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Jaecoo 7 squeaks and rattles inside the car

Creaks and rattles inside the cabin come mostly from the seats, the panoramic sunroof and the dashboard trim, reported by Jaecoo J7 owners and by owners of the related Chery Tiggo 7 Pro, Tiggo 7 Pro Max and Omoda C5. Dealers have cured some by tightening or taping seat mountings or fitting a new seat cushion under warranty; of three sunroofs that were lubricated, two kept creaking.

Affected versions
1.6 TGDI petrol, SHS hybrids (SHS-P, SHS-H) · 7-speed dual-clutch, hybrid DHT · 2025, 2026
Owner reports
25 owners: Omoda C5 9, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max 7, Jaecoo J7 (Russia) 5, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro 4
Typical mileage
7,000 km median (about 4,300 miles); range 6,000 km–14,000 km, from 3 reports that gave a mileage
Most common fix
Sunroof lubricated, by the dealer or the owner (3 of 25 reports)
Covered by a recall?
No UK recall found
Last updated
November 2026
00–535–20020–40040–70070+Mileage when the fault appeared (thousand km)
Owner reports by mileage, Jaecoo 7 squeaks and rattles inside the car. Only reports that state a mileage are counted (3).

What owners report

  • At 6,000 km the front passenger seat of a 2024 J7 began to creak. The dealer found a mounting bolt that had worked loose and tightened it in about half an hour without charge; a later metallic noise from the rear right was traced to a rear seat mounting and wrapped in anti-squeak tape. [8]
  • The sunroof on a 2023 J7 creaks whenever the road surface is broken. The dealer greased it on two visits and the noise did not go away. [14]
  • A 2023 J7 owner reports a squeaking driver's seat whose cover fixing had come loose, though the cover stayed in place; at the time of writing the warranty repair was still waiting for approval. [7]
  • On a 2024 Tiggo 7 Pro Max with the 1.6 turbo petrol, a creaking driver's seat stopped once the dealer fitted a new seat cushion under warranty. [16]
  • A Tiggo 7 Pro Max owner tracked a click in the driver's seat to a tube in the seat base close to the backrest. The dealer tightened the seat mountings with no effect; spraying lubricant on the tube quietened it. [6]

Evidence comes from: Omoda C5 (9), Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max (7), Jaecoo J7 (Russia) (5), Chery Tiggo 7 Pro (4). Seats, cabin trim and the sunroof belong to the same T1EJ body on petrol and SHS cars, but every owner report comes from petrol cars; the Tiggo 7 Pro, Tiggo 7 Pro Max and Omoda C5 have different bodies and interiors, so their reports show a pattern on related cars rather than the same parts.

Known causes

  • Seat mountings working loose: a front passenger seat bolt and a rear seat mounting on the same J7. [8]
  • A tube inside the driver's seat base, near the backrest, that clicks (Tiggo 7 Pro Max). [6]
  • Seat upholstery rubbing on the plastic side trim, and the lower edge of the glovebox lid squeaking over bumps (Omoda C5). [10]
  • A part inside the driver's door that the dealer treated as a factory fault and renewed under warranty (Omoda C5). [13]
  • On a UK long-term 1.6 petrol test car, the headlining above the driver creaked where its adhesive had come unstuck. [28]

How dealers have fixed it

What was doneReportsOutcome reported
Seat mounting bolt tightened, or the mounting wrapped in anti-squeak tape, by the dealer at no charge1 of 25Fixed
Seat cushion or whole seat replaced (warranty stated in one report)2 of 25Fixed
Part inside the driver's door replaced under warranty1 of 25Not stated
Sunroof lubricated, by the dealer or the owner3 of 25Mixed
Owner's own cure: silicone on the door seals, or glue and tape on trim edges2 of 25Fixed
Dealer could not find the noise or declined to act2 of 25Not fixed

Reports that did not say what was done are left out of this table, so the rows need not add up to 25.

What to ask your dealer

  • “Can you road-test the car with me on a rough surface so the noise is reproduced and located before any parts are ordered?”
  • “Have the front and rear seat mounting bolts been checked and torqued, and can that be written on the job card?”
  • “If the sunroof creak returns after lubrication, will you inspect the roof frame and seals under warranty rather than greasing it again?”
  • “Is trim and seat noise covered by the warranty on my car, and is there a technical bulletin for cabin creaks on the Jaecoo 7?”

Is it safe to keep driving?

These noises are a comfort and build-quality issue, not a safety one. The exception is anything loose in a seat: a seat mounting bolt was found loose on one J7, and seat fixings hold the occupant in a crash, so have a knock or play in a seat checked promptly.

Questions

Does lubricating the sunroof stop the creak?
Results are mixed. One J7 owner says it seemed to help; another had it greased twice by the dealer with no change, and a Tiggo 7 Pro Max owner had to repeat it again and again. Ask the dealer to record each visit so a repeat complaint is on file.
Has this been reported on UK cars?
Autocar's long-term 1.6 petrol AWD car developed a creak from the headlining above the driver, where the glue had let go. No other UK press report of cabin rattles was found in the sources checked.

Related faults

All 24 known Jaecoo 7 faults, ranked by owner reports

Sources

Facts are restated in our own words; nothing is translated word for word. Follow the links for the originals.

  1. Owner review, Omoda C5, 2023, 1.6T DCT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  2. Owner review, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max, 2022, 1.5T CVT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  3. Owner review, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max, 2022, 1.5T CVT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  4. Owner review, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max, 2023, 1.6T DCT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  5. Owner review, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max, 2023, 1.6T DCT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  6. Owner review, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max, 2023, 1.5T CVT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  7. Owner review, Jaecoo J7, 2023, 1.6T DCT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  8. Owner review, Jaecoo J7, 2024, 1.6T DCT, 6,000 km (drom.ru, in Russian)
  9. Owner review, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro, 2024, 1.6T DCT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  10. Owner review, Omoda C5, 2023, 1.5T CVT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  11. Owner review, Omoda C5, 2025, 1.6T DCT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  12. Owner review, Omoda C5, 2023, 1.6T DCT, 7,000 km (drom.ru, in Russian)
  13. Owner review, Omoda C5, 2023, 1.5T CVT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  14. Owner review, Jaecoo J7, 2023, 1.6T DCT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  15. Owner review, Omoda C5, 2024, 1.6T DCT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  16. Owner review, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max, 2024, 1.6T DCT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  17. Short owner review, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro, 2021, 1.5T CVT, 14,000 km (drom.ru, in Russian)
  18. Short owner review, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro, 2021 (drom.ru, in Russian)
  19. Short owner review, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro, 2021, 1.5T CVT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  20. Short owner review, Jaecoo J7, 2023, 1.6T DCT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  21. Short owner review, Omoda C5, 2023, 1.6T (drom.ru, in Russian)
  22. Short owner review, Jaecoo J7, 2024, 1.6T (drom.ru, in Russian)
  23. Short owner review, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max, 2024, 1.6T (drom.ru, in Russian)
  24. Short owner review, Omoda C5, 2023 (drom.ru, in Russian)
  25. Short owner review, Omoda C5, 2022, CVT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  26. Short owner review, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max, 2024, 1.6T DCT (drom.ru, in Russian)
  27. Short owner review, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max, 2023 (drom.ru, in Russian)
  28. Autocar long-term test: Jaecoo 7 1.6T AWD at 6000 miles (autocar.co.uk, in English)

Last updated 12 November 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us; we correct errors within 72 hours.