Fellow Vert owners,

Have you had any rattle issues with your top? I now have 31K miles, im on my 2nd top as the brackets/hardware have been rattling like man since the 5K mile mark.

I had a meeting with the region ford engineer rep and he is conlcuding that the noise is "normal wear and tear" due to the fact he drove another car with 20K+ miles and the noises were worse.

I must note that the other vehicle had low profile tires and other suspension mods, and mine is Bone Stock...

I am VERY upset that ford are basically washing thier hads of my situation [:@][:@][:@]

Anyone else had these issues?

Cheers!

 

Good topic to be discussed in the Vert Sub Forums, but since you posted it here...that is absolutely BS. Although I do not have that high mileage..I've had no issues with my top.

 

How do I put the same thread in the Vert section???? Do I have to just re-type the whole thing? or I guess I could copy and paste huh?

 

you could ask a mod to move it for you

 

NO issues yet, although only 6500mi.

 

I have 30,000+ on my 06 and haven't had any problems yet with my top rattling. Mine is basically bone stock as well.

 

7,000 miles here and not a single rattle. Where is the rattle coming from? What part of the top can rattle? Why are you on your second top?

 

Hate to remind you but 30,000 miles is about the time when all cars start to break down. And you only have a short time (or few miles) left on the warranty.
So the overpaid, undereducated Ford tech, who couldn't find his @ss with both hands and a flashlight, thinks it's "just the normal noises in here!" (Tom Petty reference)
All that this will result in is one less Ford customer.
What a way to run a car company, huh?
That Nissan 350Z is getting more attractive everytime I read a thread like this

 

The Nissan 350Z is not my choice; but otherwise I could not agree with you more.

Ford simply can't bank on the assumption that allSN197 owners are ga-ga over their vehicles, and because of this - Ford can ignore them or brush them aside. Everytime Ford slaps a customer in the face, it will haunt themin the long term. Why is it so hard for them [or the Ford employees on these forums] to understand this?

New SN197's that leak water into the passenger compartment? Batteries going dead? Ford continually denying these issues and others? Etc. Some of this stuff is simply bullsh*t.

 

I have an 06 with 21K miles. I get a rattle, from what seems like the left corner just once in a while if I hit something that really shakes the car, like a bad pot hole. I thought I'd mention it the next time I'm in for service. Most of the time, no problem.