatively affecting my appreciation of the vehicle. I have a rattle from the centre arm rest cover, the passenger seat (how a seat can rattle I have no idea), and two more in the back of the car that are going to be a bear to track down.

Has anyone else discovered any rattles? I see that rattles plague the regular Prius, particularly the 2011.

It's one thing to drive around in a decade-old Ford Escort that rattles; quite another to find that your new Prius v is shaking itself to bits. If only the trim were as solid as the drivetrain!

My Prius v has rattles, too. I thought it might be from the unused seat belt latches, but I anchored them down so that they couldn't rattle but it didn't cure the problem. I have one rattle in the driver's door and at least one somewhere around the front passenger's door. The rattles aren't too loud or too frequent, but I'm sure that in a couple of years the car is going to sound like a piece of farm machinery.

Unfortunately they're all like this.

How can you make this claim?

My v doesn't rattle at all.

No rattles here either.

NO RATTLES!!

No rattles ... but only 1,040 miles.

I hate rattles.

Notice his member name.....

I must have nice smooth roads here in the suburbs of Syracuse NY, because I have NO RATTLES. I thought I might get some rattles going after I went to work on our Prius v's at Andy (anewhouse) and his 50 yards (feet?) of dirt road he warned me about leading up to his house. But still no rattles.

So I claim that there are Prius v vehicles that do not rattle.

What am I supposed to notice about Andy's member name? I notice the great contributions he has posted.

Experiences vary, but Prius in general have trouble with rattles. They contain a lot of lightweight plastic, and it doesn't take much to get it moving.

I find driving my Jeep makes my Prius seem much quieter. You could always give that a try.

Tom

Can I drive your Jeep?

After hearing all the complaints about rattles in the 2010-2011 I was worried I'd have them in my 2012. 12,00 miles into it and I have real rattles. they must have fixed them or I am just lucky to have warm weather.

In addition to the lightweight plastics, Toyota uses clips instead of screws to attach many of the interior panels and parts. When the body flexes it can cause rattles where they aren't held as tight as they should be. Warm weather and smoother roads does help to reduce the noise, and many are lucky to have a Prius that was assembled correctly. Unfortunately many times a clip is bent or not seated properly during assembly, and that contributes to this maddening issue! Seriously, how much weight is saved as opposed to using a few dozen screws?

Certainly, but it will have to be in this area. I don't even want to think of how much gas it would take to drive out to you. I call it the "anti-Prius".

Tom

no rattles for me so far after 1300 miles.

no rattles here. except for the T, some funny chugging!

I am now on my 3rd Prius. My gen 2 was fairly quiet but my 2010 gen 3 was a real rattler after only a few months. My Prius v, which I've owned since the beginning of November, has yet to develop one single rattle or vibration, even during cold weather. It is the quietest vehicle I've ever owned. And we have some terribly pot-holed streets here in Spokane. I have no nits to pick with my Prius other than the moaning noise that develops during damp, chilly weather and that's no big deal. Vanishes within a a few meters of driving.

My 2010 had many, many rattles throughout it's 40,000 mile life, and it drove me crazy. I had the dash apart twice and it kept improving, but never acceptable. My new "v" has not rattled once in its maiden 4000 miles. I love it.

Both our prii are rattle free....


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Our "v" has rattled like crazy since we picked it up.

I'm just glad its a corporate lease; while I love to drive the thing, the cheap feeling of a new car making so much noise would drive me nuts if I owned it, but Toyota FS is the one who's going to have to convince someone else to buy it down the road.

I remain astonished how solid it can feel but how cheap it can sound. Now, take this into consideration: our roads in Montreal are some of the worst in Canada. So, its probably contributing to increased "loosening" along with more chances to rattle along the way.

I still really like the "v" and think for a class of 1 it does pretty well.

I noticed two- passenger side seat belt latch rattling when touching the interior plastic (so I now wrap the belt around seat bolster when not in use) and also sunroof when opened. Otherwise pretty quiet, but's only been maybe 2k miles