rattles (front of steering wheel)

[Toyotech]

Originally Posted by static808

if the insulation kit doesnt work, are you then allowed to replace parts inside of the panels?? just curious since my sienna has a rattle in the drivers seatbelt area, has the insulation kit installed, and STILL rattles in cold weather conditions (early morning, late night driving). i've got a case number going with toyota corporate, and a case manager is supposed to call by tomorrow letting me know my next options (the vans been in 3 times already for this, and all attempts have failed). its a shame since we absolutely LOVE this van, aside from the fact that every now and then it sounds like a small geiger counter is going off behind my left ear...

--B

there is nothing to replace behind it. on the sienna b-pillar you have 2 10mm bolts for the grab handle (most of the time they are the problem on sienna's for rattle problems near your b-pillar)...besides that you have the clip in panel. the seatbelt adjuster is slipped into the pillar panel and its plastic on plastic. the only metal is the top ancor on the adjustor that the seatbelt bolts into. the hum that comes from the b-pillar is sometimes fixed with felting the slide or i have used a very thick grease that comes with a tsb on 4runner sunroofs.

all cars rattle, my corolla does, my gm does, my fords have... how do you think the people feel with ferrari's 6 series bmw's and sl55 amgs that have rattles... all automakers have rattles.

[KSIbucky]

rattling helps you know your cars on

[BMGYaris]

Originally Posted by KSIbucky

rattling helps you know your cars on

that was totally out of place dude. didnt fit the atomosphere of this thread at all.

[static808]

Originally Posted by Toyotech

there is nothing to replace behind it. on the sienna b-pillar you have 2 10mm bolts for the grab handle (most of the time they are the problem on sienna's for rattle problems near your b-pillar)...besides that you have the clip in panel. the seatbelt adjuster is slipped into the pillar panel and its plastic on plastic. the only metal is the top ancor on the adjustor that the seatbelt bolts into. the hum that comes from the b-pillar is sometimes fixed with felting the slide or i have used a very thick grease that comes with a tsb on 4runner sunroofs.

all cars rattle, my corolla does, my gm does, my fords have... how do you think the people feel with ferrari's 6 series bmw's and sl55 amgs that have rattles... all automakers have rattles.

i know that was off-topic (sienna discussion), but thanx for the information! it's really weird how this noise (more of a ticking sound than a rattle actually)only occurs during cold weather conditions and slightly during left-hand turns. i mean, the first time i took it in, the service manager said that the noise definitely does not belong in the vehicle, whether its a $33K van or a $12K yaris. if they cant fix it, i might negotiate for a repurchase, since the noise does become deafening while driving at night, meaning there may be a factory flaw in the overall build of the vehicle. i know, i know, its just a ticking sound. but if its soo small a problem, why cant they fix it?? its like toyota placed a small time bomb behind my left ear, and it's set to go whenever we drive during darkness...

--B

[eco]

I have a sedan,and I only noticed one rattle sofar,it was the speedometer/odometer/tach cover,I put pressure on the cover with my hand,and no more rattles,my arm gets pretty tired though....lol...Na,I just havnt figured out how Im going to fix it.

[spkrman]

i've noticed the same rattle recently... I'll track it down, doesnt reallybother me though.

[vodkalush]

Try shifting into "N" mine rattles whenever I have the radio on low or off ; but found that when i shift into "N" the rattle goes away.

[hasher22]

you can do that or......

Dynamat :)........dynamat fixes everything :) :) :)

[spkrman]

Originally Posted by vodkalush

Try shifting into "N" mine rattles whenever I have the radio on low or off ; but found that when i shift into "N" the rattle goes away.

normally my radio is up to a decent level, so its not a big deal. I imagined with so much plastic there would be some rattling... was said before, just about every car has some kind of rattle.

I find the rattle is only when accelerating, shifting to N isnt really an option at that point lol.

[Katana]

Originally Posted by the_saint

I'd take it in ASAP if it's getting your nuts! That could be really REALLY dangerous

The thing is that it happens rarely...

[static808]

Originally Posted by the_saint

I'd take it in ASAP if it's getting your nuts! That could be really REALLY dangerous

hahaha, i just re-read that post and i dont think people are getting the comedy behind it...HILARIOUS...

--B

[sam07yaris]

i fixed the rattling sound
just take apart the console and its the dash console vibrating against the cluster. what u need to do it take electrical tape and tape it to the cluster's prongs that hold the dash console together. When i did this, the rattling was gone instantly.... I'll post pics up

[eTiMaGo]

I'm lucky, no rattles, even after having the car all torn apart to install the stereo system..

I did have a metallic rattle that worried me for a bit, then I realized it was my various keychains hitting each other. Doh!

[PetersRedYaris]

I am now getting a rattle from the dash up near the windshield on the drivers side. At least I think that's where the noise is coming from. It is NOT coming from the glovebox or gauge cluster. Anyone have a successful fix for this?

[wushumasterku]

i did nothing and it's gone.

could be it's not winter anymore?

[joe keeney]

Maybe bad roads? I don't have any but roads are outstanding down here.

[Lafiro]

Yes it is from the cluster/parts around it, dismantel it and drive, all the noise will be gone. I also noticed this noise depends on temperature.

[kimona]

I've got so many rattles (some come and go) that I've stopped worrying about them.