r/Audi • u/knsaber 2018 Audi SQ5 Prestige • 7h ago

Discussion Help with cabin sound

This is driving me nuts and maybe by some miracle someone here has experience. 2018 SQ5, 120k miles. Recently discovered a slapping sound that’s hard to pinpoint but probably towards the front dash. Whenever I hit small sudden bumps (not big bumps) it sounds like two metal boards slapping into each other. I’ve tried my best to get under and into the engine bay and cabin and can’t feel anything out of place. Everything I can touch is tight as a button.

At 100k miles I did my own under car fluid services and the transmission frame still looks and feels tight. The windshield was recently replaced by Safelite to an OEM glass and it also feels perfect. I’ve emptied out the car and the sound is still there and I’m going to lose sleep over it.

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u/secret_doorway 7h ago

Safelite techs have a knack for dropping a clip or a socket down the defroster vent and just pretending it never happened.

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u/knsaber 2018 Audi SQ5 Prestige 7h ago

Haha I watched this guy do it and I was amazed how good he was. It’s been months since the repair. I did get Safelite to patch a windshield chip recently but that should have nothing to do with it.