Honda Car Forum

What started off as a minor annoyance seems to be getting worse. The whole
top of
the dash now rattles very loudly when the car is cold. If I put my hand on
the top of the
dash, the rattling almost stops. Has anyone ever had this problem and had
it fixed? I think
this friday I will take the car in for the repair.
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Rob

I believe I've seen reference to this on this forum, as well as at
clubrsx.com (had it happen to me at once). I would consider living with
it until the weather gets warmer, that should solve the problem.

If not, do you really want some dim-wit at the dealership taking apart
your entire dash? I personally don't.

In article <101p0tis6vfag45@corp.supernews.com>,
"Rob G" <lost.in.the.zone@sasktel.net> wrote:

> What started off as a minor annoyance seems to be getting worse. The whole
> top of
> the dash now rattles very loudly when the car is cold. If I put my hand on
> the top of the
> dash, the rattling almost stops. Has anyone ever had this problem and had
> it fixed? I think
> this friday I will take the car in for the repair.

That's just it, you hit the nail on the head. I don't want them screwing
with my dash and
making it worse or creating another problem. When I had my oil changed last
summer, they
had the 'new kid' do it and my car was dripping oil in two spots. They said
that he did not
cover the frame and oil spilled onto it (he never cleaned it up).

Many people do not realize that if a dealership damages your car, that is
not a warranty
issue and the manufacturer will probably not help you. Nor will another
dealership if you go elsewhere.
I learned this the hard way getting warranty work done on the pontiac cars I
had. Whether it
was warranty work or an oil change they showed a general lack of care
working on the car.
Half the time I had to followup because they screwed something up.

Anyhow, the dash rattle is REALLY BAD which is why I am considering taking
it in. I am going to
tell them explicitly that if they cannot fix the problem without damaging
the car, not to do the
work.
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Rob

"DJH" <upyoursspam@cox.net> wrote in message
news:upyoursspam-96C35A.10350501022004@news.east.cox.net...
> I believe I've seen reference to this on this forum, as well as at
> clubrsx.com (had it happen to me at once). I would consider living with
> it until the weather gets warmer, that should solve the problem.
>
> If not, do you really want some dim-wit at the dealership taking apart
> your entire dash? I personally don't.
>
> In article <101p0tis6vfag45@corp.supernews.com>,
> "Rob G" <lost.in.the.zone@sasktel.net> wrote:
>
> > What started off as a minor annoyance seems to be getting worse. The
whole
> > top of
> > the dash now rattles very loudly when the car is cold. If I put my hand
on
> > the top of the
> > dash, the rattling almost stops. Has anyone ever had this problem and
had
> > it fixed? I think
> > this friday I will take the car in for the repair.

"Rob G" <lost.in.the.zone@sasktel.net> wrote in
news:101p0tis6vfag45@corp.supernews.com:

> What started off as a minor annoyance seems to be getting worse. The
> whole
> top of
> the dash now rattles very loudly when the car is cold. If I put my
> hand on the top of the
> dash, the rattling almost stops. Has anyone ever had this problem and
> had it fixed? I think
> this friday I will take the car in for the repair.

My RSX did this when it was really cold...take the other person's
advice...wait until it warms up before you take it in.

I had a bad dash rattle on my '03 RSX, I took it to the local Acura Dealer
and the Service Manager used a rubber seal on the edge between the
windscreen & dash and since then I have not had 1 dash rattle.. They did a
great job for me..! Avoid stripping the dash if you possibly can, this may
lead to more problems than you have now..!

"Rob G" <lost.in.the.zone@sasktel.net> wrote in message
news:101p0tis6vfag45@corp.supernews.com...
> What started off as a minor annoyance seems to be getting worse. The
whole
> top of
> the dash now rattles very loudly when the car is cold. If I put my hand
on
> the top of the
> dash, the rattling almost stops. Has anyone ever had this problem and had
> it fixed? I think
> this friday I will take the car in for the repair.
> --
>
>
> Rob
>
>

Thanks for the tip. I am going to ask them how they will repair it first
when I drop it off there tomorrow.

--


Rob

"Ryeker" <riscarle@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:W8EUb.409894$X%5.232490@pd7tw2no...
> I had a bad dash rattle on my '03 RSX, I took it to the local Acura Dealer
> and the Service Manager used a rubber seal on the edge between the
> windscreen & dash and since then I have not had 1 dash rattle.. They did a
> great job for me..! Avoid stripping the dash if you possibly can, this may
> lead to more problems than you have now..!
>
> "Rob G" <lost.in.the.zone@sasktel.net> wrote in message
> news:101p0tis6vfag45@corp.supernews.com...
> > What started off as a minor annoyance seems to be getting worse. The
> whole
> > top of
> > the dash now rattles very loudly when the car is cold. If I put my hand
> on
> > the top of the
> > dash, the rattling almost stops. Has anyone ever had this problem and
had
> > it fixed? I think
> > this friday I will take the car in for the repair.
> > --
> >
> >
> > Rob
> >
> >
>
>

I had the rattle repaired today and they did not remove the dash. All they
did was stuff
some foam insulation between the bottom edge of the windshield and the dash.
This seems
to do the trick and I'm sure anyone could do it without having a dealership
visit involved.

--


Rob

"Rob G" <lost.in.the.zone@sasktel.net> wrote in message
news:1026edf7je3fk71@corp.supernews.com...
> Thanks for the tip. I am going to ask them how they will repair it first
> when I drop it off there tomorrow.
>
> --
>
>
> Rob
>
> "Ryeker" <riscarle@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> news:W8EUb.409894$X%5.232490@pd7tw2no...
> > I had a bad dash rattle on my '03 RSX, I took it to the local Acura
Dealer
> > and the Service Manager used a rubber seal on the edge between the
> > windscreen & dash and since then I have not had 1 dash rattle.. They did
a
> > great job for me..! Avoid stripping the dash if you possibly can, this
may
> > lead to more problems than you have now..!
> >
> > "Rob G" <lost.in.the.zone@sasktel.net> wrote in message
> > news:101p0tis6vfag45@corp.supernews.com...
> > > What started off as a minor annoyance seems to be getting worse. The
> > whole
> > > top of
> > > the dash now rattles very loudly when the car is cold. If I put my
hand
> > on
> > > the top of the
> > > dash, the rattling almost stops. Has anyone ever had this problem and
> had
> > > it fixed? I think
> > > this friday I will take the car in for the repair.
> > > --
> > >
> > >
> > > Rob
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>