combfilter

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I thought you guys were a bunch of picky azz ******es at first. Now after driving around this summer with the windows up and ac, all I can hear is my freaking car "creak" around the area of (center console and where that console meets the dash). It's bad too, like every incline I go up or down or anything that would semi stress the frame of the car. Every bump i hit.

The reason why it bothers me is that thinking back on my previous cars and current other cars from many makers non of them had rattles/creaks as much as this.
current - corollas is beat to chit, but super quiet inside
isuzu axiom - super quiet inside
civic - had a back dash rattle but it was caused by bass from the box in trunk
acura integra - no squeaks even after 180k miles on it
ford escort - yep no squeaks.

So for people saying "all cars squeak" you guys are wrong. For a 40K+ car and it being a lexus this thing should be super tight and super quiet.

Now the problem is if i take it in or just turn the music up louder.

iSuxeL

iTrader: (21)

Im surprised you can hear it with you exhaust...

TLe2006

I think lexus neglected their build quality on some models since it's so popular.

iSuxeL

iTrader: (21)

I also think color has something to do with it but I could be wrong.

ABC

People in the other forums complains too (GS/ES) about creaks and etc. I dunno what Lexus did with this gen of cars... :\

Now that it's hot here in SoCal, my front dash (by the center vents) has been creaking A LOT! I need to stuff some thick foam in there to try to quiet it up :\

VikH

iTrader: (5)

First isolate the problem yourself. It could one of several common rattles: center speaker, loose dash where it meets the shield (TSB), etc. Once you have done that do a ride along with a tech and make sure he hears it and knows exactly where it is coming from.

MLevinson

Mine does it as well on the center console, but only if the car is left out in the direct sun - once the car cools down the snapping goes away. At night the car is rattle-free over any terain. The issue is most-likely the expansion of the tight-tolerances of the center console, but I'm not sure it can be rectified w/out disassembling the entire center console and dipping the parts in lubricant to allow for slippage at the connections/assembly points.

However, as I said before no car is rattle free [show me one and I bet I can find them], and I'll take this minor issue over some of the other horrendous rattle-traps I had [Infiniti/Acura]; for the rest of the car is still tight and amazingly very silent at 4K mi.

Hartawan

iTrader: (1)

Jeez go to the dealer and fix it.

t.is350.h

iTrader: (3)

+ 1 to this....

dspIS250

it starts with one person posting about squeaks then everyone else starts to listen carefully for them because they have heard so much talk about rattling. that's why i'm not going to lower another car. once i do, i focus on every detail of the ride and even if it's not that much different from stock i think it has gotten a lot worse and can't stand it.

combfilter

iTrader: (3)

emm I did isolate the problem. Both locations you mentioned are not where I isolated it. it's down at the center console and where the dash meets that console.

I am going to do the tech ride along though.

thx.

kickin8

iTrader: (1)

in that case, that's pretty d@mn loud?!

lexi06

No matter how tight something is built, with the stiff suspension of this car, it's hard to believe things won't get shaken up and loosen creating creaks and rattles.

LH1

lol, you should drive my 04 G35 sedan. On the list of standard features, Infiniti should've listed rattles. There's always something buzzing or rattling around.

I'm looking pretty seriously at getting an IS350 within the next few months. I doubt it rattles as much as my car, but if it does I'm already desensitized to it.

Akatsuki

got the same problem!!!! mine started at 4000 miles.. got tanabe exhaust like you but i can still hear it.. music volume is alwasy at 25 plus and i can stil hear the damn rattle..refused to get dealer to fix it because they might make it worst..