dave47 Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Over the last couple of weeks I have started to hear a squeaking from the black, plastic door trim on the b-pillar. This squeak happens when I close the door. Nothing has fallen off and it doesn't look damaged. I was wondering if anybody else hears a squeak when they touch their b-pillar door trim. No other car I own makes a sound when I touch that area, so it makes me wonder about the car's assembly quality there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoBro2 Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 The B-pillar trim pieces on all 4 of my doors will squeak a little when you press on them. When driving, they seem to squeak more on hot days. I haven't taken the time to try to isolate a particular spot on the trim that's making the noise. If I find it, I'll see if there's some way to quiet it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtb9153 Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 no squeaks on my Max even if I push the pillar. Very strange you are having this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HannahWCU Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 Just an FYI, I had a piece of weatherstripping (?) on the drivers rear door that worked loose on mine. It was the piece between the windows attached to the rear door. I noticed an increase in wind noise coming from that area. I pressed the piece back on securely and have not had a problem since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 Just an FYI, I had a piece of weatherstripping (?) on the drivers rear door that worked loose on mine. It was the piece between the windows attached to the rear door. I noticed an increase in wind noise coming from that area. I pressed the piece back on securely and have not had a problem since.I've had the same experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RachelnLa Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 I swear I hear wind noise too. I have hunted on the drivers door and found nothing. Will check out the passenger door! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otbiker Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Has anyone came up with the fix for the loose trim? I suspect there's sticky tape back there that failed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyveri Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 My driver's side B-pillar trim started rattling after the dealer did the 13C02 recall. Grrr! My car was rattle-free before the recall and there are still not rattles on the passenger's side. It's worst driving on bumpy streets at relatively low speeds. It also appears to get worse on warm days. --Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RachelnLa Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 This is not good. Not good at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyveri Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 I took the car back to the dealer this afternoon. I was grateful that they didn't argue about the rattle. An hour later, I got my car back without the rattle. Yea! They fixed it by adjusting the door latch. --Ian RachelnLa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigalpha Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 For those of you who are having the wind noise - open both front doors and check the weather stripping on the back door where it contacts the B-pillar. I had an issue where the rubber weather stripping wasn't gliding smoothly over the paint and it was rolling up when the rear door was closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwwcheng Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 When I took delivery of the car, the rear door appliques on both sides were scratched. The weatherstrip on the left side sanded the B-pillar when closing and got roll-up occasionally. The weatherstrip on the right side sanded the b-pillar when closing and got roll-up all the time. Last week I got both rear door appliques replaced. The left weatherstrip reinstalled. The right weatherstrip replaced. Now the weatherstrips just touch the b-pillar (the dealer call it C-pillar). No more roll-up. My Avg MPG is 40.3 I love my car and the dealer service is better than I expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zharry Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 I too have this squeaking of the plastic trim on the leading edge of the front doors next to the window. Have any dealers been able to repair this?My average MPG is 44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wab Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 For those of you who are having the wind noise - open both front doors and check the weather stripping on the back door where it contacts the B-pillar. I had an issue where the rubber weather stripping wasn't gliding smoothly over the paint and it was rolling up when the rear door was closed.+1 Dealer "adjusted" the L rear weather strip where it slides on the B pillar. No more wind noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 For those of you who are having the wind noise - open both front doors and check the weather stripping on the back door where it contacts the B-pillar. I had an issue where the rubber weather stripping wasn't gliding smoothly over the paint and it was rolling up when the rear door was closed.Had the same problem also caused the rear doors to be difficult to close. Applied WD-40 silicone lube to paint on outside of B pillar where contact to rubber is made and doors practically close themselves now. :happy feet: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RachelnLa Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 I still get the wind noise. It's annoying. Sitting on the passenger side is nice and quiet so that tells me something isn't correct on the drivers side. I have checked and rechecked and still come up empty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wab Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 I still get the wind noise. It's annoying. Sitting on the passenger side is nice and quiet so that tells me something isn't correct on the drivers side. I have checked and rechecked and still come up empty. Let your dealer look for it, they really are good at finding/fixing hard to find stuff like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjurek99 Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 Wind noise? It is terrible. Much louder than in the 2006 Impala I drove in the past and about which the testers were complaining. In my 'Max it is loud from as little as ~50mph... What about the cross winds? It is really challenging to drive C-Max on a windy day/night... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG ROCCO Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 No wind noise here, but I did experience the rolling over of the weatherstripping issue - some silicone tire gel seemed to cure that. the LR door is still prone to not closing completely if only lightly pushed - will investigate and lube further - thx for the suggestion - it didn't occur to me that the weatherstripping could be the cause Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timwil56 Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 No wind noise here, but I did experience the rolling over of the weatherstripping issue - some silicone tire gel seemed to cure that. the LR door is still prone to not closing completely if only lightly pushed - will investigate and lube further - thx for the suggestion - it didn't occur to me that the weatherstripping could be the causeWere the windows closed when you had the rear door closing issue? These and all quality modern cars are pretty air tight. I've had this happen too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill-N Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 the LR door is still prone to not closing completely if only lightly pushed - will investigate and lube further - thx for the suggestion - it didn't occur to me that the weatherstripping could be the cause Interesting; I have exactly the same experience with the same door. But not enough to worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Harbinger Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 (edited) Me too, actually! Much harder than any of the other doors (so it can't be air-tightness, or they would be difficult as well). But I almost never have anyone in the back seat. Edited May 24, 2014 by Noah Harbinger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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