Sloshing sound when exiting the car. Any ideas?

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Nov 3, 2024 | 02:23 PM

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Oro

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Originally Posted by kj07xk

I assume your 500 has the same hidden pockets on either side of the trunk, under floor panels, like on my 350? One side houses the audio amplifier, the other side empty. Water intrusion ends up ruining amps sitting in that pocket. Can’t imagine that enough water could be in there to be heard as sloshing, but worth a check for piece of mind.

On our older ES, enough water can in fact get in to create a sloshing sound - well over a gallon, more like two I think. Genuinely surprised me. That’s how I discovered the issue, same as OP, heard a weird sloshing sound from outside the car near the rear. I know it also can happen on older IS models, not sure about OP’s but I would check this as you suggest.

Nov 3, 2024 | 05:12 PM

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So, I think it was indeed the fuel.

I burned off some more fuel, and the sound changed. I am now at about 7/8ths of a tank rather than nearly full. It now sounds more like a thumping sound and less like a sloshing. It's more faint, but still there. I think I am happy to chalk it up to that.
edit: Drove the car some more yesterday and could not hear the sound anymore.

Last edited by arentz07; Nov 5, 2024 at 01:29 PM.

Dec 1, 2024 | 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by arentz07

I mean, I've been getting in and out of this car for over a year and a half, so you'd think I'd have noticed by now...

So, now do you believe me? LOL had to mess with you a bit... but sadly, your normal. :P

Dec 1, 2024 | 07:40 AM

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So, now do you believe me? LOL had to mess with you a bit... but sadly, your normal. :P

lol. I'm just normally very tuned in to noises like that. And to be fair, I've not heard it again since. So I'm not entirely sure that the fuel is what I heard.