Given your situation being quite a ways from your dealership and you seem close to isolate the problem (also knowledgeable/handy enough to remove the door panel); personally, I would have a friend (before taking your RAV4 to your dealership and be a guinea pig to some technician) sit in the passenger seat while you drive and have him/her gently press against the area (including the moon roof glass and etc) to locate the rattle and possibly fix it yourself (if indeed it's the weather seal, make sure you use the proper silicon spray - also if the moon roof, while you are at it consider lub it's tracks and hinges as well, possibly with white leathium grease - please make sure).... I listened very closely. It then sounded like it was coming from the moon roof, and I thought maybe the sound was resonating through the hollow spaces. It sort of sounded like the sealing gasket rubbing. Do I lubricated it with silicone spray. It seems somewhat better but....![]()
Because they are for people who want to be as isolated as possible from the realities that intrude into their lives while driving - such as vehicle and road noise. As if they are riding in an isolation chamber, quiet as a refrigerator.Dr. Dyno: Why do you call Lexus a "Refrigerator." Lol
Well, if you do go with a Lexus you are still in the Toyota family.I am looking at the new Lexus RX and new Mercedes GLC, both due out in November, to trade up to. With all the items of dissatisfaction I have experienced with this vehicle, I don't think I will ever be happy with it. Sad really, cause I have always liked Toyotas, and wanted a RAV before I bought my last vehicle. Oh well.
If you don't like rattles or interior noises, stay as far away as you can from Mercedes. I'm leasing a 2014 C300 and it's junk. The chintzy plastic in the interior crackles like Rice Krispies when it's cold out and you run the heat. The 2015 C-Class is also a bit crackly. The 7-speed auto used in the previous and (especially) current C-Class (and I believe GLC) is below average at best. I'm actually planning to unload this heap as soon as the 2016 Rav4 is released. My experience with Mercedes, a car I daydreamed about owning for decades, has almost ruined my enthusiasm for cars.I appreciate the empathy and the suggestions. I will try having someone sit in the passenger seat and press the area where the noise seems to be coming from. I'll also call the dealer and make an appointment. It takes several days to get in. Hopefully this will get sorted soon.
Dr. Dyno: Why do you call Lexus a "Refrigerator." Lol
I am looking at the new Lexus RX and new Mercedes GLC, both due out in November, to trade up to. With all the items of dissatisfaction I have experienced with this vehicle, I don't think I will ever be happy with it. Sad really, cause I have always liked Toyotas, and wanted a RAV before I bought my last vehicle. Oh well.
THANK YOU for sharing your MB experience! After owned VWs, BMWs and Mercedes Benz, they definitely killed all my desire for ever wanting a German vehicle again; Sorry Audi, never had one before but won't dare to try one either.If you don't like rattles or interior noises, stay as far away as you can from Mercedes. I'm leasing a 2014 C300 and it's junk. The chintzy plastic in the interior crackles like Rice Krispies when it's cold out and you run the heat. The 2015 C-Class is also a bit crackly. The 7-speed auto used in the previous and (especially) current C-Class (and I believe GLC) is below average at best. I'm actually planning to unload this heap as soon as the 2016 Rav4 is released. My experience with Mercedes, a car I daydreamed about owning for decades, has almost ruined my enthusiasm for cars.
The only reasonable solutions here are turn the radio up or buy a refrigerator (a Lexus) to drive.
If you don't like rattles or interior noises, stay as far away as you can from Mercedes. I'm leasing a 2014 C300 and it's junk. The chintzy plastic in the interior crackles like Rice Krispies when it's cold out and you run the heat. The 2015 C-Class is also a bit crackly. The 7-speed auto used in the previous and (especially) current C-Class (and I believe GLC) is below average at best. I'm actually planning to unload this heap as soon as the 2016 Rav4 is released. My experience with Mercedes, a car I daydreamed about owning for decades, has almost ruined my enthusiasm for cars.
Back when Lexus first came out Consumers Reports said they were so quiet it was like riding in a refrigerator.Please explain this. I'm the curious type.
I have always heard a Lexus is a Toyota with a tuxedo, but never the refrigerator comparison.