Interior rattles

[RXBoost]

I've got rattles in 3 locations inside my truck, and am wondering if they are common rattles or mostly unique to me?

1. At the base of the A pillar on the drivers side. Somewhere near the speaker grille. I can't pinpoint it and it feels like the wiper is attached solidly.
2. Wind noise on the latch side of the passenger front door. I think that the weatherstrip has a small gap in it causing the wind noise - is it possible to purchase just the vertical weatherstrip?
3. It seems like I am getting rattling out of my rear sliding window. If, when I hear it, I open the window slightly the noise goes away.

 

[Chris1911]

I am on my third Ram (second 2500) and they have all been pretty tight. No rattling problems. And i am very sensitive to things like that. I hate rattles.

My current truck does have a mild case of the cab mount rattle, but that's a different issue.

 

[Rockcrawlindude]

Two that I have found that were driving me nuts. Hopefully helps you.

1: driver side wiper. Sounded like a squeak in the dash, was actually the wiper mech. I was able to replicate the squeak i was hearing by pushing on the wiper as if it were vibrating. There is a (neoprene?) boot that covers the wiper shaft, I used silicone lubricant (tried others but that’s all that worked) and lubed that shaft up. Squeak fixed.

2: driver door window switch. Was loosey goosey and rattling over every bump in the road or every bass note through the speakers. I have shoved a business card under it for now to snug it up, I need to pull the door panel to perm fix it.

 

[RXBoost]

Two that I have found that were driving me nuts. Hopefully helps you.

1: driver side wiper. Sounded like a squeak in the dash, was actually the wiper mech. I was able to replicate the squeak i was hearing by pushing on the wiper as if it were vibrating. There is a (neoprene?) boot that covers the wiper shaft, I used silicone lubricant (tried others but that’s all that worked) and lubed that shaft up. Squeak fixed.

2: driver door window switch. Was loosey goosey and rattling over every bump in the road or every bass note through the speakers. I have shoved a business card under it for now to snug it up, I need to pull the door panel to perm fix it.

Did the wiper rattle sound like it was just right of the front left dash speaker? I suppose that lines up with the wiper pretty well actually. It doesnt matter what speed I am going, even at a crawl, but as long as I am moving I get that rattle. Did yours depend upon speed?

I spent probably 2 hours yesterday trying to do things with the dash and came up with nothing.

I also wrapped the water line for the window washers in foam because I thought they were hitting the hood and that fixed nothing.

 

[Fishnerd]

Cab noises (rattles,squeaks,creaks) bother me to no end, my wife just tells me to just turn up the radio but i can never let it go haha. I found the best cure for noises is adhesive foam sheets. I can cut them to size and sandwich them between panels and tight spaces, and being adhesive backed they stay in place. I get them from arts and crafts stores for less than a $1 a sheet. Recently used it for the 12in screen (wedged a small piece between the housing and the dash to get rid of a creak since the tolerance was super tight).

 

[RXBoost]

Cab noises (rattles,squeaks,creaks) bother me to no end, my wife just tells me to just turn up the radio but i can never let it go haha. I found the best cure for noises is adhesive foam sheets. I can cut them to size and sandwich them between panels and tight spaces, and being adhesive backed they stay in place. I get them from arts and crafts stores for less than a $1 a sheet. Recently used it for the 12in screen (wedged a small piece between the housing and the dash to get rid of a creak since the tolerance was super tight).

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I have tried using stuff like that in the past and it works great - but for the dash rattle I can't locate exactly where it is in order to put some foam. I tried a strip of foam backer rod between the windshield and dash and that wasnt it either. I will revisit the driver side wiper possibly being the culprit, its just weird to me that I get the rattle no matter what speed I am going.

 

[Rockcrawlindude]

Did the wiper rattle sound like it was just right of the front left dash speaker? I suppose that lines up with the wiper pretty well actually. It doesnt matter what speed I am going, even at a crawl, but as long as I am moving I get that rattle. Did yours depend upon speed?

I spent probably 2 hours yesterday trying to do things with the dash and came up with nothing.

I also wrapped the water line for the window washers in foam because I thought they were hitting the hood and that fixed nothing.

Yea it sounded like a driver side dash squeak. I was able to replicate and therefore eliminate the noise by wiggling/ pushing down on the wiper shaft. I lubed it first with wd40 that lasted about 3 days. Silicone spray has been 6 months strong, at least, so far.

