458 Rattle/Creak Windshield

My friend just had that problem with his 2013 coupe
The dealer had the car for a few times but finally found the a A piper was rubbing together underneath and did a beautiful job
With foam and got rid of it.
Not the windshield.
Anymore questions I can ask my friend to help you.
Where are you from?
We are in New York


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I had the same problem with my 2011 coupe. The passenger A-pillar was creaking. Took it to the dealership they said they tighten something and it might have helped for a couple of days than the noise returned.

I fixed it myself.

I disassembled the glove box to see if I could access anything, and that was a MF to get my hands through the small openings with no success. That chore solicited every word of profanity because it is a true PITA.

Here is my solution.

With my wife driving I listened carefully, with rags and a can of WD-40 with a spray nozzle extender tube, I sprayed and sprayed and sprayed and sprayed until the noise was gone.

Then came the dubious chore of wiping the excess oily the residue from the windshield in the dashboard. I left the windows down for about a week or so, and the smell was gone. Now two years later there is still not even the tiniest squeak.

 

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Same problem with my 2013 458 italia - I sprayed leather conditioner or something all around (as I remember) and then just rubbed it into all areas where the leather joints were. That resulted in the problem going away for about a year or so. It came back a little bit just before I traded the car in.

Ray

 

Diagnosis is critical. I have had that problem when a windshield was not glued in well. The result is a creak. It is also possible that in the area of the creak the glass will eventually crack. Windshields are tough and fragile at the same time.

 

Hi. My 2013 coupe is doing the exact same. the creak appears to be inside the A pillar. Did you manage to fix it?

 

update..my dealer wants to remove the windshield and fix a spot weld! I have asked them to enlist help from the factory...let us see what happens

 

Before you have them remove the windshield, have them call Ferrari of Long Island and speak to the service manager. They have had success fixing it without removing the windshield!
I think they just used expandable foam in the A pillar to fix it.

 

Mine is the inside rearview mirror glass. It happens intermittently usually at a maintained 4200 to 4500 rpm. It is set off by rough road and if the car is cold (cold weather). Touch and stabilize the mirror glass when it is happening and it stops..let it go and it rattles again. Took me over a year to figure out my case. Dealer was great...they tried some things with the dash and the roof but it didnt change anything. One day i hit a real rough patch of road in the twisties and i guess at the perfect rpms and it was loud enough and strong enough that i could finally localize it. Ran that patch of road a few times controlling the rattle by touching the mirror only. Finally figured it out. New rearview mirror is almost 4k for the 458. I figure i can stop it when i want if it starts rattling or maybe a little glue along the lower passenger corner should do it. Im sure many things can rattle but if you have a rattle maybe check your rearview mirror glass. Maybe my experience can help someone.

 

Had the same annoying issue with the mirror and my tech dismantled it, and saw some loose parts inside, issue was fixed less than 30 minutes later

 

I had the same problem with a pillar rattle noise , bought the car to Long Island and wide world , they spend few hours on it and rattle still there , can you help ?

 

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