('93-'01) few "problems" w/my new sub...

YahDude · 05-10-2001, 11:10 PM

Ok I have a few questions...

1) has anyone noticed a shaking/vibration when turning the wheel at very low speeds??(rare)

2)a clunking/click sound when shifting into 2nd or 3rd gear at low speeds?(not the thump from the rear diff)

3) the door rattle bad when shutting? sounding like they are going to fall off if you shut them with the window part down...

and i think thats it for now, just some things that are getting me nervous...

btw its got 3008 miles, in 3 weeks tomorrow.

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SuBaRu-ImPrEzA_RS · 05-10-2001, 11:23 PM

yah, i hate that sound it makes when the window is halfway down and you shut the door, it makes the car feel and sound so "cheap"

even though you know it isnt..

~~PeAcE~~ John www.impreza25RS.cjb.net

Accurit · 05-11-2001, 02:04 AM

don t forget the slow passenger side window...one coat of primer and clear coat....all those lil scratches yuck!

YahDude · 05-11-2001, 08:21 AM

TTT, and yea I am not too concerned with the slow window, it will probably bother me in later days.

Poseidon · 05-11-2001, 08:27 AM

I think those are all normal. When you say shaking while turning, what kind of shaking? The steering wheel shakes/vibrates? Or the whole car kind of shudders? Have you tried putting the clutch in at really low speeds?

I get the shifting "clunk" too. And everyone gets the door rattle when the window is down and you close the door. Just a side effect of frameless windows, I guess.

Jordan

J Colman · 05-11-2001, 08:32 AM

I have the window thing also, I think it's just that the window bracket is loose.

Justin

Tats · 05-13-2001, 10:33 AM

No nothing is loose inside the door to the window. It's just made that way. Notice that the passenger side window does not do that? Thats because it has some extra supports inside the door so it doesn't rattle. BTW those same supports are what make the passenger window slow. If you do the mod to make it quicker you will have the same rattle as the drivers side.

Tats.

BHONE78 · 05-13-2001, 05:52 PM

You're "new car paranoid", it's all normal, I went through the same thing when I first bought my RS, it was all new to me since I went from Honda to a car I knew nothing about.

John2.5RS · 05-13-2001, 06:17 PM

Your car is getting the typical Subaru "personality". You get used to it after a while.

phred's RS · 05-13-2001, 07:18 PM

I have the "click" between 2nd and 3rd, especially at slower speeds (or maybe that's just when I notice it). I took mine into the local dealer and he said it was normal. But I've been told a whole bunch of stuff is "normal." BTW, my passenger side door makes the same hollow/broken sound as the driver. Is that "normal."

Only 7000 miles on mine.

YahDude · 05-13-2001, 08:32 PM

yea i guess that nice loud THUD out of the rear diff is normal too...

Whiplash · 05-13-2001, 09:25 PM

Haha...new car paranoid. Thats a good one. I went through this too. I read some posts on here about stuff I was experiencing and started feeling alot better. I guess I just needed the reassuring.

Rich

Overtime · 05-14-2001, 12:39 AM

Put some sound deadening (Dynamat or the partsexpress.com stuff or whatever) on the doors. You'll feel a world of difference.

-JB- · 05-14-2001, 01:21 PM

Just going through these myself.. not even 3000km on the odo yet. My mechanic said the clicking noise is the heat shield rattling around. He quieted it temporarily, but as soon as I got on the throttle hours later, it was back to it's noisy self. I've heard some guys have removed them, or had them welded to stay put. The way I see it, if it's just a noise, and nothing is wrong, then I won't worry about it. Once my little plan goes into action, there will be enough "noise" to drown out not only those little rattles, but the rest of the world around me

Jewbaru · 05-14-2001, 01:34 PM

that "thud" IS normal. It's the rear diff engaging, and happens if you shift to roughly.

goose · 05-14-2001, 04:50 PM

hmm.. I find my steering wheel rattles a bit on the highway sometimes.. well, sometimes MORE than a bit... I'm smelling a crappy balancing job off of the rim powdercoating job...

05-10-2001, 11:10 PM	#1
YahDude Scooby Newbie Member#: 5783 Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Saugus CA USA Vehicle: 2001 2.5RS Rally Blue Pearl	few "problems" w/my new sub... Ok I have a few questions... 1) has anyone noticed a shaking/vibration when turning the wheel at very low speeds??(rare) 2)a clunking/click sound when shifting into 2nd or 3rd gear at low speeds?(not the thump from the rear diff) 3) the door rattle bad when shutting? sounding like they are going to fall off if you shut them with the window part down... and i think thats it for now, just some things that are getting me nervous... btw its got 3008 miles, in 3 weeks tomorrow. * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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SuBaRu-ImPrEzA_RS Scooby Newbie Member#: 2053 Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Piney Flats, TN U.S.A.	yah, i hate that sound it makes when the window is halfway down and you shut the door, it makes the car feel and sound so "cheap" even though you know it isnt.. ~~PeAcE~~ John www.impreza25RS.cjb.net

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Accurit Scooby Specialist Member#: 4636 Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: 215 Vehicle: 2001 1st Gen	don t forget the slow passenger side window...one coat of primer and clear coat....all those lil scratches yuck!

