rattle behind the dash

[abutterman]

Originally Posted by White64Goat

Could be the glove box door strut maybe? Someone else on here had one that fell off I think......

that was me lol i pulled it out to check around there and saw the strut swinging from the clip on the back. had no clue what it was

[abutterman]

turns out entire strip where that sensor or whatever it is lifts up. it was a little loose when i was poking at it. i pulled the whole right side up and clipped everything back down. guess we'll see....

[jflogerzi]

Originally Posted by abutterman

turns out entire strip where that sensor or whatever it is lifts up. it was a little loose when i was poking at it. i pulled the whole right side up and clipped everything back down. guess we'll see....

I have rattle in the same area(i think in my FR-S) and I am going to see if this fixes. This super annoying on certain roads.

[abutterman]

Originally Posted by jflogerzi

I have rattle in the same area(i think in my FR-S) and I am going to see if this fixes. This super annoying on certain roads.

pretty sure this fixed it for me. didn't hear anything at all driving around today. that whole plastic strip with the defroster air vents just lifts up with little effort. it was a pain to get all the clips back in but it seems more solid now. must've came loose somehow

[crouchingpinoy]

Originally Posted by abutterman

pretty sure this fixed it for me. didn't hear anything at all driving around today. that whole plastic strip with the defroster air vents just lifts up with little effort. it was a pain to get all the clips back in but it seems more solid now. must've came loose somehow

I have the same sound coming from the dash area. Report back in a few days if this solution fixed the problem. It really sounds like it's coming from behind the head unit, but hopefully this is it!

Rick

[abutterman]

Originally Posted by crouchingpinoy

I have the same sound coming from the dash area. Report back in a few days if this solution fixed the problem. It really sounds like it's coming from behind the head unit, but hopefully this is it!

Rick

unfortunately it came back it's one of those noises that's becoming real hard to track down. I havent had a chance yet but i'm going to pull the head unit and see whats up. hoping its either just a loose bolt that holds the head unit in or maybe a wire that's knocking around against something. if i can't find it i'll just leave it at the dealer and have them hunt it down

[Willsonk]

Its the AC vent in the center above the radio. Saw a thread awhile back. Its the housing that holds the slats in. They just taped the housing and the noise went away.

[abutterman]

checked around the ac vents. the plastic parts are as solid as can be. i pulled the stereo out quick and noticed the metal frame around the ac vents would make a similar noise on one side so i pulled at the metal a tiny bit and i was no longer to make the noise by tapping on it. thought it was that... but nope. if anything over the last few days it's gotten worse. kinda at a loss at this point. I saw some bundled cables back in the dash, including an unused harness but can't seem to pinpoint the sound. guess i'll be leaving it at the dealer some time soon. it's driving me nuts

[eikond]

I have a rattle behind my HVAC control unit. I know this because I hear it when I hit bumps.. but when I push hard on the plastic around the knobs the sound goes away.

One of these days I need to pull that apart and try to isolate the noise.

[sid325]

I have had the exact same rattle as everyone else here. It sounds as if its coming from behind the radio/AC area. But, after looking around, on a whim, I checked my rear view mirror. Sure enough that was the source. The metal spring clip that holds the adapter plate was rattling against each other. It seems like the noise was bouncing off the windshield and made it seem as if it was coming from the dash area. So, some you may want to check your mirror.

[sdlynx]

I've got the same sound in mine. I've been hunting it down for some time now. I'll post again if I find anything. I'll try the mirror thing that Sid mentioned too.

Gotta say, it sounds plastic and not metal though.

[abutterman]

Originally Posted by sid325

I have had the exact same rattle as everyone else here. It sounds as if its coming from behind the radio/AC area. But, after looking around, on a whim, I checked my rear view mirror. Sure enough that was the source. The metal spring clip that holds the adapter plate was rattling against each other. It seems like the noise was bouncing off the windshield and made it seem as if it was coming from the dash area. So, some you may want to check your mirror.

were you able to reproduce the sound by tapping on a certain part of the assembly? i've been searching endlessly. whatever it is, it's getting worse

[abutterman]

Originally Posted by sid325

I have had the exact same rattle as everyone else here. It sounds as if its coming from behind the radio/AC area. But, after looking around, on a whim, I checked my rear view mirror. Sure enough that was the source. The metal spring clip that holds the adapter plate was rattling against each other. It seems like the noise was bouncing off the windshield and made it seem as if it was coming from the dash area. So, some you may want to check your mirror.

well looks like you're right. i pressed up on the base of the mirror while i was driving and it stopped the rattle. let go and it rattles again. were you able to fix that yourself or did you have the part replaced?

[sid325]

Originally Posted by abutterman

well looks like you're right. i pressed up on the base of the mirror while i was driving and it stopped the rattle. let go and it rattles again. were you able to fix that yourself or did you have the part replaced?

LOL, that's exactly what I did. Drove around pushing up on the base of the mirror and every time I let go the rattle would start again. I took the mirror and back plate off and squeezed some auto/marine grade silicon sealer in and around the spring clip and that pot metal adapter. Re-installed everything using Loctite on the screws and no more rattle and 95% of my mirror vibration is gone.

sid