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my 03 carrera has a groaning from the inner roof when backing out of my driveway or going over speed bumps..it sounds like the headliner is being flexed...anyone dealt with this??
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The dealer "regreased the sunroof" and it fixed the problem.
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POST 2Original post
I had the same thing on my '03. It sounded like it was coming from the headliner just behind the sunroof. If I opened the sunroof it stopped. Mine sounded like the body was flexing, causing a creaking/groaning sound. The dealer "regreased the sunroof" and it fixed the problem.
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really? it does sound like the whole car flexing you are right
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There's an issue with a stabilizer bar coming loose on almost all 996's with a sunroof. There's a TSB for it, and it's an easy fix for the dealer. The symptoms are a rattle over bumps or even when cruising. If you hear groaning as in body flex (such as when going up a driveway at an angle as to not scratch the spoiler) then it's body flex and there's nothing to do about it.
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There's an issue with a stabilizer bar coming loose on almost all 996's with a sunroof. There's a TSB for it, and it's an easy fix for the dealer. The symptoms are a rattle over bumps or even when cruising. If you hear groaning as in body flex (such as when going up a driveway at an angle as to not scratch the spoiler) then it's body flex and there's nothing to do about it.
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