Dash Rattle

[Panda Phil]

Hi guys,

I`ve done a quick search through old posts, but not found any answers....

I`ve got a T plate is200 which has just developed a rattle behind the passenger side of the dash. It sounds like the indicator is on, but randomly...??

Any one got any ideas?

Thanks

Phil

[Steviewevie]

Whereabouts from the passenger side, can you tell ? Is it coming from the footwell on the side (could be a sticking relay in the fuse box), or behind the glove box ? So is it more of a specific clicking on/off rather than just a random rattle ?

[Panda Phil]

From behind the glovebox, and yes it sounds like a relay clicking on and off but very randomly....

[Asi]

hmm i wonder what that is. any idea Stevie

[DFGeneer]

The air conditioner on mine is doing similar thing. When it has to mix the cold and warm streams, it starts clicking. If I set temperature way too high or way too low, it stops.

Haven't really found a solution to that yet.

[Steviewevie]

Does the a/c stuff work ok when you try and change the direction of where the air is coming out ? It might be one of the motors that is used for this, e.g. there's one that sends the air either up/middle/down, and another one that is used to switch between fresh air and cabin air when you press the recirculate button, plus a third that mixes the hot/cold air. They're just to the right of the glovebox, behind the instrument panel. Might be one of those that is sticking ?

The blower motor (big fan etc) is right behind the glove box, you could always pop out the glove box (squeeze in the sides and it drops down, spilling its contents on the floor) to see if that gives you a better chance of hearing exactly where the noise is coming from. If it only happens when you're driving, take along a passenger and get them to try and help pinpoint the source.

[Steviewevie]

The air conditioner on mine is doing similar thing. When it has to mix the cold and warm streams, it starts clicking. If I set temperature way too high or way too low, it stops.

Haven't really found a solution to that yet.

That sounds like a problem the air mix servo motor. See here for a troubleshooting guide for that, sounds like it might be not working properly. That one is not too hard to get too, it's behind the glove box, to the right.

[DFGeneer]

That sounds like a problem the air mix servo motor. See here for a troubleshooting guide for that, sounds like it might be not working properly. That one is not too hard to get too, it's behind the glove box, to the right.

Thanks, mate!

I'll have a look on that.