Interior noises - rattles, creaks, squeaks!

[Bazgab]

I have a bunch of rattles now. I have pretty much always had a center dash rattle. I have tried doing the fix at the infotainment and center dash speaker with felt tape, but with no change. Sometimes this one almost sounds like it is overhead at the mirror but I am pretty sure it is actually the center dash.

After installing a RMM, I now I have rattle in the front passenger side door somewhere and also some rattle near the hatch at the right rear. I like the benefits of the upgraded RMM too much to change back to stock so I am starting to track down the sources of these sounds.

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[GreyhoundR6]

Did they explain what they did?

Yeah the master tech said he took the glove box and applied foam insulation tape to prevent some of the vibration. He also made an adjustment to how the airbag was alignment or positioned. He rode with me and the vibration never came up. It would happen 100% of the time after about 3-4min. We rode around for 30+min as it was at the end of the shift and he was like feel try to take me around as long as you want. Ok off I went....

 

[TypeRD]

@GreyhoundR6 That’s awesome they got you a master tech on the job right away! I’m afraid to take my car to the dealer and have a random grease monkey messing with stuff and driving around…only for them to later tell me they didn’t find a problem. My local dealer is good, don’t get me wrong. It’s just that I don’t think they’d give interior rattles the proper attention that I’d want. It wouldn’t surprise me if they don’t get paid for this kind of warranty work either, whereas I’m pretty sure a master tech gets paid regardless.

 

[Shingo Shoji]

Oh man. Just when my rattles were sorted they are back. Seatbelt adjuster rattle is worse than ever and my centre dash rattle is back. Seems worse when the car is cold and the weather is cold. I’m at the point of pulling the whole dash out. If anyone else has done this to fix rattles then please share any tips.

 

[MoonieGT]

Got a rattle within the first couple of days of getting my R. It's coming from the the passenger footwell area. I think it's on the side of the center console. Will be looking through this thread for solutions, but if anyone can direct me to it quickly, many thanks!

 

[Bandit_TypeR]

Shortly after picking mine up from the dealer I had an annoying rattle. I thought it was coming from the center dash and tried installing foam deadening material beneath the center speaker cover. Didn't help. After listening and tapping around, the noise was coming from the glove box. I installed a foam strip on the inside of the glove box at the top of the opening where the door would come in contact with the dash when closed. That did the trick. Much quieter now.

 

[egxflash]

Shortly after picking mine up from the dealer I had an annoying rattle. I thought it was coming from the center dash and tried installing foam deadening material beneath the center speaker cover. Didn't help. After listening and tapping around, the noise was coming from the glove box. I installed a foam strip on the inside of the glove box at the top of the opening where the door would come in contact with the dash when closed. That did the trick. Much quieter now.

what kind of foam strip are y'all using?

 

[egxflash]

I have a bunch of rattles now. I have pretty much always had a center dash rattle. I have tried doing the fix at the infotainment and center dash speaker with felt tape, but with no change. Sometimes this one almost sounds like it is overhead at the mirror but I am pretty sure it is actually the center dash.

Are you sure it's not the panel above and in front of the rear view mirror? That's where my rattle is. Mine tends to buzz at certain RPMs though, or if I'm in too high of a gear around 3k rpm. I know it's that because when I hear it I push up on that panel and it goes away. I'm waiting til I install a fitcam to deal with it.

 

[Bandit_TypeR]

what kind of foam strip are y'all using?

Siless Sound Deadener Thermal Shield. Bought a roll off Amazon. Not expensive. Also bought a plastic pry tool set. Also cheap on Amazon. Didn't need the tools for the glove box. Used the tool on the center speaker, but that ended up not being the source of my rattle. So far pretty damn quiet since addressing the glove box. Now I am not sure if I should've bought the Acura Type S dampening module since things are quiet in Comfort suspension setting now. LOL! I haven't installed the Type S module yet. Will keep that in the box for bit.

 

[egxflash]

Siless Sound Deadener Thermal Shield. Bought a roll off Amazon. Not expensive. Also bought a plastic pry tool set. Also cheap on Amazon. Didn't need the tools for the glove box. Used the tool on the center speaker, but that ended up not being the source of my rattle. So far pretty damn quiet since addressing the glove box. Now I am not sure if I should've bought the Acura Type S dampening module since things are quiet in Comfort suspension setting now. LOL! I haven't installed the Type S module yet. Will keep that in the box for bit.

Well, it's there if you have it!

Thanks for the response. There's a handful of creaks/rattles I have in my DE5 to deal with.

 

[Bazgab]

Are you sure it's not the panel above and in front of the rear view mirror? That's where my rattle is. Mine tends to buzz at certain RPMs though, or if I'm in too high of a gear around 3k rpm. I know it's that because when I hear it I push up on that panel and it goes away. I'm waiting til I install a fitcam to deal with it.

I have some sound deadening in that piece already. I think I resolved my primary front rattle the other day. I have a fitcam and was modifying it to use a blendmount for my radar detector. I noticed the front part of the fitcam housing had some play in it, so I placed some foam tape up on the housing and that killed the mirror area vibration I was getting.

 

[Bandit_TypeR]

Yeah the master tech said he took the glove box and applied foam insulation tape to prevent some of the vibration. He also made an adjustment to how the airbag was alignment or positioned. He rode with me and the vibration never came up. It would happen 100% of the time after about 3-4min. We rode around for 30+min as it was at the end of the shift and he was like feel try to take me around as long as you want. Ok off I went....

So doing some tapping I can definitely see the plastic cover over the airbag in the passenger footwell is a rattle culprit as well. It's not that bad in mine. I will watch it, but definitely a likely source of rattle for others. I don't want to mess around near the airbag so will have the dealer look at it if the rattle rises to a level of annoyance. At this time, with the glovebox fix I did, I am happy. Much quieter.

 

[Acropora]

Shortly after picking mine up from the dealer I had an annoying rattle. I thought it was coming from the center dash and tried installing foam deadening material beneath the center speaker cover. Didn't help. After listening and tapping around, the noise was coming from the glove box. I installed a foam strip on the inside of the glove box at the top of the opening where the door would come in contact with the dash when closed. That did the trick. Much quieter now.

Can you post a picture for reference?

 

[Bandit_TypeR]

I will try to post a pic this weekend.

 

[Bandit_TypeR]

I will try to post a pic this weekend.

Under the glovebox there is a cover I think for the airbag. It rattles when I tap against it. On the right side of that panel there is a white clip holding the panel tightly in place. On the left side no white clip and the panel moves.

Can anyone take a look at that panel and let me know if they have one or two white clips holding that panel in place under the glove box?

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