Im going insane!!!!!!!!

mizel03 · Dec 10, 2004

Does anyone know how to get rid of the rattling in the passenger side dash? It keeps getting worse and i think im about to loose my mind. If you push down on the corner of the airbag it will stop but i think that may create a safety issue if i have to do that everywhere I go

jjrambo · Dec 10, 2004

mizel03 said:
Does anyone know how to get rid of the rattling in the passenger side dash? It keeps getting worse and i think im about to loose my mind. If you push down on the corner of the airbag it will stop but i think that may create a safety issue if i have to do that everywhere I go

You can rip apart the dash and put lots of filler in there, or just turn the music up!

:lmao:

drabnor · Dec 10, 2004

mizel03 said:
Does anyone know how to get rid of the rattling in the passenger side dash? It keeps getting worse and i think im about to loose my mind. If you push down on the corner of the airbag it will stop but i think that may create a safety issue if i have to do that everywhere I go

wedge something in between your dash and the windsheild. i used a peice of paper, others have used jack balls. use anything youd like that will put pressure on the dash

mizel03 · Dec 10, 2004

Thanks guys, ill see if that works

Matt · Dec 10, 2004

I believe there's a TSB for this. Look around.

Jeff B · Dec 11, 2004

Yep, there's a TSB on dash rattles. With an '03 the dealer should cover it under warrantee.

Heatstroke · Dec 11, 2004

mizel03 said:
Does anyone know how to get rid of the rattling in the passenger side dash? It keeps getting worse and i think im about to loose my mind. If you push down on the corner of the airbag it will stop but i think that may create a safety issue if i have to do that everywhere I go

I used a piece of black foam that was kind of dense and wedged it between the window and the dash. No rattles and it blends in really well.

chopaholic · Dec 11, 2004

Hammer always works well..

Anurati · Dec 11, 2004

I've heard that foam backer rod you can get at home depot wedged in the gap where the dash meets the windshield works pretty well....it's cheap and worth a shot.

http://www.mdteam.com/prod_category3.cfm?mastercat_no=1&prod_sub_cat_no=20&product_catalog=yes

BigBadBob0 · Dec 11, 2004

I have a jack in the box antenna ball wedged between my dash and windshield. It looks super cool.

Valkyrie · Dec 11, 2004

drabnor said:
wedge something in between your dash and the windsheild. i used a peice of paper, others have used jack balls. use anything youd like that will put pressure on the dash

jack balls? I'm afraid to ask, but I must...

Heatstroke · Dec 12, 2004

Jack Balls

valkyrie said:
jack balls? I'm afraid to ask, but I must...

He means the antenna balls that you get from Jack In the Box.

Fishbone · Dec 12, 2004

valkyrie said:
jack balls? I'm afraid to ask, but I must...

HAHA! Thanks, I WAS afraid to ask.....LOL

Tacomatoy03 · Dec 12, 2004

i guess im a lucky one, i have an 03 also and have not heard a dash rattle yet....

flatlandtacoma · Dec 12, 2004

Matt said:
I believe there's a TSB for this. Look around.

Here's a copy of the TSB "NVH NV006-02 May 17, 2002 Title: DASH PAD RATTLE REPAIR TIPS"
http://www.customtacos.com/tech/files/dash_rattle_tsb.pdf

mizel03 · Dec 12, 2004

Thanks for all the help guys! I think ill just take it to the dealer cause i only have 26000 miles, so ill take advantage of the warranty while i can.

zszac111 · Dec 12, 2004

I just stuffed a small peice of foam inbetween the dash and the windshield (cant see it) and it stoped it, i think a few actually found the exact cause though.

mizel03 said:
Does anyone know how to get rid of the rattling in the passenger side dash? It keeps getting worse and i think im about to loose my mind. If you push down on the corner of the airbag it will stop but i think that may create a safety issue if i have to do that everywhere I go

Anurati · Dec 12, 2004

Just becareful you don't end up with more of a problem after you got to the stealer. I took mine in and they said they couldn't guaranttee they'd be able to find the problem. Not only that but they have to take the dash appart and you may end up creating another mysterious rattle.

Try the foam first - if just for a day or so...

Valkyrie · Dec 12, 2004

Anurati said:
Just becareful you don't end up with more of a problem after you got to the stealer. I took mine in and they said they couldn't guaranttee they'd be able to find the problem. Not only that but they have to take the dash appart and you may end up creating another mysterious rattle.

Try the foam first - if just for a day or so...

Find a better dealer- it's a well-documented problem with an easy solution if they choose to do it right.

tacoma0309 · Dec 14, 2004

I had a bad rattle coming from around the far right ac vent on my 04'. They finally fixed it after 3 tries. They said it wasn't the same rattle as the TSB one.

Im going insane!!!!!!!!

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