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2017 prius prime squeak and creaking noise from rear left side of car

Discussion in 'Prime Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by philip kim, Aug 7, 2018.

  1. philip kim

    philip kim Junior Member

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    I have been having problems with my 17 prime advanced. Everytime i drive on a hill, turn, back out, I hear loud squeaking in the rear left door or back. Somewhere in the rear left. The dealer thinks its body flex issue but they cant seem to pinpoint the problem. Both toyota dealerships i went too can hear the problem but cant fix it. Does anyone else have the same issue?
     
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    Yeah mine comes from the pillar on the driver side. I hear it every time I go over a bump or turn slowly.
     
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    I have a somewhat similar issue when making a slow right turn from a full stop, such as when leaving a parking lot. I hear a single "chirp" coming from (apparently) the left rear of the car.
     
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    Is the shock tower bolt tight?
     
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    my pip has done this on the right rear for 6 1/2 years.
     
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    Does it happen at a specific speed?
     
  7. philip kim

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    it happens when i back out, turn, enter a parking lot, leave a parking lot, a hill. Its been in service for a week now and they took apart the car and still cant isolate the problem. They all agree though that it is not a normal nose and now corporate is involved. Hopefully they do something about it. Since i work at toyota of DTLA i talked to a prius specialist and he said there was some production defects with rear left side of the car during production. He said only a handful of cars have this problem and i guess mine is one of them sadly. i wish i can upload the video i have so you all can hear this.
     
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    Whoa there’s a defect? Mine definitely has this issue. It either comes from the pillar or behind me near the wheel.
     
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    yes there is a defect, but dont count on any dealership admitting to it. They only told me cause i work there.
     
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    If another similar prime doesn't make that noise, you have a lemon. Return it under the lemon law
     
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    i am planning on doing so. If they dont resolve the issue
     
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    I also have same issue with 2015 model, there is a squeezing sound from rear left side. I am also unable to pinpoint the problem, really annoying. (sound only when driving on bumpy roads, jumps, or speed breakers etc)
     
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    i wish i can upload the video i have so you all can hear this.
    #7

    YouTube is your friend:D
     
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    If there was a production problem and it affects a small number of cars I assume that they were all made near the same date. Mine was made in March, 2017 and the last five digits of the VIN are 15296. Is that close to yours? I haven't noticed the problem, but I do wear hearing aids.
     
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    Mine is probably around the same. Picked up July 5. 2017.
     
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    Just turn up the music!
     
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    Mine had a similar problem... turned out the door latch was missing a bolt. Kudo's to the tech that found that! The moment they put the missing bolt in the (really annoying) noise went away.
     
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    I have a creak that seems to come from that location too. Did you fix it and, if so, how?
     
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    Adding my TWO cents because this annoys me, on a brand new 2020 Prime Limited... Have only driven it 1600 miles.

    It rather aggravates my daughter (she suffers from Misophonia, yes its a real thing!)...

    I took ALL the plastic and the rear hatch covers out of the inside, drove it around the neighborhood, still an issue... I took two of the metal plates off the battery compartment and put some foam tape under it (mainly because to me it sounds like it could be metal on metal rubbing). It only really happens (as some others have described) when you take a turn or in my case, rolling out of the driveway and tweaking the chassis, then drive slow down the street occasionally hitting dips, etc.

    I have not pinpointed a side, but its definitely in the rear. Wish there were a TSB on this by now! So, how do we get in on that Corporate contact? Do you have a case number so we can drive them nuts until they do something about it??

    I hate getting a new car, test driving it and thinking all is fine, take it home to find out its got Ticks and Clicks and Creaks that can be avoided.

    Side note: (we had a 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid several years ago that had a a click that we couldn't get to go away in the back window area, dealer said it was likely window retention clips that got broken on install, they said it wasn't a warranty item so it would cost us! I played with the area for months and couldn't get it to go away... ended up SELLING the stupid car.... Hope i don't end up doing the same thing with this one anytime soon).
     
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    I also have that squeaking noise when I turn right or left.
    It sounds like a plastic squeaking or something. It's coming from the trunk.
    Did someone figure it out?
    Thank you!
     
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