noise coming from inside door panel

jph · 03-12-2008, 11:09 AM

okay... so we've had a few threads about all the funny noises that our cars make.
and now it's my turn to start a new one

it seems to be coming from inside my (drivers) door, only after i turn the ignition to the "on" position, before starting the car. as if there was a fuel pump in the door priming (yes i know, silly analogy). but it sounds different. hard to describe.

does anyone know what is in there that makes a "start up noise" when turning the ignition to "on" ?

J.

Brand · 03-12-2008, 11:36 AM

Does it happen with the stereo off? My only thought is the speaker making some kind of sound. I know if I plug an aux cable in but don't hook it up to anything, the head unit amplifies all kinds of funny car sounds.

jph · 03-12-2008, 11:38 AM

yeah, my radio is always off

i'm pretty sure that it's not the speaker doing this.

J.

Rum · 03-12-2008, 02:20 PM

I'll listen for it next time I'm in the car. One guess - seat belt pre-tensioner?

edit: nope, I do not hear this in my piggy.

rj45 · 03-12-2008, 06:46 PM

Yeah.. mine makes that sound, too. It only lasts for a second, though. I'm not so sure it comes from the door, but the left side of the dash instead.

S'poreSTI · 03-12-2008, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rj45

Yeah.. mine makes that sound, too. It only lasts for a second, though. I'm not so sure it comes from the door, but the left side of the dash instead.

Yep, i just confirmed that sound on mine too, only noticable when its somewhere quiet and the radio is off.

jph · 03-12-2008, 09:04 PM

i just went out to get some burgers... and it din't do it when i left, and it didn't do it when i came back? i wonder why.

J.

ploney · 03-12-2008, 10:03 PM

Read up on the section of your manual that talks about the traction control. There is a startup hydraulic test that the car does every time you start the car, lasts about 12-15 seconds. You can hear it even more so if your hood is open.

03-12-2008, 11:09 AM	#1
jph S204 Racer Car: the wagon Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 2,950 Join Date: Apr 2004 Trader Rating: (9)	noise coming from inside door panel okay... so we've had a few threads about all the funny noises that our cars make. and now it's my turn to start a new one it seems to be coming from inside my (drivers) door, only after i turn the ignition to the "on" position, before starting the car. as if there was a fuel pump in the door priming (yes i know, silly analogy). but it sounds different. hard to describe. does anyone know what is in there that makes a "start up noise" when turning the ignition to "on" ? J. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

03-12-2008, 11:36 AM	#2
Brand STI Driver Car: DGM 08 STI Fav Mod: cobb AP Location: Denver Posts: 297 Join Date: Jan 2008 Trader Rating: (1)	Re: noise coming from inside door panel Does it happen with the stereo off? My only thought is the speaker making some kind of sound. I know if I plug an aux cable in but don't hook it up to anything, the head unit amplifies all kinds of funny car sounds.

03-12-2008, 11:38 AM	#3
jph S204 Racer Car: the wagon Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 2,950 Join Date: Apr 2004 Trader Rating: (9)	Re: noise coming from inside door panel yeah, my radio is always off i'm pretty sure that it's not the speaker doing this. J.

03-12-2008, 02:20 PM	#4
Rum STI Driver Car: DGM 08 STI Fav Mod: Proudly mod-free since 2008 Location: Southern CA Posts: 266 Join Date: Mar 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: noise coming from inside door panel I'll listen for it next time I'm in the car. One guess - seat belt pre-tensioner? edit: nope, I do not hear this in my piggy. Last edited by Rum : 03-13-2008 at 06:52 AM.

03-12-2008, 06:46 PM	#5
rj45 Junior STI Driver Car: Silver '08 STi w/BBS Fav Mod: WC Lathe Werks Copolymer Sphere Shift Knob Posts: 88 Join Date: Jan 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: noise coming from inside door panel Yeah.. mine makes that sound, too. It only lasts for a second, though. I'm not so sure it comes from the door, but the left side of the dash instead.

03-12-2008, 09:04 PM	#7
jph S204 Racer Car: the wagon Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 2,950 Join Date: Apr 2004 Trader Rating: (9)	Re: noise coming from inside door panel i just went out to get some burgers... and it din't do it when i left, and it didn't do it when i came back? i wonder why. J.

03-12-2008, 10:03 PM	#8
ploney Senior STI Driver Car: White 08 STI Fav Mod: Volk RE30's and 255-35 Dunlop Z1's Location: Redondo Beach Posts: 312 Join Date: Sep 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: noise coming from inside door panel Read up on the section of your manual that talks about the traction control. There is a startup hydraulic test that the car does every time you start the car, lasts about 12-15 seconds. You can hear it even more so if your hood is open. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.