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Old 05-26-05, 08:20 PM
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Anyone ever heard or had a dash rattle from the drivers side dash? It almost sounds like it is coming from where the dash meets the front door. I only hear it over a bumpy road. Any info would be helpfull...thanx
Old 05-26-05, 08:24 PM
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Old 05-26-05, 08:28 PM
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I tried, but for some reason i can"t download the thread...figures ever other thread works just fine.
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umm i don't have rattle there. is the door panel rubbing with the dash? try to stick your finger in there when driving and see if it goes away?
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Hold your finger against the coin drawer and see if the noise goes away
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thanx... but i tried that . It sounds as if 1 of the screws that hold the dash to the firewall is loose, but which one???? I just thought it might be a common problem.
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i have the same problem, rattling noise only when I accelerate from a complete stop
Old 05-28-05, 06:47 AM
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Originally Posted by cc91222
i have the same problem, rattling noise only when I accelerate from a complete stop
I have this too....drives me nuts.
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how about this, when driving, put your hands on the a pillar, does it go away?

if not, try to push on the area right between the windsheild and the top of teh dash. that's where my rattle / squeak is
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I might be able to help here. I no longer have my car, and when I did, I never had this rattle, but I had many other rattles, so I know the topic pretty well. As I recall, SeattleGS400 had a laundry list of various rattles and fixes for them. This particular rattle sounds like it might be coming from the vent/pass-through between the door and the side of the dash. I believe Seattle's fix to this problem involved taking off the rubber piece on the door and/or the plastic vent on the dash, felting everything and then reattaching it. If you do a search for SeattleGS400 and rattle, you should be able to find the string I'm talking about.
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thanx i'll try that
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Originally Posted by blaise
thanx i'll try that
Not exactly the thread I was thinking of, but it does contain some advice from SeattleGS400. Hope this helps.
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