What rattles does your ITS have?

[TEPTeggy]

I frequently drive on South Carolina roads. Everything rattles.

In my last car, the SC sections of freeway eventually caused all the plastic tabs holding up my center console to break, causing the entire sunglasses holder assembly to fall.

Those freeway joints are no joke. Totally wrecking people's cars. I still think they're the cause of some of my rattles and the misalignment I had on my steering wheel LOL.

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[mugendc4]

so finally had a chance to troubleshoot where my rattle was coming from the passenger side. It looks like was from seatbelt housing similar to video I posted.

Rattle


Added a piece of foam to stabilize the rattle. Gonna monitor it and hopefully that was the main culprit. Was getting annoying hear a slight buzzing rattling noise when bass hits or slightly bumpy roads

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[AsianEd]

so finally had a chance to troubleshoot where my rattle was coming from the passenger side. It looks like was from seatbelt housing similar to video I posted.

Rattle


Added a piece of foam to stabilize the rattle. Gonna monitor it and hopefully that was the main culprit. Was getting annoying hear a slight buzzing rattling noise when bass hits or slightly bumpy roads

Fix

I'm amused that you're tapping out SOS in moorse code.

 

[jaypinto]

all of them

 

[justa335i]

I wonder if the newer model (MY25+) years have better quality control. Looking to upgrade to ITS in the future if all those problems are solved.

Nope. I have a 2025 ITS and its a rattlebox. Door cards, seat belt plastic on the B pillars, etc.

 

[fsfishnchips]

Nope. I have a 2025 ITS and its a rattlebox. Door cards, seat belt plastic on the B pillars, etc.

That breaks my heart that Acura didn't solve these production issues over 3 years

 

[pomegranate]

That breaks my heart that Acura didn't solve these production issues over 3 years

If build quality is any concern, I assume the Japanese built CTR would be better for pretty much the same car. You can even swap the damper module for a more comfortable ride.

I'd wait for the mid-model refresh on the Integra

 

[Ktrw]

If build quality is any concern, I assume the Japanese built CTR would be better for pretty much the same car. You can even swap the damper module for a more comfortable ride.

I'd wait for the mid-model refresh on the Integra

I thought that for a brief period but I've seen quite a few owners posting about rattles on the FL5 as well over the past year or so. Tbh it seems to be a mostly inherited feature from Honda, not just American built Acuras being worse. The seat belt rattle fix I did was from an FL5 owner lol. These cars are just stiff and have some rigid interior panels with tolerances/design decisions that produce an array of temperature and resonance dependent buzzing/rattling.

 

[pomegranate]

I thought that for a brief period but I've seen quite a few owners posting about rattles on the FL5 as well over the past year or so. Tbh it seems to be a mostly inherited feature from Honda, not just American built Acuras being worse. The seat belt rattle fix I did was from an FL5 owner lol. These cars are just stiff and have some rigid interior panels with tolerances/design decisions that produce an array of temperature and resonance dependent buzzing/rattling.

Ahh I see. I have a Mazda 3 Japanese-built and it has some rattles too, but it seems not as bad at all. I do wish they'd upgrade the interior quality for simple things like this. I wonder if the HRV/ADX have or will have the same issue with its Civic-based interior

 

[Ktrw]

Ahh I see. I have a Mazda 3 Japanese-built and it has some rattles too, but it seems not as bad at all. I do wish they'd upgrade the interior quality for simple things like this. I wonder if the HRV/ADX have or will have the same issue with its Civic-based interior

My CX-30 also had nearly no rattles which is an aspect I miss. My brother got a 25 GR Corolla Premium Plus and so far it doesn't rattle at all with ~700 miles. Kinda embarrassing the DE5 rattles way more than a GRC (and other ~30k range cars) for way more money but it is awesome to drive other than that.

 

[whtciv2k]

Nope. I have a 2025 ITS and its a rattlebox. Door cards, seat belt plastic on the B pillars, etc.

i only have 2500 miles on mine, but I feel like mine doesn’t rattle so far. I’m sure the rattles are coming…

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