P5 Interior is crap....

[MLecl0001]

I dont have any rattles. I think the interior is great and well built. Then again I came from a 1994 Saturn SL. Talk about a rattling POS. I once got rear ended and the outside was perfectly fine because it is tupperware with wheels. However my interior fell apart, my driver seat fell back, my rooftop light fell of, and the panel in the center of dash flew off. Everything was plastic and connected with plastic tabs or whatever you call them so everythig in that car rattled. Nothing in my car rattles unless I have the radio booming. Although I find myself not cranking up the music as much as I used to, I think I may actually be maturing some. Thats a scary thought.

 

[ottawaP5]

I think Storm said it best....

I have the famous door window rattle, which is common for these cars, as well as a few little ones in the dash. The reason that the dash rattles is that it's made of many different peices (the CF trim, etc) instead of being one solid peice. That's how the car is made..the only thing you can do is to put weather stripping inside.

 

[cable43]

other than a rattle in the spioler i got no complaints

 

[eMKay]

I have no rattles, just a little squeek from the seatbelt anchor when the temp is below 10 degrees (F). Come to think of it, I haven't noticed it this winter.

 

[MP5_509]

my rear license plate rattles at idle...thats annoying. and thats at bout 1100rpms

 

[jonlong]

put some weather stripping behind the license plate...it gets rid of it

 

[hex2bit]

I have some rattles... but I live an a gravel road filled with potholes all year round. Yay for me!

Not too much though. The plastic cover over my gages rattle when I first start the car. The only other rattle I have is somewhere on the right side, in the dash by the glove compartment. Not sure what that is. Other than that, nothing that's really noticable. I think I'm used to it from previous cars I've owned.

 

[Missile_Man]

umm, I got no complaints.

About the seats, do you guys have the leather or the fabric?
Could probably make a bit of a difference.

The sides though, arg, if you want to complain sit in the back seat of my dads suburbon, fuking everything rattles. Its a 2004 and there isnt a thing in there that doesnt rattle or squeak.

But my P5, all I get is a slight squeak from the seat springs if ive been sitting in it for like 2 hours and I shift my wieght around.

 

[jonlong]

What cars are known for having good quality interiors that don't squeak and rattle and vibrate?

 

[cazish]

nothing in my league. porsches. mercedes.

 

[latinking]

i work in a upholstery shop be happy you don't own a GMC truck thats the worst seat on the market

 

[2k3 PrO RiDa]

Im not sure about the interior rattling but ever since I took off my door guards the doors make a PING noise when i close them.My passenger side is fine but the driver side sounds hollow.Ive also noticed that the drivers side door on the exterior wiggles when i close the door.

 

[Protege52003]

i have had this terrible rattling from my front bumper after installing my front AWR motor mount. there is just so much slop by the lower grill and by where the upper grill meets the hood. i put weather stripping on the lower part and it fixed it for a short period. has been so friggin cold i have not really had time to fix it.....

a lot of stuff rattles inside due to the motor mount but it gives the car an aggressive feeling at idle speed. it is fine when above 1K.....

i will worry about fixing the bumper problem when it warms up. should have looked at it yesterday or today. was a waste of a nice weekend......i watched clerks, mall-rats, chasing amy, silent bob and Jay, last two episodes of season one of the A-Team, drank a little, ate food, and slept......LAZY ass....

should have went Ice racing up in VT with astral and his roommate. was a long drive and I did not sleep much last night......

 

[chuyler1]

I've been driving mine for 2 years now. I pulled the doors off to install 6.5" speakers after about 6 months. I have no complaints about the interior. I get a little rattling in the doors when I crank the music but other than that the interior is pretty solid. I still think its one of the best interiors for the class its in.

 

[Familia323]

my front two windows rattle as well when opened half way but if I put them up a bit then back down there fine.

mine do that also, but that doesn't really bother me. This interior is far greater than my 93 sunbirds interior.... Gm interiors=satans asshole.

 

[P5LawnMan]

No rattles , holding up real good , just hit 45,000 miles.

 

[Mazda P5 driver]

I was just wondering if anyone had the same opinion as me when it comes to the Protege5's interior.

I think it was put together my 12 year old or something. I had the car for a year now and lots of interior parts are rattling. ei: Driver window when lowered half way (over bumps), dashboard... etc...

Anyone else have the same problems?

I agree..the P5 is a worthless POS that should be scrapped.

 

[RayMp5izzle]

I agree..the P5 is a worthless POS that should be scrapped.

seriously. and the mazda3 sucks its uglier

 

[Alpinejwl]

The interior for my civic was even worse!

 

[RaiderMS3]

worst interior ever, My 2000 GMC Sonoma extra cab, Seats slid into the dash when I stopped. Rigged/fixed at dealer 17 times in a year. The recliner handles broke off 4 times each because they were cheap pot metal. I had to wedge a 2 by 4 to keep the seats from sliding up in between dealer visits. I traded it in the day after the 17th repair. 2 Mazdas left the dealer, never been happier. No seat problems here.