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anyone had any rattles behind glovebox area/ high dash area??

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#1 ·
driving today around 40mph here a rattle behind top glove box maybe blower area... but cant pin point it and rattle is there with blower turned off so dont think its that .. any ideas?
 
#2 ·
A little more information would be helpful...does it occur only at 40mph, can we rule out road conditions, does it sound like its mechanical or intermittent...
 
#3 ·
lol sorry .. its around 25-45 only when driving any road.. ( so far today ) never heard it before today .. radio off and blower off can hear it .. somewhere between the two glove boxes.. yard guys were near vehicle today so maybe something got blown in the car from the front wiper motor area.. but cant see anything .. blower looks fine and so does cabin air filter.. so i dont know.. if i cant find it by end of week this car is gone ..
only have 6k miles on it .
 
#5 ·
Although this is probably not the case here, some sounds are hard to isolate for exact location. My driver-side sunshade (above) wasn't totally attached and the vibes it gave off -- and the "noise location" -- was frustrating. Sounded like it was coming from behind the radio. Anyway........
 
#15 ·
Every car is these days. :facepalm:

I am really digging the mazdaspeed 3 though
If you can get past one of the ugliest front ends on a car, IMO of course & many others. :lol:

could be a loose screw or a washer somewhere...I was gonna say loose change like I hear on mine but I rule that out for yours lol...
The lower glove box is very easy to remove, take a look & see if something is obvious. You could also have someone sit in the passenger seat & listen to better locate the sound.

Every car forum has people complaining of rattles, you just always hope that you get a decently quiet car without rattles but most can be located & fixed. :thumbsup:
 
#13 ·
could be a loose screw or a washer somewhere...I was gonna say loose change like I hear on mine but I rule that out for yours lol...
 
#21 ·
I can afford to buy a Lexus or any Toyota but I still bought a Corolla & I love it! No need to waste more money when my car handles great & has more room in it than the IS250/350 that I test drove. :thumbsup: And to me the lines of the 2 cars are very similar. :D
 
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