Rattle from driver's side dash? - Page 6 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

AJ · 02-13-2014, 08:03 PM

Mine is doing this also and it’s driving me just past nuts!! I’ve done the pedal “fix” no help. I’ve foamed behind the cluster, no help. I really dont want to take it to the dealer, becasue they will just give me the “i can’t find it” bs, and that will put me over the top!

Anyone else have any suggestions?

AJ · 02-13-2014, 10:03 PM

Ok, so I foamed a bunch of stuff around the guage cluster, behind it etc. No difference. What if it’s not inside the car at all? Maybe the cowl piece outside, or something on the firewall, or the fender trim piece that has the 86 logo on it. Anybody explore those possibilities?

Evil Jesus · 02-14-2014, 12:36 AM

It's the fucking de-fogger vent!

AJ · 02-14-2014, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evil Jesus

It's the fucking de-fogger vent!

Yeah?

JB86'd · 02-14-2014, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evil Jesus

It's the fucking de-fogger vent!

Please evil savior, deliver from these rattles, and telleth us thy solution

Evil Jesus · 02-14-2014, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JB86'd

Please evil savior, deliver from these rattles, and telleth us thy solution

Say 6 Hail Satans and give 'er a good punch!

And yay, the rattles have been banished from this realm.

Amen.

AJ · 03-04-2014, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evil Jesus

Say 6 Hail Satans and give 'er a good punch!

And yay, the rattles have been banished from this realm.

Amen.

No, no they haven't. The defroster does rattle, but its a much lower freqency rattle than this buzzing we're getting. This buzzing is definitely not coming from the defroster vent. IT sounds just like trapping a bee between two pieces of paper. Super annoying.

Prog · 05-01-2014, 05:27 PM

So...my buzzing came back last week. I kind of figured it would, since on some specific roads I could sometimes barely hear it for a few seconds (RARELY), but I could live with that and considered it solved. Going to have to bring it back to the dealership. I'd just try to check the felt that the mechanic fixed it with last time, but it's apparently not a fix that sticks, unfortunately, so I am hoping to find something permanent. This is probably one of the worst first world problems I've had in this car - the rattles and buzzes are driving me crazy. Should not be happening in a brand new $27k car.

Luckily the service department mechanic at my local dealership has a BRZ and is on these forums. Makes me feel better about getting this fixed.

Ethan · 06-18-2014, 02:14 AM

Prog or Odd, any updates? I have the exact same buzzing sounds you guys recorded. To me it sounds like metal on metal. It is on the driver's left somewhere. It most frequently occurs when the road has a bit of texture to it. But like your recordings, it is intermittent. I got in an accident and had the driver's side door replaced, so I thought the sound was coming from the door. After having the repair shop tear the door apart again and adding foam and tape on all the bits, I am out of luck there. So, has the felt in the accelerator assembly been the fix?

Gary in NJ · 06-18-2014, 08:11 AM

Mine has gotten worse over the last year. I had to do a 600 mile trip yesterday (300 there and back) and the sound drove me crazy. I may tear into the dash this weekend.

ucsmfu · 06-24-2014, 07:00 AM

yeah same, yesterday, buzzing like crazy, sounds like coming from behind the leveling switch and trunk button.

Planning to open up that cover and foam tape all the wires etc...

ucsmfu · 06-24-2014, 07:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AJ

No, no they haven't. The defroster does rattle, but its a much lower freqency rattle than this buzzing we're getting. This buzzing is definitely not coming from the defroster vent. IT sounds just like trapping a bee between two pieces of paper. Super annoying.

sounds like behind the leveling headlight switch and trunk button cover.

I want to pull the cover off and foam tape everything, loll

Annahra · 06-24-2014, 09:33 AM

I have a vibration in the driver's side dash speaker. It's not world-ending, but it is annoying at times. Dealership looked at it when I went in for my last oil change and all I got was a very slightly unlevel speaker

. Will bring it up again next time I'm out there.

Prog · 06-24-2014, 01:15 PM

My rattle isn't door or speaker related. I have done too much work in my doors for the sound to be exactly the same. The Subaru tech used a mechanical stethoscope or something along those lines to find where the sound was coming from (he actually posted earlier in this thread, I think on the first page). The buzz did go away for a while, but it's back and still as annoying as ever. I still haven't taken it back in, but I will sometime soon.

