View Poll Results: Rattles... How many people have/had them
Never
9
11.84%
Yes, but they are fixed for good
13
17.11%
Yes, and no success fixing them
54
71.05%
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Rattles - who has/had those
12-17-08, 10:11 AM
#16
Lexus Test Driver
The GS rattles like a 56 Chevy. Removing the pins that place guide the window in at the factory, padding the dash and all that crap is just that a crappy attempt to fix wasting time, money and irritating Lexus drivers. Your in BC, it is cold, rattles are much worse when cold. The TSBs are a joke. On top of that, do you know what they do to remove the dash? There is no way to do it with out some extra special detailing when you get the car back.
12-17-08, 12:05 PM
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Please explain, how is it different? Dash rattles as you state???
The GS rattles like a 56 Chevy. Removing the pins that place guide the window in at the factory, padding the dash and all that crap is just that a crappy attempt to fix wasting time, money and irritating Lexus drivers. Your in BC, it is cold, rattles are much worse when cold. The TSBs are a joke. On top of that, do you know what they do to remove the dash? There is no way to do it with out some extra special detailing when you get the car back.
The GS rattles like a 56 Chevy. Removing the pins that place guide the window in at the factory, padding the dash and all that crap is just that a crappy attempt to fix wasting time, money and irritating Lexus drivers. Your in BC, it is cold, rattles are much worse when cold. The TSBs are a joke. On top of that, do you know what they do to remove the dash? There is no way to do it with out some extra special detailing when you get the car back.
12-17-08, 12:41 PM
#18
Lexus Test Driver
I had the dash rattle, got it fix and it came back slightly 6 months later. I also have rattles on the door, top of the windshield, top of the driver's door and in the sunroof area. And I thought my Lexus did not come with surround sound 
12-17-08, 01:05 PM
#20
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Rattles are very hard for the dealers to fix and very time consuming. You guys are lucky that Lexus dealers are will to go thru great length to try to fix these rattles. Most other dealer will not.
12-17-08, 01:30 PM
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I have been through this and it stinks. When it is cold, it rattles worse. The more you have them rip your car apart the more damage they will do. BTW, the passenger side A pillar rattle sounds like a blown speaker and is loud. All they do is put a piece of felt between to points. I do not see anything you pointed out that is new from two – three years ago. I did see they have modified the TSB a tad with replace some dashboard clips (I think they used to felt them) and replace some housing which may have been there before but different wording??
Every winter you see the rattle posts.
12-17-08, 05:25 PM
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After my BMW was totalled by this woman suffering a seizure, my work-car became my only car - an '04 Mustang GT. It developed dash rattles after 3 1/4 yrs, and I got rid of it solely for that reason. My wife wanted something that wouldn't rattle (she has a rattle-free 2000 Infiniti G-20 with 95000 miles), and I figured a Lexus was it (although my 2 previous BMW's never developed rattles, and the last one was 7 1/2 years old at the time of its untimely demise). So far, so good, although we live in the Phoenix area. If the GS350 develops rattles, it's a goner. I'm tentatively looking at an Audi A or S-5.
12-20-08, 05:31 PM
#27
Lexus Test Driver
The door that access the trunk from the back seat area can be a source of rattles too, honestly, I dont why Lexus didnt just make the backseats fold down like everybody else.
12-21-08, 04:18 AM
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Agreed that was one big negative for me when i shopped this car was no split folding rear seats i think even the camary has that feature.
12-21-08, 06:59 AM
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Sounds like same situation for me. The entire dashboard creaks where it meets the windshield. It's worse when it's cold out. (Can't imagine what it will sound like to day since it's -5 outside...). The dealer tried fixing it once but didn't. I finally bought some black rubber weatherstripping at Home Depot and shoved it between the dash and windshield. That helped considerably, but when it get's really cold, it doesn't completely do the trick...
12-21-08, 07:58 AM
#30
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on another note, i googled bmw, and the 5 series develops rattles in all different places. particularly the 2006 model. So it may seem that the newer bmw's develop noises later on.
the 3 series has even more rattles, even on 2008 models.
and the 1 series has rattles, but i won't bash it because it's a 1st-year.
I think we see less btiching about german car rattles because most people lease those suckers and keep them only for 2 years, before most problems crop up.
bmw and lex owners are also different animals. We enjoy the quiet, and btich when there's noise. while bmw owners enjoy the driving experience, and that lovely exhaust note, which drowns out a lot of other noises.