I notice this steady rattle in the dash on certain roads. It sounds like right behind the steering wheel where most gauge clusters are located. When the radio is off it's annoying as hell. Anyone else with this problem? Thanks!

why would u have the radio off????

do a SEARCH on it....

sorry joking just decided to be a jackass...

Jeff

why would u have the radio off????

do a SEARCH on it....

sorry joking just decided to be a jackass...

Jeff

What am I supposed to search for? I did a search under "dash rattle" in the xB forums and went through 3 pages of not related threads :!:

I have the same Rattle

I had a rattle that happened as the engine was passing 3K-4K RPM. It was the cover of the speedo, stuck some padded stickies back there, fixed me right up. Maybe that's it.

here is the tsb about the dash rattles

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6534

Take the car back to the dealership and have them fix it.

I had the same rattle, they had to take the dash apart and lined pretty much the whole thing with felt. It took them about 4 hours to fo the job, but now the car is rattle free.

I thought about doing it myself, but then remembered that this car has a warranty for things like this. Plus if I crack something then I have to pay, if they break it, they pay. But othing cracked, so it was a non-issue.

Just take it back to them and have it fix. Not a big deal.

I notice this steady rattle in the dash on certain roads. It sounds like right behind the steering wheel where most gauge clusters are located. When the radio is off it's annoying as hell. Anyone else with this problem? Thanks!

There's another thread on this topic.... Here's a copy of what I posted there, easy fix!

ULTIMATE FIX for the speedo rattle. After I installed the AC Indiglo gauge overlay I permanently fixed the rattle by surrounding the entire unit with a strip of electical tape(clear cover off). THEN snap on the clear cover and the problem's solved, period. The first attempt at adding window insultation on top of the clear cover and under the black casing worked until the insulation compressed in the summer heat.

~Keith

I just got my car today and noticed the noise on my drive home....I was like WTF, its already making weird noises with under 50miles on it! I could tell the noise was coming from the spedometer. When I just tapped on the front glass peice it stopped.

Is it somthing I should talk to the dealer about or just try and fit it myself? How can a brand new car already have somthing wrong with the spedometer?


hmmmm

yeah, same thing happens with my car too.

I had a rattle that happened as the engine was passing 3K-4K RPM. It was the cover of the speedo, stuck some padded stickies back there, fixed me right up. Maybe that's it.

SPEEDO??

Yeah, I have a speedo rattle. it doesnt bother me enough to get it fixed...

I HAVE THE RATTLE ALSO...freaky...my husband is a manager at a toyota dealership and the guys there told me it was in my head....MEN...ARGH!.....does anyone get a really bad rattle/vibration when they are stopped at a light...while idling?

I've seen another xB that had the speedo rattle. He wedged a piece of paper, at the time, in there to keep it from moving. We were at a car show so he didn't get to drive test it. I haven't seen him to see if it helped.

I worked on mine this past weekend and started another post for those with rattles in that general vicinity. If you have rattles in the dash, it is definately something you want to check out. Mine's like driving a completely different car since. Good luck!

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=65647&highlight=

Just had my dealer take care of the rattles (and tiny marimba band, I think) in and around my dash. They fixed rattles at speedo head, both speaker grills, and one other down lower somewhere...

Very quiet now.

my dealer refuse to do it cuz of my tv on dash...

I HAVE THE RATTLE ALSO...freaky...my husband is a manager at a toyota dealership and the guys there told me it was in my head....MEN...ARGH!.....does anyone get a really bad rattle/vibration when they are stopped at a light...while idling?Mine was doing that till I found that thing clipped on the side of the airbox under the hood had vibrated off. I reclipped it on and the rattle stopped.

I MEAN LIKE THE WHOLE CAR IDLING REALLY ROUGH...IT IS EMBARASSING TO BE IN A DRIVE THROUGH AND YOU CAN HEAR THE CAR IDLING BECAUSE EVERYONE IS LOOKING AT YOU....I HAVE PUT TOOOOOOO MUCH MONEY INTO MY CAR FOR RATTLES....FRUSTRATED...

Oh OK, You don't have to YELL!!! LOL Check that cap lock button Sis.

sorry....i leave it on all the time....the work that i do online i do in all caps so it just gets left on...

I HAVE THE RATTLE ALSO...freaky...my husband is a manager at a toyota dealership and the guys there told me it was in my head....MEN...ARGH!.....does anyone get a really bad rattle/vibration when they are stopped at a light...while idling?Mine was doing that till I found that thing clipped on the side of the airbox under the hood had vibrated off. I reclipped it on and the rattle stopped.

i had the same thing happening at idle only when in gear , well i just founf it , it was one of the a/c lines that clip onto the firewall ,high or low side line im not sure, just clipped back in and annoying rattle is gone , it was ____ing me off big time , sounded like a little air compressor under the hood !!!

when i am at a stoplight or drivethru i have to put the car in neutral to make it stop....i let my husband read this and he says it is all in my head....stupid man...