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YahDude Scooby Newbie Member#: 5783 Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Saugus CA USA Vehicle: 2001 2.5RS Rally Blue Pearl	TTT, and yea I am not too concerned with the slow window, it will probably bother me in later days.

05-11-2001, 08:27 AM	#5
Poseidon Scooby Specialist Member#: 4864 Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: North Bend, WA USA Vehicle: 2004 WRX Silver	I think those are all normal. When you say shaking while turning, what kind of shaking? The steering wheel shakes/vibrates? Or the whole car kind of shudders? Have you tried putting the clutch in at really low speeds? I get the shifting "clunk" too. And everyone gets the door rattle when the window is down and you close the door. Just a side effect of frameless windows, I guess. Jordan

05-11-2001, 08:32 AM	#6
J Colman Scooby Specialist Member#: 1259 Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Ashburn, VA Vehicle: 1999 Impreza RS Rally Blue Pearl	I have the window thing also, I think it's just that the window bracket is loose. Justin

05-13-2001, 10:33 AM	#7
Tats Scooby Specialist Member#: 5692 Join Date: Apr 2001 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Lovely Florida, NY Vehicle: WTF? YES! I am better than you!	No nothing is loose inside the door to the window. It's just made that way. Notice that the passenger side window does not do that? Thats because it has some extra supports inside the door so it doesn't rattle. BTW those same supports are what make the passenger window slow. If you do the mod to make it quicker you will have the same rattle as the drivers side. Tats.

05-13-2001, 05:52 PM	#8
BHONE78 Scooby Newbie Member#: 6397 Join Date: May 2001 Location: Ft Worth TX Vehicle: 2001 R.S. BLUE	You're "new car paranoid", it's all normal, I went through the same thing when I first bought my RS, it was all new to me since I went from Honda to a car I knew nothing about.

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John2.5RS Scooby Guru Member#: 1140 Join Date: Mar 2000 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: On the road Vehicle: 2013 Ecoboost'd F150 Grey	Your car is getting the typical Subaru "personality". You get used to it after a while.

05-13-2001, 07:18 PM	#10
phred's RS Scooby Newbie Member#: 6533 Join Date: May 2001 Location: Charlotte, NC Vehicle: 2001 Impreza 2.5 RS Alpine White	I have the "click" between 2nd and 3rd, especially at slower speeds (or maybe that's just when I notice it). I took mine into the local dealer and he said it was normal. But I've been told a whole bunch of stuff is "normal." BTW, my passenger side door makes the same hollow/broken sound as the driver. Is that "normal." Only 7000 miles on mine.

05-13-2001, 08:32 PM	#11
YahDude Scooby Newbie Member#: 5783 Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Saugus CA USA Vehicle: 2001 2.5RS Rally Blue Pearl	yea i guess that nice loud THUD out of the rear diff is normal too...

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Whiplash Scooby Specialist Member#: 5589 Join Date: Apr 2001 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Long Island NY Vehicle: '04 WRX LISC	Haha...new car paranoid. Thats a good one. I went through this too. I read some posts on here about stuff I was experiencing and started feeling alot better. I guess I just needed the reassuring. Rich

05-14-2001, 12:39 AM	#13
Overtime Scooby Specialist Member#: 1346 Join Date: Apr 2000	Put some sound deadening (Dynamat or the partsexpress.com stuff or whatever) on the doors. You'll feel a world of difference.

05-14-2001, 01:21 PM	#14
-JB- Scooby Newbie Member#: 6060 Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Vehicle: MY01 Impreza 2.5RS Black	Just going through these myself.. not even 3000km on the odo yet. My mechanic said the clicking noise is the heat shield rattling around. He quieted it temporarily, but as soon as I got on the throttle hours later, it was back to it's noisy self. I've heard some guys have removed them, or had them welded to stay put. The way I see it, if it's just a noise, and nothing is wrong, then I won't worry about it. Once my little plan goes into action, there will be enough "noise" to drown out not only those little rattles, but the rest of the world around me

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Jewbaru Scooby Specialist Member#: 1994 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: "Teh Hebro Town"	that "thud" IS normal. It's the rear diff engaging, and happens if you shift to roughly.

05-14-2001, 04:50 PM	#16
goose Scooby Newbie Member#: 3578 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Canada	hmm.. I find my steering wheel rattles a bit on the highway sometimes.. well, sometimes MORE than a bit... I'm smelling a crappy balancing job off of the rim powdercoating job...