I made a video to detail out the two niggles & added my analysis of what could be the root cause of the same.
BHPian rideon74 recently shared this with other enthusiasts.
A few days ago, there were some discussions on the dashboard & door panel rattles that’s been bothering some of the Kushaq owners. It is disheartening to note that:
- The rattles were from the same locations as mentioned by the members – the center of the dash or the front passenger door panel.
- These niggles are yet to be completely resolved by the SVCs of the respective owners.
I’m one of the owners (Nov 2021, Style 1.0L MT) who has the above-mentioned dash & door rattle ruining his otherwise happy ownership experience. Plus in my case, the door beading replacement is yet to be successfully completed.
I’d recorded the rattling issue on video earlier and shared it with the SVC to help them understand how bad things are getting. On an impulse, I made a video today to detail out the above two niggles and added my analysis of what is the root cause of the same.
I’d recommend using headphones/earphones to really hear the commotion happening within my Kushaq’s cabin.
Here’s what BHPian Kosfactor had to say about the matter:
This is bad. It should not creak so much on a ramp like that, hope the vehicle is reasonably stiff, else over time all these things will get worse.
The flexing and creaking of the dashboard is not something that can be fixed, perhaps, Skoda should recall the vehicle and fit a redesigned trim piece that does not squeak and rattle.
Here’s what BHPian eccentric had to say about the matter:
It sounds worse! Regarding the dashboard rattles, I presume the primary reason may be the suspension.
After 2:32 in the video, I could hear thuds transmitted throughout the cabin which means either the front end suspension setup is extremely stiff (inherent nature of Kushaq itself?) or maybe a batch of defective dampers. AFAIK, the ride shouldn’t be this harsh. In my test ride, the undulations of the road are very well masked at speeds below 80 km/h.
Would insist you to check the rebound rate of the dampers with the SVC and the manufacturing year of tires as well.
Yes, finicky plastics will also aggravate the problem further but it will not be the root cause. The un-damped vibrations of the road weaken the poorly screwed together assemblies and that, IMO, is the root cause.
Here’s what BHPian Col Mehta had to say about the matter:
Oh, that’s some serious rattling going on in your car!
I always knew Skoda/VW’s India 2.0 strategy was flawed with some really bad cost-cutting measures, but this is absolutely bizarre and equally ludicrous!
To have such rattles in your new car hurts. I’m sorry that you are going through this bad ownership experience, and I sincerely hope Skoda can fix these issues ASAP.
Here’s what BHPian ridehard had to say about the matter:
The door rattle, squeaking was just as bad for me or even worse. But after the beading change, it has been completely silent for the past 250+ kms. Please get that done, if not done already.
The dashboard creaking is too much, I have some slight plastic squeak/creaks but that’s like maybe 10% of what you are getting, and only on super bad roads, and definitely not on ramps. But it could be because I’ve done only about 1700kms so far.
Since when did the dashboard issue start cropping up in your ride?
Keyword: Facing consistent rattles & creaks on my Skoda Kushaq