1 DAY old car rattling like no tomorrow

[Min Ahn]

I just picked up my car on Sunday and drove from Colorado to California.
When I was in the middle of Utah, it started to make this horrible rattling noise which I was not able to correctly locate until now.

This is where the noise is generated, between the Cluster outer assembly and center dash trim piece.



https://imgur.com/a/fd3QT8q
And here is the video of me replicating the noise.
(Picture from Google)​

When I hit the passenger side dash, the vibration refers to the Driver's side.
But, when I hold down the right bottom corner of the circular cluster trim piece, the rattle seemed to go away.

Does anyone have same experience caused by the same thing?
If so, how should I solve my issue? Should I take it to the Service center? or can I exchange my vehicle at a different dealership within 3 days? There is no way I can drive this back to Colorado.. :(



***UPDATE 05/13/2019***

I went to local dealership with service center in North Hollywood and they were able to somewhat minimize the noise.

The solution was to put fabric tape beside/behind the plastic trim around the digital dash (where the rattle is coming from) and the total process took about 3 hours.

Also, no money was taken out of my pocket!

If you're experiencing a similar issue, bring it to your local service center and they will take care of it well. You'll also get warranty of stuff they touch, so you won't need to worry like me.

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[ChromaticGrey]

It's a mustang. Is what I'm thinking. : ) jkjk

There is this road i drive that vibrates a certain panel every time. I hate that road.

 

[Kep4]

Interesting... your dashboard picture shows 'PRNDS', yet you have a 6-speed Bullitt. Did you take that picture or ?

 

[RugbyRef]

Interesting... your dashboard picture shows 'PRNDS', yet you have a 6-speed Bullitt. Did you take that picture or ?

Good catch!!! I would certainly want to know how that was done...a mystery! In addition, the video is inconclusive...all I can hear is the OP tapping his dash...I think.

 

[bnightstar]

Interesting... your dashboard picture shows 'PRNDS', yet you have a 6-speed Bullitt. Did you take that picture or ?

Since his signature says 2019 Ecoboost I guess this is just example picture of the problem area.

 

[BmacIL]

Just take it to your local dealer.

 

[Excel]

rattles UGH...Ford

 

[Mr. Met]

I dont think there is much they are going to do for you. I was told rattling noises aren't covered under warranty. The trim on my front drivers side pillar sometimes makes this buzzing sound. The only thing that fixes it is popping it on and off while I'm driving.

 

[Semnole]

I had a terrible buzz sound when driving over bumps and swore it was coming from the driver's side dash. Come to find out, it was the stereo amplifier rubbing against the thin metal that its fastened against. That sound traveled from there to the dash and had me pressing on everything for a month :/

 

[NoVaGT]

That trim piece comes off very easily, and then you can do what you have to do to stop the rattle.

There's probably 1,000,000 YouTube videos that show removing that trim piece, but be careful and don't break the tabs, get those special tools needed.

 

[99Zeus99]

Clear silicone is a good fix for a rattle when you find the area. It will set up and act like a shock absorber bushing but still easily removable if necessary.

 

[zahimrad]

I have a rattle in the driver door area close to the fender that only is heard at 60mph+ lol I got used to it eventually.

 

[tokuzumi]

A tab probably broke on that trim piece during installation or during transit. Like mentioned earlier, take it to your local dealer. The car is under warranty. Let Ford worry about it.

 

[Timeless]

Found
One
Rattle
Daily


I have one on the B&O center dash speaker plastic piece....Will let the dealer play with it at the next maintenance.

 

[Min Ahn]

Interesting... your dashboard picture shows 'PRNDS', yet you have a 6-speed Bullitt. Did you take that picture or ?

Oh the picture is from Google haha

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