Chestnut85
03-02-2008, 02:42 AM
hello all
I just bought my 2005 grand am gt three weeks ago, and I really love it. It's only got 29,000 miles on it. However, whoever had the car before me must have driven on washboard dirt roads a lot because there's dirt all over everything and there's a really annoying rattle in the dash.
It's a high pitched, almost ticking sound coming from the instrument cluster area. Turning the steering wheel seems to have an effect on it, but it happens over bumps too...most bumps actually. It's a tinny (as in tin) or hard thin cheap plastic sound. All the other subtle rattles don't even bother me...it's just that one and it's so annoying.
I took the instrument cluster out and drove it around and I couldn't find it. You can only go so far in that part of the dash. I got all the way back to the ac duct and still couldn't find it.
like I said, its a very specific sound---tin or hard cheap plastic rubbing against something. Turning the wheel effects it. Basically all bumps effect it...but it seems like the hotter it gets in the car, the more it rattles. When it's cold in the morning, it doesn't make a sound. doesn't make sense!
I turn the radio up and I can still hear it!
So if any of you know what's in that part of the dash that could be making that sound, please let me know.
thank you so much
I just bought my 2005 grand am gt three weeks ago, and I really love it. It's only got 29,000 miles on it. However, whoever had the car before me must have driven on washboard dirt roads a lot because there's dirt all over everything and there's a really annoying rattle in the dash.
It's a high pitched, almost ticking sound coming from the instrument cluster area. Turning the steering wheel seems to have an effect on it, but it happens over bumps too...most bumps actually. It's a tinny (as in tin) or hard thin cheap plastic sound. All the other subtle rattles don't even bother me...it's just that one and it's so annoying.
I took the instrument cluster out and drove it around and I couldn't find it. You can only go so far in that part of the dash. I got all the way back to the ac duct and still couldn't find it.
like I said, its a very specific sound---tin or hard cheap plastic rubbing against something. Turning the wheel effects it. Basically all bumps effect it...but it seems like the hotter it gets in the car, the more it rattles. When it's cold in the morning, it doesn't make a sound. doesn't make sense!
I turn the radio up and I can still hear it!
So if any of you know what's in that part of the dash that could be making that sound, please let me know.
thank you so much