Squeaky top

[decepticon-vert]

Took my vert in last night to have "insulator kit" installed, replace window seal on door and try to fix the dip on top over driver side between 1st and 2nd bow. Insulator kit is to fix that nasty squeak coming from the back around 5th bow and rear window. Gets worse with heat. GM knows thats a problem as there is a TB out on it. The dip on roof appears to be caused by a section of material that puts tension on canvas. This is coming apart thus causing dip. They will probably just put some glue lol.. But I will update if squeak goes away and dip. Sorry I didnt post pics of dip.. but Im sure some of you have it..

[Eli]

Thanks for the heads up on this. I have the same issues...the squeak is really what gets me...makes me think i have a mouse living in the trunk. Im really curious about how well it works.

[dannykay]

Originally Posted by decepticon-vert

Took my vert in last night to have "insulator kit" installed, replace window seal on door and try to fix the dip on top over driver side between 1st and 2nd bow. Insulator kit is to fix that nasty squeak coming from the back around 5th bow and rear window. Gets worse with heat. GM knows thats a problem as there is a TB out on it. The dip on roof appears to be caused by a section of material that puts tension on canvas. This is coming apart thus causing dip. They will probably just put some glue lol.. But I will update if squeak goes away and dip. Sorry I didnt post pics of dip.. but Im sure some of you have it..

I have the same problem with the noise coming from the 5th bow/rear section....do you by any chance a copy of the tsb?

[decepticon-vert]

Ok, I got my car back and no squeaky top I dont have the TB number on this, since the service guy is the one who told me about it. I didnt know it was out, I had just taken car in for the squeak. Im sure its out there somewhere on the forum or the service guy at your local dealer should have it. I hope you get yours done soon, beacuse that noise is annoying..

On the dip, I was told that everything is properly attached to top. Not much they can do since it doenst have any support there. To just push up on canvas to remove dip. Which it works but still..

[CooG]

Got the same nasty squeak, esp. when hot out in the afternoon.

I'd love that TSB number.....anyway you can call your service rep and get the number? I like to have these things before I got to Chevy's crappy service depts.

[decepticon-vert]

That squeak does get worse when its hot.. I will contact my service guy and see if I can get number from him. Sorry to hear the service dpt at your dealer sucks.. My has been great, I have actually used them for over 10yrs. But mainly for extended warranty repairs. Otherwise its too darn expensive for me, if I can fix it will do it. Anyway I will let you know if I get number..

[DWalz286]

I'm having the same problem and the squeak is REALLY getting to me.

I'm bringing my car into Chevy next week but the service guy told me on the phone when I made the appointment that "squeaks are really hard to find."

That leads me to believe that theyre not gonna do much for me so I would LOVE to get that TB# so I can show the guys exactly what my problem is and prove to them that other people are experiencing the same thing.

One more question... if the car is still under warranty do they charge for the insulator kit?

Thanks

[SonomaJohn]

I had that squeak in my 2011 vert and after a little investigation I found the source. It is possible there are more sources than this one. In my case if I bumped the 5th bow with my hand I could make it squeak. If you lower the top just slightly you will see that when to top is fully raised the 5th bow comes up and stops against a rubber bumper on each side. The bumpers rest in brackets on the bow. The squeak I had was those rubber bumpers rubbing against the brackets when the top would shift. To verify that was the source I put a tiny bit of silicone grease on the ends of the bumpers and the squeak disappeared and never came back. Give it a try

John

[Chevrolet Customer Svc]

Originally Posted by DWalz286

I'm having the same problem and the squeak is REALLY getting to me.

I'm bringing my car into Chevy next week but the service guy told me on the phone when I made the appointment that "squeaks are really hard to find."

That leads me to believe that theyre not gonna do much for me so I would LOVE to get that TB# so I can show the guys exactly what my problem is and prove to them that other people are experiencing the same thing.

One more question... if the car is still under warranty do they charge for the insulator kit?

Thanks

If you would please provide me with your VIN, I can check to see if there are any applicable warranties available to you. Also, please let me know how your service appointment goes!

Brandon
Chevrolet Customer Service

[decepticon-vert]

Originally Posted by dannykay

I have the same problem with the noise coming from the 5th bow/rear section....do you by any chance a copy of the tsb?

Been asking my service guy and no luck yet..

Originally Posted by DWalz286

I'm having the same problem and the squeak is REALLY getting to me.

I'm bringing my car into Chevy next week but the service guy told me on the phone when I made the appointment that "squeaks are really hard to find."

That leads me to believe that theyre not gonna do much for me so I would LOVE to get that TB# so I can show the guys exactly what my problem is and prove to them that other people are experiencing the same thing.

One more question... if the car is still under warranty do they charge for the insulator kit?

Thanks

no charge for this kit since its a GM deal. I have not been able to get the number.. But they should be aware of it.

[decepticon-vert]

Originally Posted by SonomaJohn

I had that squeak in my 2011 vert and after a little investigation I found the source. It is possible there are more sources than this one. In my case if I bumped the 5th bow with my hand I could make it squeak. If you lower the top just slightly you will see that when to top is fully raised the 5th bow comes up and stops against a rubber bumper on each side. The bumpers rest in brackets on the bow. The squeak I had was those rubber bumpers rubbing against the brackets when the top would shift. To verify that was the source I put a tiny bit of silicone grease on the ends of the bumpers and the squeak disappeared and never came back. Give it a try

John

Thats a great suggestion, however, if you live in not state like AZ, TX or even down here in So Cal it may not work. Grease will melt like butter on warm oven bread. Up in Sonoma weather is much milder. I would only get noise during hot days, like we been having recently over 95 degrees. But its a good suggestion

[SonomaJohn]

Originally Posted by decepticon-vert

Thats a great suggestion, however, if you live in not state like AZ, TX or even down here in So Cal it may not work. Grease will melt like butter on warm oven bread. Up in Sonoma weather is much milder. I would only get noise during hot days, like we been having recently over 95 degrees. But its a good suggestion

You will notice that I said silicone grease which doesn't hardly change viscosity with temperature so it will stay put. I didn't intend that to be the permanent fix but since it never squeaked again I didn't do any more. Then GM bought the car back and my 2013 is quiet. Hope you get it fixed because mine was really loud at times. I still suspect it is the bumpers because that is the only contact point for the fifth bow in the back.

Good luck,

John

[decepticon-vert]

Originally Posted by SonomaJohn

You will notice that I said silicone grease which doesn't hardly change viscosity with temperature so it will stay put. I didn't intend that to be the permanent fix but since it never squeaked again I didn't do any more. Then GM bought the car back and my 2013 is quiet. Hope you get it fixed because mine was really loud at times. I still suspect it is the bumpers because that is the only contact point for the fifth bow in the back.

Good luck,

John

I did get that fix done to car and it was quiet. However, I drove it saturday after installing a sub-chassis kit and while body did feel firmer I did hit a bump and I heard noise about 3 times. So I may just give the grease a try.. Otherwise it was good. Otherwise car has been awsome.

[CooG]