Riding down the road, no music, i hear the constant rattle of some object in the dash. its up high in the dash where the vents are next to the windows...... now could i get to this rattle possibly by taking that vent off the top and looking in with mirrors or something? or do i need to take it to toyota, we tried having the problem fixed when we bought it but they said once we bought the truck the warranty was up. i dont understand it, i wasnt their when the deal went down, but it is... what to do?

 

ive got one on the passenger side somewhere i was gonna try to find today..

first suspect is the power cable to the power ant. motor i disconnected..

 

I had this same rattle in my 98 Tacoma. I simply pushed (pretty hard) on the upper left corner of the dash, which effectively snapped something into place (I could hear it). Rattle was gone after that.

Just an idea.

 

i had this rattle begin when it got cold. I really thought it was in the dash!! I read up on those tsb's and what i did was get some of that foam strip about 1/4inch thick and the length of the winshield (i can get the right measurements later) and stuffed it in between the glass and the dash. Also i put 3 small weather stripping pieces bewteen my hood and in-cab air intake cowl. Rattle gone!!!

 

i got the same prob soumds like a bolt or marble in the dash. it frustrates the hell outa me i dont even wanto drive it some times!!!!!

 

If you remove the instrument cluster you will notice a plastic clip on the upper left that attaches the upper dash trim to the under structure. That clip seems to wear and not hold the trim snug. With a piece of wire or nylon tie wrap secure the dash trim to the firewall area with enough pressure to stop any movement. There will be a few tabs and holes in both areas, plenty of attachment choices.

 

Welcome to the club sir, it all rattles now.

 

mine does this to on the driver side. the dash top is not connected correctly any more I think something is broken in my case...plastic

 

turn up the radio

 

thats what i do but u can allways hear somthing that pisses you off maby take a sleg to it haha no i couldent do that to my baby