Stupid Rattle... HELP!

WhiteExpress · Apr 20, 2012

Well, my '11 Ram is already ******* me off with build quality issues.

I have a almost metallic sounding rattle coming from the top of the passenger side. Above where the upper glove box would be. Applying pressure down to the top of the dash quiets it.

Took all this apart, and drove around, sound got worse. Best I can tell it's something INSIDE the airbag. Anyone have any experience removing them?

I'm very hesitant to have the dealer 'find' a squeak, especially after the 'fix' for my squeaky seat (sprayed it was nasty smelling oil)

flyer09 · Apr 20, 2012

I don't have any experience with airbags but I know just how frustrating rattles and squeaks can be.. :banghead:

That sucks..

macmongrel · Apr 20, 2012

flyer09 said:
I don't have any experience with airbags but I know just how frustrating rattles and squeaks can be..

That sucks..

Yeah man I feel bad for you...I also feel bad for that poor little smiley banging his head on the wall...What a life that smiley has

LB3711 · Apr 20, 2012

wow crap thats apart. I can say mines quiet atill even with 21k on it sofar.

quietpeen · Apr 21, 2012

that sucks, and i can sympathize with how annoying that can be. Hey now that its apart might as well upgrade your radio....lol

i have no experience with air bags, but i heard you have to be careful, or you could set them off.

Dhunter6409 · Apr 22, 2012

if you wanna take the airbag out unplug the battery first that will keep it from going off then there should be a clip to unplug it

flyer09 · Apr 23, 2012

macmongrel said:
Yeah man I feel bad for you...I also feel bad for that poor little smiley banging his head on the wall...What a life that smiley has

Haha yeah some of them have pretty bad jobs... Some not so bad! :party52:

WhiteExpress · Apr 23, 2012

Dhunter6409 said:
if you wanna take the airbag out unplug the battery first that will keep it from going off then there should be a clip to unplug it

I thought there was capacitors somewhere in the system, I don't know. I hate rattles and squeaks.

RamFan2 · Apr 23, 2012

I've had to take mine in 3 times already for the same issue. I finally decided to try and find it myself but couldn't figure out how to get the upperglove box out without breaking something. What was your plan of action? I thought about stuffing scraps of foam in there, maybe you have a better idea.

samsquanch · Apr 23, 2012

My 2012 has the same metallic sound coming from the same place. But it is intermittent and only happens when I run up over 3000 rpm.

WhiteExpress · Apr 23, 2012

To remove the upper glove box, remove first the lower. Then about 6" in from center stack directly up, you can see a single 7mm bolt holding the back of the upper glovebox in.

The rest of it should just pull out. (assuming the upper glove box is the same as the 'storage nook' that I have).

That being said, I haven't a clue how to fix this one. I wanted to try removing the air bag and see if there was a defect in the unit. (IE does the rattle go away with the bag NOT in the truck).

RamFan2 · Apr 23, 2012

WhiteExpress said:
To remove the upper glove box, remove first the lower. Then about 6" in from center stack directly up, you can see a single 7mm bolt holding the back of the upper glovebox in.

The rest of it should just pull out. (assuming the upper glove box is the same as the 'storage nook' that I have).

That being said, I haven't a clue how to fix this one. I wanted to try removing the air bag and see if there was a defect in the unit. (IE does the rattle go away with the bag NOT in the truck).

Cool, thanks. I'll give it another try sometime.

samsquanch · May 15, 2012

Any updates on this yet?

OutlawTrucker · May 16, 2012

I drive a freightliner. I'm used to rattles. Lol

WhiteExpress · May 16, 2012

samsquanch said:
Any updates on this yet?

Yea! I took it over to the 'local' Ram dealership. The service guy was completely useless. Told me that after 12k miles rattles aren't covered under the warranty.

I need to go back to the dealer I bought it at. I'm not accepting this crap on a truck with 14k miles. My '00 Ram with 140k didn't rattle!

Mr.Tarr · May 23, 2012

need a bigger hammer? ive got a real big one

RamFan2 · May 23, 2012

Yeah... I still have a rattle here. I did get the upper glove box out and packed it with foam. I also took all the door panels off and lined them with foam... I hated the hollow sound they had if you knock on the doors. Mine only rattles in the morning, when it's cooler outside. WhiteExpress, does yours rattle all the time?

Stupid Rattle... HELP!

Senior Member

Member

Senior Member

Senior Member

Senior Member

Junior Member

Member

Senior Member

Member

Junior Member

Senior Member

Member

Junior Member

Senior Member

Senior Member

Member

Member

Similar threads

Forum statistics

Share this page