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Rattle In Dash!

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by keymusic, Feb 17, 2017.

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  1. RCO

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    Okay, perhaps you need to take it back to the dealers so for them to inspect it, sooner, rather than later. A test drive may reveal to them exactly what is vibrating do they can fix it free under warranty. Keep us posted please. (y)
     
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    Okay I will let you know. I am due for an oil change and 475 miles I will have them look at it then. Maybe 2 weeks
     
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    This page doesn't let me post a video or I would
     
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    Yeah, that's a restriction imposed by the forum until you have posted more than a set minimum number of times. Don't worry, if you keep coming back you'll soon get there. Try not to worry too much about things, but when they start to get you down just let off some steam on here. It can be quite therapeutic. (y)

    ... And get your in good company on here!:);):(:mad::confused::cool:
     
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    Yeah that thing was one of the things the dealer had to put padding on to stop the rattle. It worked!!
     
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    im at the dealer now, and they say it's a bracket in the dash. i'm gonna come back in a day or 2 when i can leave it for 3-4 hours. they say they have to take the dash off.... Poo
    i guess , so far, it's not that thing in the middle of the vent
     
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    Poo indeed! Here's hoping it gets fixed without creating more noises.
     
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    Thought I'd report in since I just brought my car (2017 Prius Four) to the dealership to deal with a dashboard rattle. I didn't need to be driving to reproduce it - a gentle bump on the dashboard on the passenger side resulted in a significant vibration - though bumpy roads brought the noise out in full force.

    I was told that my rattle was due to the plastic dash vibrating against the navigation system amplifier. They placed a felt pad between the two, and the car has been dead silent since. Finding the issue and repairing it took about 4 hours, and was covered under warranty. Sorry that I don't have more detail than that, but hopefully it helps somebody!
     
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    Thanks and welcome to Prius Chat. (y)
     
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    well, got the noise in the dash fixed. they never told me exactly what it was, but the printout says "excessive dash clearance... padding added" ( i believe it said padding, or something similar to that word since i dont have the paper in front of me right now). noise solved. phew....
     
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    Well that a relief in more ways than one! Thanks for the update.
     
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    now, the beeps from the seat belts and the reverse beeps.... also, my toyota dealer sells some seat cushions that fit the prius perfect for $25. it really makes the seats more comfortable, cause i think they are too bucket-y. i miss 70s flat seats. hahaha
     
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    Do you have any links to the cushions?
     
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    I was wondering what the flat seats would be better for.....
     
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    I'm sorry I already threw the packaging away but I can take a picture of the cushion and I can stop by there and take a picture of them in the parts department or call and ask my service guy to send me a picture. If you want the picture tell me where to send it since I can't post it here
     
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    for me its just better because the bucket seats hurt my back and the head rests are pointed to far forward and it feels like im sitting all hunched over. i turned the head rests around and that solved that issue.
     
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    Sorry to hear that, but glad you found a solution to the problem. Sounds a bit like what it is to be an old man.:confused:
     
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    had a rattle somewhere under dash display after 20k mi, worse in low temp, the dealer fixed for me yesterday, they found something loose under the dash top panel.
     
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    This is my "dash rattle" story: I have a 2017 Prius Three Touring, manufactured 12/16 and purchased new in 2018. After a few days, it developed a buzzing rattle that sounded as if it were coming from the front center of the dashboard. It was worst at about 38 MPH and on cold days. It drove me to distraction; but I remained reluctant to have the dealer pull apart a brand new dash to go hunting for it. Recently, (about a year later), it got so bad that I started thumping here and there, in earnest, trying once again to figure it out. For whatever reason, I _finally_ touched the front camera housing, just in front of the rear view mirror. Son of a gun - that was it. The sound had been bouncing off the windshield and dashboard so that it seemed to be coming from the dash, itself. I good wiggle to reseat it, and the buzz is gone!
     
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    I have had that rattle as well coming from that plastic housing. But my original rattle was from a different location and I don’t even know if it’s still there anymore, or maybe I’ve just gotten used to it. That camera housing does seem to loosen up from time to time so you have to push it back in.