What's your dash rattle?

Mine rattles REAL bad, there is a folded up paper cup jammed in there an it helps

 

Figured out the squeak in my Gen. 2 center console - the parking brake! Recently installed AALs must've resulted in a slight bit of tension in the cables with the parking brake disengaged. With the brake disengaged, I simply backed off the cable splitter's lock nut (the splitter is located under the center console cup holder mold in manual transmission models), losened the adjusting nut, retightened the adjusting nut only to a point that no cable tension is introduced and then retightend the lock nut. Popped the cup holder mold back in place, and boom...no more noise!

 

Idk if this was stated or not, but I found 'one' of my rattles to be the air bag assembly. Actually had a bolt fall out. Easy to get to. Just take out or drop the glove box and there's two bolts there that hold up the front part of it at least. One was loose and the other was the one that fell out on me.

 

Mine sounds like a tire valve rolling around in a passenger-side cup holder when I turn.
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/328845-13-taco-dash-rattles.html#post8736156

 

Found mine. 2 bolts behind instrument cluster were loose.

 

Mine started after a really cold snap we had last year, now it rattles when it's cold. I'll probably stuff a piece of rubber between the windshield and dash before winter arrives.

Now I have a couple of other noises going on as well. When my temp knob is full cold I get a squeaking sound from behind my dash. Sounds like a couple of rats talking. I turn the knob just a tad to warm it goes away. I also have a light grinding noise from the hot cold bleed door on occasion. Sounds like it doesn't know which position it is in and keep trying to move. I figure when it finally quits I'll replace it. Both of the are probably related.

My 84', 87' and 94' trucks never had noises like this I and beat the 84' to death and the 87' and 94' I drove for at least 4 years each.

 

I hate rattles!
You know S10s don't rattle! Not at 70K, not at 140K, and not at 170K. bI have owned four, and a Jimmy. I'm new to Taco vile, 2003 pre-runner. I fixed the door rattle, and the dying part time fan motor. The dash rattle remains! Arrrug! Oh did I mention the wind noise! Why is a 1997 S10 with 140K so much quieter than 2003 Pre-runner with 125K?
I need a noise fix. Also are those Extendo cab wing windows suppose to detach form the latches?

Just asking here.
KP

 

My wife drives the truck most of the time... So the other day I jump in to drive it to the store and notice the seat belt latch has A LOT of play in it... As in much looser than the Passenger seat buckle. So I figure great I will take the seat out and tighten the bolt that holds the buckle and find out what is squeaking is and fix it!!

The Wire going to the buckle is the source. I pulled the wire up, cleaned it and re-positioned it so it would not squeak. All quite Now!!
Note: I had the seat out and the wire was disconnected before I pulled on the wire.

Now all I have to do is fine something to stop the dash squeaking by the passenger airbag cover. I going to look at the windshield-dash contact on that side of the truck. 200,0000+ miles and this is the only squeaks in the truck. Gotta love Toyota!

Dave

 

Mine rattled from the moment I bought the truck. A few months after buying the car I found an extra antenna in the crease between the window and dash. Courtesy of the dealer

 

There's a Toyota Technical Service Bulletin dated May 17, 2002 titled "DASH PAD RATTLE REPAIR TIPS" that discusses this issue: http://www.customtacos.com/tech.old/files/tsb/0104-NV00602r-DashRattle.pdf

Ed

 

Missing Screw and 22 shell casings in cracks

 

Well, it's not a rattle per se, but every time the wife or kids get in the passenger seat its just noise, noise, noise.

 

Been looking for this. Thanks man!

 

I fixed it!
It was the center air vent. Pulled out the glove box and squeeze in a large foam block on top of the vent. No more rattling around! I also sloved a strip of foam along the base of the window as well.

 

Thunderone, I have the same problem. I get a dull rattle from the passenger floorboard/lower vent area when I'm at highway speeds. When I'm at lower speeds, no rattle. If I'm driving slowly on a rough road, there is no rattle. What's weird is that if I'm at a complete stop and a strong gust of wind comes along, the rattle happens. What is also weird is that when I slide my air vent to recycle air, and I drive at highway speed, the rattle goes away. I slide my air vent back to fresh air, the rattle comes back. I think that it has something to do with the fresh air vent. It's air volume related.

Any ideas?

Also, I smacked my dash when I heard a rattle from from my dash in the morning (outside air temperature was cold). The airbag light came on in my dash. The airbag light won't go off, and there is no code from diagnostics. My vehicle even passed the annual inspection (Texas).

Any ideas?

 

Mines somewhere in the dash. Shoved some black hose between the windshield and dash...no more rattle.

 

Right in the centre of my dash rattles up by the windshield. I mounted a "Turbo Gage" trip controller/sensor/code reader up there but it still rattles. And I have a rattle under my passenger footwell. Im quite sure it is a broken exhaust mount. These Toyotas love to rattle and squeak.

 

My fix for the dash rattle was a piece of black foam pipe insulation cut in half.

I simply stuffed between the dash and windshield. Can't see it at all.

NO MORE RATTLE.

 

Mine makes a rattling or gargling type noise unless I have my heater on hot which is weird. If I push down on the top center of the dash it will go away so I'm going to try shoving some foam insulation in there & see what happens. At first I thought maybe air in my heater core or something but I've done everything I can to get air out of the system & the heat works great.

 

Mine is Quite with just me in truck, but take a rider with me and it rattles. I put a card board between dash and windshield and it goes away. I am going to pull dash one day when I have nothing to do and find the rattle.