I have a 2006 that I bought in August with 26,000 on the clock. Wonderful car. However, driving over brick, cobblestone, or over some sections of highway produced a rattle/buzz in the car that seemed to be coming from the front left corner of the dash where it meets the windshield. I could not pinpoint it.
Could it be a bad windshield mount?
A loose HUD bracket?
A screw rattling around in the front corner?
So I broke down and took it into the dealer.
I drove around with the shop foreman for at least 45 minutes, and he had me leave the car with him.
After two days, they said the car was ready for pickup.
I went for a drive, and he explained they put a felt covering between all the interior parts of the dash, so the car did get quieter, but it was still rattling.
He idenified the problem as the computer control buttons rattling on the turn stalk. He offered to replace the stalk for $200 with a new one, but the new one could do the same thing. Sure enough, when the car buzzed, the sound was bouncing all the way up to the front corner of the car (it didn't sound like the sound was coming from the turn signal).
I asked the foreman if I could stick some soft door/window insulation foam in the slots behind the button to dampen the buttons and stop the rattling.
He was skeptical, but told me to give it a shot.
Long story short, the problem is solved! And, yes, the buttons still work.:M5thumbs:
Here are the pics of my solution.
I hope this helps anyone else who has a noise in their cabin. Good luck.
Could it be a bad windshield mount?
A loose HUD bracket?
A screw rattling around in the front corner?
So I broke down and took it into the dealer.
I drove around with the shop foreman for at least 45 minutes, and he had me leave the car with him.
After two days, they said the car was ready for pickup.
I went for a drive, and he explained they put a felt covering between all the interior parts of the dash, so the car did get quieter, but it was still rattling.
He idenified the problem as the computer control buttons rattling on the turn stalk. He offered to replace the stalk for $200 with a new one, but the new one could do the same thing. Sure enough, when the car buzzed, the sound was bouncing all the way up to the front corner of the car (it didn't sound like the sound was coming from the turn signal).
I asked the foreman if I could stick some soft door/window insulation foam in the slots behind the button to dampen the buttons and stop the rattling.
He was skeptical, but told me to give it a shot.
Long story short, the problem is solved! And, yes, the buttons still work.:M5thumbs:
Here are the pics of my solution.
I hope this helps anyone else who has a noise in their cabin. Good luck.
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