Rattles

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He/She can't only 4 posts so far need more posts to qualify.

 

Seems Latin?

 

Just a question. Does the passenger side rattle even if not playing music or no rattle exists (left and/or right side) when the speakers are off?

 

I asked because on my Prime the passenger side had a rather annoying rattle (but not the driver's side) even with no music playing. The issue was a piece of plastic underneath the dash side panel that was coming into contact with the steel frame underneath it. Putting some foam between the two solved the issue. Could it be that yours is behaving similarly but the effect gets exacerbated when the speakers are on? Just my $0.02...

 

check the latch... mine came shipped minus a bolt. brought it back to the dealer, they put the missing bolt on and the rattle went away.

kind of scary really thinking that the bolt was missing. thank god for the nader pin!

 

This same thing happened to me. I had a rattle under the center of the dash, seemingly from behind the big screen. I told them about it at my 15k service and they took off the dash and put some insulation in there to get rid of the noise. My dad has the same car and they needed to do the same thing to it. something about a loose piece in the XM radio antenna. So all is good and silent now. Now if they could just figure out why my Bluetooth cuts off every 7minutes and 50 seconds.

 

I have this rattle on the left side of the driver seat. It groans whenever I go over bumps, but I know it’s not related to the suspension as I can push on the car and don’t hear anything. Has anyone encountered something similar to this?

I’ve had my dash rattle fixed, but it’s back so that’ll be another thing for Toyota to deal with during the 10k service. This car sure has a lot of rattles. I guess that’s what happens when you buy the first generation.

 

Yes. The dealer found a rattle in the sirius radio antenna housing. My son has the same rattle in his Prime.

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Not sure if this is consider a rattle, but technically it is..
When I have the music on, songs specifically with bass in it would rattle my passenger side B pillar (selt belt area). It's pretty annoying and can get louder than the music i currently have on.. which sucks.

 

Hummm, I just started to notice very faint ticking rattle noise in the dash. My Prime Premium is now 14 month old with 18K miles on it, but it did not have this noise before. It is not loud at all, but now I noticed it, it is hard to ignore. It only sounds when car is in motion but not always. It comes and goes at any speed. I don't see any loose piece from outside. Maybe "a loose piece in the XM radio antenna" mentioned here.

I will mention abou this rattle when I take my car to a dealer for the Rust on rear hatch handle | PriusChat .

 

I am currently at a dealership for rattle in the dash problem. They said it will take 3-4 hours to just take off the dash and look inside.

I will report what they find out.

 

They have to remove the whole dash???

I thought there were a couple of Technical Service Bulletins that the dealers can look up, and do a simple fix from under the dash. Maybe that was for the Gen4 non-Prime.

 

If there is easier way, then they sure DO NOT know about it. Hey, I am at TOYOTA dealer and it's PRIME they are servicing. LOL... It's been 3 hours already. No words yet.

 

Sorry to hear that. I've seen lots of threads about rattles in the Prime, and non-Prime Gen4. That's very disappointing. Right from the get-go, owners are hearing rattles. It's not like these cars are 10 years old! I've had 3 recalls on my 2016, and 2 or 3 technical service bulletins to fix things. Ridiculous. Makes me question the Toyota build quality these days.

 

So they DID replace speakers under warranty?
Hmm...what did they think were wrong with the original ones? I mean usually speakers work or don't work. Strange they would replace the speakers, THEN blame you for your bass settings.

I kind of feel if you are dealing with the OEM sound system and OEM speakers, then they should not cause rattles. The vehicle should be designed to handle the equipment in it.
I also kind of feel that if the speakers are causing enough vibration to create a rattle, a good installer SHOULD be able to track that down, and stop the rattle.

And finally and most unpopular....How high do you have your bass set?

I'm the grumpy old guy that get's behind the "kid" who has a sound system seemingly designed to be registered by the International Seismic Institute, and wonders..Why?

You might be able to fix this by turning down you bass, and seeking out some music by a duo called " The Carpenters ".