06-18-2014, 08:11 AM	#80
Gary in NJ Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: WR Blue BRZ, 240Z Location: Amongst the twisty roads Posts: 587 Thanks: 21 Thanked 412 Times in 206 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Mine has gotten worse over the last year. I had to do a 600 mile trip yesterday (300 there and back) and the sound drove me crazy. I may tear into the dash this weekend. __________________ Phantom ESC, ECUtek Tune, Nameless Front Pipe & Axle Back, Enkei RS+M 17x8 et35, OEM+Ref

06-24-2014, 07:00 AM	#81
ucsmfu Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: BRZ Limited Location: vancouver Posts: 518 Thanks: 60 Thanked 107 Times in 69 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	yeah same, yesterday, buzzing like crazy, sounds like coming from behind the leveling switch and trunk button. Planning to open up that cover and foam tape all the wires etc... __________________

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02-13-2014, 08:03 PM	#71
AJ Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: ’13 Asphalt FR-S Location: Bend, OR Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Mine is doing this also and it’s driving me just past nuts!! I’ve done the pedal “fix” no help. I’ve foamed behind the cluster, no help. I really dont want to take it to the dealer, becasue they will just give me the “i can’t find it” bs, and that will put me over the top! Anyone else have any suggestions?

02-13-2014, 10:03 PM	#72
AJ Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: ’13 Asphalt FR-S Location: Bend, OR Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Ok, so I foamed a bunch of stuff around the guage cluster, behind it etc. No difference. What if it’s not inside the car at all? Maybe the cowl piece outside, or something on the firewall, or the fender trim piece that has the 86 logo on it. Anybody explore those possibilities?

02-14-2014, 12:36 AM	#73
Evil Jesus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: '13 FR-S Raven 6MT Location: Albany, NY Posts: 443 Thanks: 1,072 Thanked 200 Times in 135 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It's the fucking de-fogger vent!

05-01-2014, 05:27 PM	#78
Prog Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: 2016 Cadillac CTS Location: North Carolina Posts: 497 Thanks: 177 Thanked 135 Times in 95 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	So...my buzzing came back last week. I kind of figured it would, since on some specific roads I could sometimes barely hear it for a few seconds (RARELY), but I could live with that and considered it solved. Going to have to bring it back to the dealership. I'd just try to check the felt that the mechanic fixed it with last time, but it's apparently not a fix that sticks, unfortunately, so I am hoping to find something permanent. This is probably one of the worst first world problems I've had in this car - the rattles and buzzes are driving me crazy. Should not be happening in a brand new $27k car. Luckily the service department mechanic at my local dealership has a BRZ and is on these forums. Makes me feel better about getting this fixed.

06-18-2014, 02:14 AM	#79
Ethan Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Subaru BRZ Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 85 Thanks: 56 Thanked 40 Times in 26 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Prog or Odd, any updates? I have the exact same buzzing sounds you guys recorded. To me it sounds like metal on metal. It is on the driver's left somewhere. It most frequently occurs when the road has a bit of texture to it. But like your recordings, it is intermittent. I got in an accident and had the driver's side door replaced, so I thought the sound was coming from the door. After having the repair shop tear the door apart again and adding foam and tape on all the bits, I am out of luck there. So, has the felt in the accelerator assembly been the fix?

06-24-2014, 09:33 AM	#83
Annahra Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: 2014 WRB BRZ LTD Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 398 Thanks: 448 Thanked 291 Times in 140 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I have a vibration in the driver's side dash speaker. It's not world-ending, but it is annoying at times. Dealership looked at it when I went in for my last oil change and all I got was a very slightly unlevel speaker . Will bring it up again next time I'm out there.

06-24-2014, 01:15 PM	#84
Prog Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: 2016 Cadillac CTS Location: North Carolina Posts: 497 Thanks: 177 Thanked 135 Times in 95 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My rattle isn't door or speaker related. I have done too much work in my doors for the sound to be exactly the same. The Subaru tech used a mechanical stethoscope or something along those lines to find where the sound was coming from (he actually posted earlier in this thread, I think on the first page). The buzz did go away for a while, but it's back and still as annoying as ever. I still haven't taken it back in, but I will sometime soon.

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