Anyone else get rattles from the instrument panel/steering column?
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Anyone else get rattles from the instrument panel/steering column?
I had to go through L.A. yesterday and the 5 freeway sucks. I had been driving my car around on smooth Orange County roads up till then and was quite annoyed with the rid to say the least on the 5 freeway. But anyways, I noticed that after a while of bumping and thudding over potholes that I started to hear this rattle/shudder from either the steering column or the instrumnent cluster/panel. I tried dampening both the turn signal and wiper blade stalks to see if it was them that were shuddering but it wasn't. It was a very light shudder but it got annoying after riding on that road to hell for over an hour.
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Really? I never hear a rattle. Maybe I should turn down the music (103.5 The Beat). lol Seriously I do not get much or rattle and my 8 is an 04. I do go to the dealer every week and make sure everything is good.
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No rattles, was worried when they pulled everything to replace the fire wall - but job well done and no rattles - Since the car runs almost daily up and down a mile and a half of pot holes, dirt, and rock, if it could shake loose, it would - Car is 05 and runs like silk!
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Did rattle change with car speed - some parts of 5 have ridges especially in the inner lanes where big trucks go - at 60-65 mph these can be a pain!
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1935 lbs. FTW!
Mine rattles on choppy pavement, I located the noise and it's between the door and dash in the upper corner. If I jam my finger in there it goes away, still waiting to find some time to go take it in to get it fixed.
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the problems with my rattles is I can't duplicate them consistently. They come and go so it'll be hard for me to get a dealer to fix them if I can't duplicate it for them.
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Here is a "TSB" about what some of you are talking about.....what do you guys think??
http://www.finishlineperformance.com...23-06-1596.pdf
http://www.finishlineperformance.com...23-06-1596.pdf
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In the first RX-8 we had,, I had a rattle in the steering wheel.
If you tap your finger on the Air-bag it sounded like a small piece of metal inside.
The dealer checked it out and said it was in the Air-bag.
Before I knew it they came back out and said it was fixed.
They installed a new Air-bag in the steering wheel. All better.
The new RX-8 we have,the left rear door rattles pretty bad over bumps.
They will be looking into that very soon.
If you tap your finger on the Air-bag it sounded like a small piece of metal inside.
The dealer checked it out and said it was in the Air-bag.
Before I knew it they came back out and said it was fixed.
They installed a new Air-bag in the steering wheel. All better.
The new RX-8 we have,the left rear door rattles pretty bad over bumps.
They will be looking into that very soon.
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