 

[RXBoost]

Yea it sounded like a driver side dash squeak. I was able to replicate and therefore eliminate the noise by wiggling/ pushing down on the wiper shaft. I lubed it first with wd40 that lasted about 3 days. Silicone spray has been 6 months strong, at least, so far.

Did you put the silicone on top of the "shaft"? I sprayed some there and where it meets the rubber boot. I guess I am not sure exactly what it is lubricating though.

I also noticed that the windshield spacer in this location had some glue that had deteriorated. Im not sure what to do about that, if anything.

If I knew how, I would probably remove the wiper arms, take the cowl off, and double check everything, since its pretty hard to do without the cowl removed.

 

[Rockcrawlindude]

Does your wiper squeak? There is also a TSB on loose wipers. That’s why I checked mine.

But to answer, I sprayed under that boot. The boot/skirt is only slightly larger circumference than the hole in the cowl. You can get a spray straw under it

 

[12_cummins]

Cab noises (rattles,squeaks,creaks) bother me to no end, my wife just tells me to just turn up the radio but i can never let it go haha. I found the best cure for noises is adhesive foam sheets. I can cut them to size and sandwich them between panels and tight spaces, and being adhesive backed they stay in place. I get them from arts and crafts stores for less than a $1 a sheet. Recently used it for the 12in screen (wedged a small piece between the housing and the dash to get rid of a creak since the tolerance was super tight).

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I too tend to hear every little noise and it drives me nuts! My '21 Laramie with full center console has started making noise in the console somewhere. I cannot figure out if it is the cup holder assembly, the console itself, or where to console meets the dash. I may have to get some of these foam pads and see if I can eliminate the noises.

 

[Much2fast]

I too tend to hear every little noise and it drives me nuts! My '21 Laramie with full center console has started making noise in the console somewhere. I cannot figure out if it is the cup holder assembly, the console itself, or where to console meets the dash. I may have to get some of these foam pads and see if I can eliminate the noises.

Yes my 21 Limited center console is making some rattling noises when hitting bumps, drives me crazy. Have not been able to pinpoint it yet.

 

[Fishnerd]

I too tend to hear every little noise and it drives me nuts! My '21 Laramie with full center console has started making noise in the console somewhere. I cannot figure out if it is the cup holder assembly, the console itself, or where to console meets the dash. I may have to get some of these foam pads and see if I can eliminate the noises.

When the noise happens try pushing on the bezel area circled below, thats where i found my noise.

 

[joelp]

Old thread, but has anyone experienced a ticking or cracking sound on their dash? i have 19 laramie and it sounds like that center HK speaker is moving ever so slightly somehow to create a ticking or cracking noise as i go over small bumps. has always been there, but it's starting to really bother me. the craft foam is a good idea, just not sure if theres any solution that's speaker specific.

 

[opfire]

When the noise happens try pushing on the bezel area circled below, thats where i found my noise.
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How did you fix?
Seams the bevel surround squeak like crazy, but when I apply pressure to the top seams to stop. Lots of flex in the plastic.
Drives me nuts.

 

[Fishnerd]

How did you fix?
Seams the bevel surround squeak like crazy, but when I apply pressure to the top seams to stop. Lots of flex in the plastic.
Drives me nuts.

I pulled the bezel and i cut up some self adhesive foam sheets into small strips and put behind it where it meets the dash. If you scroll up to my post #5 you can see the foam i used.

 

[Chrisr813]

When the noise happens try pushing on the bezel area circled below, thats where i found my noise.
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Fishnerd, thanks for the post. I have the same rattle. Did you remove the entire screen set up or just the thin black bezel that goes around screen. I want to just pull the black bezel but I don’t know if it’s removable. My luck I’ll break it and have to buy a new uconnect, lol. Thanks!

 

[Fishnerd]

Fishnerd, thanks for the post. I have the same rattle. Did you remove the entire screen set up or just the thin black bezel that goes around screen. I want to just pull the black bezel but I don’t know if it’s removable. My luck I’ll break it and have to buy a new uconnect, lol. Thanks!

I pulled the whole thing, but i was installing something else so i had to anyways. Here is a good vid on disassembly:

 

[Chrisr813]

I appreciate the info. Thanks!

 

[Fishnerd]

I appreciate the info. Thanks!

No prob this is where i applied the foam tape , small piece on the edge and the female section where the clip pops into.

 

[Rockcrawlindude]

Thanks. My whole dash needs to be foam taped