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« on: January 14, 2010, 01:26:08 AM »

I've had my car for just over a year now and the hot/cold/hot/cold seems to have gotten to my XB. I'm hearing what sounds like creeks and squeaks in the front right corner against the wind shield and what also sounds like right in the center of the wind shield.

I've already pulled the front door panels and put some felt spacers in various spots between the plastic door panels and the doors which has significantly reduced the squeaks but these new ones up near the windshield are a lot worse and harder to diagnose. Sometimes it seems like pushing hard on the center console stops the upper right one but other times that does nothing. I know come summer I most likely won't hear anything but man do the squeaks drive me crazy in the winter.

Dealership won't do anything about the squeaks anymore. Even the one I've had the box in twice for is still not fixed (I get a rattle every time I push in the clutch).

Just wondering if anyone has actually tackled making the box nice and quiet and what it all entailed.
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« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2010, 11:34:14 AM »

My dash noise was coming from the outside actually the back piece rubs against the windshield and made my noise.
A trick that worked for with my dash noise was to spray white lithium grease on the edge where the windshield meets the black piece (I don’t know the right term for this piece it’s the big piece of black plastic where the windshield wipers are, between the hood and windshield).   
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« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2010, 11:41:57 AM »

There has been other threads that talk about the same problem.  Rollaball has it right as that is where most people have found the noise coming from. 
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« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2010, 12:12:00 PM »

My solution:  Crank up the music!
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« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2010, 12:18:55 PM »

My dash noise was coming from the outside actually the back piece rubs against the windshield and made my noise.
A trick that worked for with my dash noise was to spray white lithium grease on the edge where the windshield meets the black piece (I don’t know the right term for this piece it’s the big piece of black plastic where the windshield wipers are, between the hood and windshield).   


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« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2010, 10:36:31 AM »

It's good to see that someone else has the same issue.  My husband and I found out where exactly the noise was coming from yesterday.. This will be the third time I am bringing the car to Toyota for the issue.  My car is actually making a high pitched squealing, which I'm sure it has to do with the black piece rubbing up against the windshield. 

I might be going thru abritration to return the car, I have had nothing but issues with this thing, since October.
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« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2010, 08:24:29 PM »

Try another Scion dealer
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« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2010, 10:03:13 PM »

OK so I brought my xB to the dealer today..and they claim they don't hear the noise.  Time to talk to some Toyota dealers near or around my town, because the service writer was really no help what-so-ever. 
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« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2010, 07:49:13 PM »

get a cat. LMAO!!!!  rofl thats funny right there, I don't care who you are...
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« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2010, 06:41:45 PM »

Mine went in today for a noisy dash and well as usual with my dealer they did an awful job. they stuffed foam into the gap between the dash and the windshield, and then some under the dash but never clipped the dash together completely. i wonder how these companies stay in business
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« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2010, 06:50:29 PM »

Mine went in today for a noisy dash and well as usual with my dealer they did an awful job. they stuffed foam into the gap between the dash and the windshield, and then some under the dash but never clipped the dash together completely. i wonder how these companies stay in business

I really hope you didn't accept the shoddy workmanship?
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« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2010, 08:54:47 PM »

nope after getting the shop manager and the general manager involved and threatening a complaint to the BBB they were willing to help.
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« Reply #12 on: February 22, 2010, 10:50:57 PM »

I've learned the hard way about squeaks and dealer fixes!!!!   Taking a car apart to fix a squeak usually makes more squeaks!

Good luck!!!
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« Reply #13 on: February 23, 2010, 10:18:07 PM »

The lower windscreen finisher / cowl will make noises when warped from the heat, but that is usually a wind related sound. As far as your problem, felt and foam tape will help dampen the vibration of panels.
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