Rattling on dash...loose or cheap or other?

[Darnon]

i think its a 9/32 bolt.

Ford loves them some 7mm head bolts in the interior. 5.5mm if the engineer was feeling extra cute that day.

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[DEW9274]

I had a vibration noise in the dash that was clearly RPM driven. Took it in yesterday and a technician rode with me and heard the noise as well (Thankfully). 20 minutes later it was fixed. Mine was due to the lower engine mount. The adjusted it (Twisted it I'm sure) and it is good for now. I was told if it comes back they will have to order a lower mount.

 

[KeinoDoggy]

I have almost 3k miles on my Lariat Hybrid. All has been great, but recently I have noticed on not so smooth roads that there is a rattling noise from somewhere in the dash. I can bang on the flat part of the dash with my fist and it definitely has some play to it. I don't know if it is loose, normal, or just a product of the cheaper materials. Has anyone else had anything similar? On a note it seems like if I had something heavy enough on it, it would stop.

Try reaching up and put your fingers in the driver side defroster vent and hold it toward the dash. If the rattle goes away then that's where your rattle is. At least mine acts that way.

 

[Dawgonit]

Mine had a very bad vibration/rattle in the dash, started the day after I got it. It went away 2 days later hopefully it does not come back.

 

[austinzone]

We are going to be chasing rattles indefinitely in this truck.


I find its lack of automotive felt tape disturbing.

 

[Kent Dixon]

I have a 2022 Ford Maverick XL and the rattle is the actual vent plastic itself. If you pull it with your finger toward the dash, it makes the rattle. Wonder if the Ford dealer can help with it or if I can put some of that felt tape strategically there to stop the rattle.

 

[KeinoDoggy]

I have a 2022 Ford Maverick XL and the rattle is the actual vent plastic itself. If you pull it with your finger toward the dash, it makes the rattle. Wonder if the Ford dealer can help with it or if I can put some of that felt tape strategically there to stop the rattle.

Yep, same observation that I stated a couple of posts above you.

 

[dgreenjets]

I have been able to narrow down for me and it's not actually any of the areas mentioned. Mine is from the overhead area. If I push up on the tray for the glasses area it goes away. I'm not able to find a permanent stop

 

[Kent Dixon]

Yep, same observation that I stated a couple of posts above you.

Hi KeinoDoggy, Welp, Ford tried sound deadening material between the dash and vent and it made it better. They sort of "meat balled" it as they scratched up the bezel above the dash and put a nick in the dashboard, not a bit one but you can tell someone was there. The service manager ordered a new vent and bezel. I'm just wondering if I should leave "well enough alone". If they "meatballed" getting the sound deadening stuff in there, what are they gonna do to her when they pull the ENTIRE dashboard out. Its a new model so hope they know what they are doing. Just not very trusting of these guys ya know. But, no choice here unless I want to either leave it alone or try and do it myself. Its just sort of a bummer!!

 

[Flomounier1]

Just wait until winter time. The rattles get worse with cold weather.

 

[Baverick]

Super frustrating noise that doesn’t want to go away after 6,000 miles. Took it to the dealership, they had it for 2 months, fixed one rattle elsewhere but not this one. They said I’m “on the list.” Any advice for how I can fix it myself? It makes noise going over the smallest bumps. Thanks for your input all.

 

[Bodageta]

as someone that has pulled the dash part to chase down a rattle - i can tell you the issue is in design. there is plastic pieces attached to plastic supports with metal screws. heat cycling of the dash will induce expansions/contractions of the different plastics which - not having dampening fabric washers - is the main cause of the noise. that and its just cheap. my old honda element laughs at Ford in 200k miles with zero rattles.

There is little symmetry in the fasteners/clips/screws which leads to an issue of stacked tolerances which results in rattles. Also crappy plastic welding techniques in the door panels.

i know the truck is cheap - but just pass the buck onto us please.

"OMG making a solid dash assembly will cost another $30"

fine pass it onto us.

next lets talk about the abysmal quality LCD screen you use in the trucks.

Just a thought. I used to work at a Japanese Car company designing and testing cars. Our noise vibration and harshness group always did rumble strip tests. I think this dash rattle would have been recognized if Ford is doing them. IF Fords testing is as thorough and if testing during development wasn’t cut short during Covid. I’ve wondered and been concerned even when I ordered my Maverick if things were high risk due to the number of people that shifted to working from home during Covid. For example we would have a driver and passenger to help troubleshoot a rattle. 6ft rule, masks, many work from home, many reduced work hours etc. small issues like this were more at risk of slipping through the cracks. Just a thought I have than I think is plausible.

 

[stv1cal]

Yes. Rattles in the dash over rough surfaces. It's a truck that was built to sell it 20k, I'm not really shocked about it.

No excuse, its cheap or should better word be inxepensive for using lower end products like their stero system, no real leather, not higher qaulity materials as in more expensive vehicles but the the build quality/engineering should still be high standars as they claim quality behind their product, i have rattles since day 2 or 3 of purchasing this vehicle. i have driven old cheap cars that did not even have this much rattle spots to them. i have fixed many of them myself but a few pop up now and then espically hitting harder roads. it a shame becase i really like the truck, comming from an F150 that was built pretty good.

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