bsims_01 Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 I was wondering if anyone out there has experienced a rattle in the dash of their ls460?? And if so, what was done to fix it. A couple of weeks ago, I noticed a pronounced rattle in the dash in the vicinity of the defrost vents. It sounds as though something has come loose in that area. If I press firmly on the dash in front of the defrost vents, the rattle stops. Curiously, the rattle largely dissappears when the car has been sitting in the sun for a while. Obviously, something in there is expanding in the heat. I had a service appointment scheduled earlier this week but cancelled because I am nervous about a service tech tearing into the dash of my brand new car. I was thinking of trying to fix the problem myself by wedging some foam below the dash next to the defrost vents. If that doesn't work, I guess I'll have the dealership look at it when the car goes in for its first service. Any thoughts?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce A. Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 I also have a dashboard rattle and it seems to be getting worse. Every time I go over a bump in the road, the dash rattles. At first it was just the drivers side, now the passenger's side seems to be doing it as well. Has Lexus recognized this issue and if so, what are they doing about it? Thanks. I was wondering if anyone out there has experienced a rattle in the dash of their ls460?? And if so, what was done to fix it.A couple of weeks ago, I noticed a pronounced rattle in the dash in the vicinity of the defrost vents. It sounds as though something has come loose in that area. If I press firmly on the dash in front of the defrost vents, the rattle stops. Curiously, the rattle largely dissappears when the car has been sitting in the sun for a while. Obviously, something in there is expanding in the heat. I had a service appointment scheduled earlier this week but cancelled because I am nervous about a service tech tearing into the dash of my brand new car. I was thinking of trying to fix the problem myself by wedging some foam below the dash next to the defrost vents. If that doesn't work, I guess I'll have the dealership look at it when the car goes in for its first service. Any thoughts?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsims_01 Posted November 15, 2007 Author Share Posted November 15, 2007 I also have a dashboard rattle and it seems to be getting worse. Every time I go over a bump in the road, the dash rattles. At first it was just the drivers side, now the passenger's side seems to be doing it as well. Has Lexus recognized this issue and if so, what are they doing about it? Thanks.I was wondering if anyone out there has experienced a rattle in the dash of their ls460?? And if so, what was done to fix it.A couple of weeks ago, I noticed a pronounced rattle in the dash in the vicinity of the defrost vents. It sounds as though something has come loose in that area. If I press firmly on the dash in front of the defrost vents, the rattle stops. Curiously, the rattle largely dissappears when the car has been sitting in the sun for a while. Obviously, something in there is expanding in the heat. I had a service appointment scheduled earlier this week but cancelled because I am nervous about a service tech tearing into the dash of my brand new car. I was thinking of trying to fix the problem myself by wedging some foam below the dash next to the defrost vents. If that doesn't work, I guess I'll have the dealership look at it when the car goes in for its first service. Any thoughts?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsims_01 Posted November 15, 2007 Author Share Posted November 15, 2007 I also have a dashboard rattle and it seems to be getting worse. Every time I go over a bump in the road, the dash rattles. At first it was just the drivers side, now the passenger's side seems to be doing it as well. Has Lexus recognized this issue and if so, what are they doing about it? Thanks.I was wondering if anyone out there has experienced a rattle in the dash of their ls460?? And if so, what was done to fix it.A couple of weeks ago, I noticed a pronounced rattle in the dash in the vicinity of the defrost vents. It sounds as though something has come loose in that area. If I press firmly on the dash in front of the defrost vents, the rattle stops. Curiously, the rattle largely dissappears when the car has been sitting in the sun for a while. Obviously, something in there is expanding in the heat. I had a service appointment scheduled earlier this week but cancelled because I am nervous about a service tech tearing into the dash of my brand new car. I was thinking of trying to fix the problem myself by wedging some foam below the dash next to the defrost vents. If that doesn't work, I guess I'll have the dealership look at it when the car goes in for its first service. Any thoughts?? Lexus issued a TSB for this problem a couple of months ago. The number is TSB NV011-07. The repair is to install some new cowl clips in the front of the dash. I had mine done a few weeks a go and it's covered under warranty. What a difference!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90LS400Lexus Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Good to hear its an easy fix. I think a rattle on a $50K+ car is totally unacceptable and no one should have to wedge foam to stop a rattle. You paid alot of money for this car and the quality should be there. I can understand your hesitation though about them tearing into the panel. My old 1990 LS400 had 252K and my 1993 Camry had 215K and both had totally rattle free interiors when I sold them. I know that some of the Toyota Tundras have had some severe dash rattle/squeak issues, especially where the dash meets the windshield and around the radio area. I had heard numerous horror stories from Tundra owners that took their Tundras in to the dealers, only to have even more rattles afterward, as nothing seems to go back correctly. Luckily, my old 2000 Toyota Tundra was still 100% squeak and rattle free, even at 108K, but I had test driven a 2001 Tundra with an annoying rattle.. heck, even a NEW 06' I tested last summer had a squeak somewhere that kept me from buying it and it had 40 miles on the odometer. On the dash rattle near the glass, the dealers would wedge a rod shaped piece of foam between the glass and window, which I think is unacceptable and corner cutting. Seems like squeak and rattle problems are becoming more and more common on NEW cars as the years go by. Car makers seem to be going down on quality in these areas and its not just Japanese cars.. its all of them.. American and German. <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomWoodLexus Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 I do alot of dash rattles. It involves taking out the dash and applying felt to anything that touches anything! Wanna see what an ES lloks like when I did the TSB on it? Your car will look like this when the dealer fixes it! Scared? You shouldn't be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccds Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 I had the rattle and Lexus Dealer did a great job of fixing it :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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