resonation (vibration) from HU ?

Be sure to report it if you get surveyed by Consumer Reports or Powers. Maybe Toyota will get the message that their quality is nearing Detroit 1980's level.

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Given the amount of plastic in modern cars, its a miracle that they are as quiet as they are.

If you take it back under warrenty they often use insulating tape to quiet noisy plastic dash-board parts rubbing to-gether.

Jason

I had a conversation with the senior service writer about nearly a dozen plastic panel snapping rattles that came and went with temperature. One of the "interior techs" came out to my car, verified my concerns and capabilities. He GAVE me a 18x18" piece of adhesive backed felt and instructions on how to disassemble the console and dash. EASY. I drove home and took the whole thing apart myself and fixed the most irritating noises. The radio was the worst. I ended up removing it twice and disassembling the radio itself to insulate the framework that holds the radio buttons.

Now all we need is for the manufacturers to do this during assembly,...not the customer.

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Unfortunately people keep buying Toyota's because they used to be high quality. I'm on my 4th and it will be my last for a long, long time. My days of doing warranty work because the dealer and manufacturer are incompetent ended in the 1980's.

LOL, well Art, better get used to more work, if you'll look in Buisness Week magazine, issue "NOV 17", turn to page 117, you'll see Toyota had the elast amount or repairs on 100 vehicles sold, next was Nissan, Honda, Daimler/Mopig, GM and last ont he list is Ford. Of ocurse, I have the issue right here and was just reading the big article how well Toyota is doing "Can anything stop Toyota", I assume its where the other thread came from.

Toyota doesn't do warranty work. They tell you rattles and creaks are normal. So their percentage of repaired problems is very low.

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THANKS TO YOU, Art ... by illustrating how NOT to get plastic rattles fixed, I took a different approach with the senior service writer ... who introduced me to an "interior technician" .... who gave me 5 minutes of his time and a sheet of adhesive backed felt to fix the problems myself to my satisfaction. Real easy. Win Win situation.

It's hard to say something is a defect in materials or workmanship when "all of them do it" so .... with my expectations being higher, my dealer gladly facilitated my goals. That's a reasonable overture by a dealer. We're all still friends and I know my car better. Take a hint.

Would you detail your experience? :-)

Gladly, On my 01 LE, the front passenger seat would creak when someone was in it. They fixed it. On my 03 XLE, there is a vibration (maybe resonation) see beginning of this thread cause I started it. I have an appointment with my dealer to fix this. I've always had good luck with my dealer. I've been with the dealer and same service adviser since 89. In case you're interested, my dealer is Maita Toyota of Sacramento. :-))

In the RTP, NC area you can barely get a proper oil change at a Toyota dealer. From experience I now check to make sure oil isn't leaking from the pan plug before I leave the lot after an oil change. I also check the dipstick to see if they overfilled or underfilled it this time. You go back to complain and the service advisor says that the machine isn't that accurate.

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My dealer advertises a 29 minute oil change. Last time everyone was waiting 2 hours. Sorry, I am not on good terms with the dealership. If I want felt pads I'll go to Ace hardware and buy them for a buck.

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So take your Toyota filter and go to your friendly, efficient Chrysler dealer. ;-)