sloshing sound when starting up - Toyota Yaris Forums

CPALK719 · 03-25-2012, 10:21 AM

Has anyone else noticed a sloshing sound, when you start up and first move the car?? im sure its the gas in the gas tank. but the only other car i heard with a sound like this is my del sol. the sound from the del sol was actually water in a in the rear window area.

any info if anyone else notices this or not thanks for the time !!!

12 yaris · 03-25-2012, 11:29 AM

Could it be from the A/C?
I've seen vehicles do that before.

CPALK719 · 03-25-2012, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by 12 yaris

Could it be from the A/C?
I've seen vehicles do that before.

not quite sure...... never noticed it with any other vehicle besides the del sol and like i said the del sol had a big puddle of water in the rear window area...

12 yaris · 03-26-2012, 03:03 AM

Other things I could think of.....
Water in the spare tire well(which I doubt).
All insulation(sound deadning material) still in car?
Rear seat still in car?

CanIHazYarisHatch? · 03-26-2012, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by CPALK719

Has anyone else noticed a sloshing sound, when you start up and first move the car?? im sure its the gas in the gas tank. but the only other car i heard with a sound like this is my del sol. the sound from the del sol was actually water in a in the rear window area.

any info if anyone else notices this or not thanks for the time !!!

Happens each and every time i drive my car from a stop (after it has been parked for a few hours).

It is probably fuel in the tank, sloshing around. The '12 is only 2300lbs., so some sound deadening (or lack there of) may be to blame.

A slight lapse in refinement to an otherwise refined subcompact.

Still Learning · 03-26-2012, 08:46 AM

I can hear the gas sloshing around in my 07 when I stop driving it. There was another post I saw on here some time ago that said that the Yaris gas tanks don't have baffles in them, that's why the gas sloshes around in them.

CPALK719 · 03-26-2012, 07:44 PM

yea, thats the only thing i could think of is the fuel making the sound. not that big of problem. i was just wondering if anyone else has encountered this with their 2012 model.

DJYojimbo · 03-26-2012, 08:07 PM

Is that what that sound was, i usually hear it when its cold outside like 32-40 degrees F. It felt like the brakes to me

CPALK719 · 03-27-2012, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by DJYojimbo

Is that what that sound was, i usually hear it when its cold outside like 32-40 degrees F. It felt like the brakes to me

nooooo it sounds like a liquid moving around right when i first start the car up, and put it into reverse or drive.. it makes the sound once and then i dont hear it anymore throughout my drive.

DJYojimbo · 03-27-2012, 05:54 PM

sorry i should have clarified that when i would reverse maybe 30 seconds after i start the car i would hear "something". I thought it was the brakes when i would apply pressure to the brakes.

Jason@SportsCar · 03-27-2012, 05:59 PM

I have heard a sloshing sound in some cars when the coolant is low or air is trapped in the system and it hits the heater core.

03-25-2012, 10:21 AM	#1
CPALK719 Drives: 2012 toyota yaris Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Hollywood, Florida Posts: 375	sloshing sound when starting up Has anyone else noticed a sloshing sound, when you start up and first move the car?? im sure its the gas in the gas tank. but the only other car i heard with a sound like this is my del sol. the sound from the del sol was actually water in a in the rear window area. any info if anyone else notices this or not thanks for the time !!! __________________ 2012 yaris L model 2014 wrangler unlimited sport

03-26-2012, 07:44 PM	#7
CPALK719 Drives: 2012 toyota yaris Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Hollywood, Florida Posts: 375	yea, thats the only thing i could think of is the fuel making the sound. not that big of problem. i was just wondering if anyone else has encountered this with their 2012 model. __________________ 2012 yaris L model 2014 wrangler unlimited sport

03-27-2012, 05:59 PM	#11
Jason@SportsCar Drives: 2015 H Production Yaris Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Debary, FL Posts: 1,953	I have heard a sloshing sound in some cars when the coolant is low or air is trapped in the system and it hits the heater core. __________________ 2005-2008 SCCA Solo BS National Champion 2017-2018 SCCA H Prod National Champion

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03-25-2012, 11:29 AM	#2
12 yaris Drives: '12 Yaris LE Lagoon Blue Mica Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: York,Pa Posts: 344	Could it be from the A/C? I've seen vehicles do that before.

03-26-2012, 03:03 AM	#4
12 yaris Drives: '12 Yaris LE Lagoon Blue Mica Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: York,Pa Posts: 344	Other things I could think of..... Water in the spare tire well(which I doubt). All insulation(sound deadning material) still in car? Rear seat still in car?

03-26-2012, 08:46 AM	#6
Still Learning Drives: 07 Yaris 3Dr HB Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 40	I can hear the gas sloshing around in my 07 when I stop driving it. There was another post I saw on here some time ago that said that the Yaris gas tanks don't have baffles in them, that's why the gas sloshes around in them.

03-26-2012, 08:07 PM	#8
DJYojimbo Drives: 2012 Grey Toyota Yaris SE Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Chicago Posts: 261	Is that what that sound was, i usually hear it when its cold outside like 32-40 degrees F. It felt like the brakes to me

03-27-2012, 05:54 PM	#10
DJYojimbo Drives: 2012 Grey Toyota Yaris SE Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Chicago Posts: 261	sorry i should have clarified that when i would reverse maybe 30 seconds after i start the car i would hear "something". I thought it was the brakes when i would apply pressure to the brakes.