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Old Apr 18, 2016 | 08:16 AM
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My 2011 jku 4 door has a lot of rattling behind the dash board. If I'm on a rough road it gets super annoying. Anyone else have this problem or know what is causing it?
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Old Apr 18, 2016 | 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Tim215
My 2011 jku 4 door has a lot of rattling behind the dash board. If I'm on a rough road it gets super annoying. Anyone else have this problem or know what is causing it?
I'm sorry, but I'm not going to have a good answer for you. But it's funny that just today I was thinking as I was driving my Jeep how free the interior is from rattles, squeaks, etc. I figure with what my Jeep has been through during its 181,000 miles of life it should have its share. But there aren't any. Funny thing is (sorry, here's where I don't help) a few years ago I had a pretty bad "thunk" in the dash area. For the life of me I could not find it. And on the washboard roads I frequent it was really annoying--distressing, even. So one day I was working under the dash and I reached up to move some wires and, kaplop, out fell a Snap-On stubby screwdriver. That was what was making the noise. I own mostly Craftsman tools, but have a friend who does use mostly Snap-On and since he has a lift sometimes use his shop to work on the Jeep. But he wasn't missing his screwdriver. So go figure. But, my thunk is gone.
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Old Apr 18, 2016 | 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Tim215
My 2011 jku 4 door has a lot of rattling behind the dash board. If I'm on a rough road it gets super annoying. Anyone else have this problem or know what is causing it?
I had a "rattle" in my dash but i could not tell where exactly. I took the glove box out and there were to steel hoses (ac) and they were silly close to each other so I put a small piece of rubber hose between them and the "rattle" hasn't come back since. Hope this helps!
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Old Apr 18, 2016 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by patrickmccabe
I had a "rattle" in my dash but i could not tell where exactly. I took the glove box out and there were to steel hoses (ac) and they were silly close to each other so I put a small piece of rubber hose between them and the "rattle" hasn't come back since. Hope this helps!
thanks man I'll check this out!
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Old Apr 18, 2016 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark Doiron
I'm sorry, but I'm not going to have a good answer for you. But it's funny that just today I was thinking as I was driving my Jeep how free the interior is from rattles, squeaks, etc. I figure with what my Jeep has been through during its 181,000 miles of life it should have its share. But there aren't any. Funny thing is (sorry, here's where I don't help) a few years ago I had a pretty bad "thunk" in the dash area. For the life of me I could not find it. And on the washboard roads I frequent it was really annoying--distressing, even. So one day I was working under the dash and I reached up to move some wires and, kaplop, out fell a Snap-On stubby screwdriver. That was what was making the noise. I own mostly Craftsman tools, but have a friend who does use mostly Snap-On and since he has a lift sometimes use his shop to work on the Jeep. But he wasn't missing his screwdriver. So go figure. But, my thunk is gone.
Thanks man. You never know this might be my answer I'll check it out.
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