2003 Patrol GU DashBoard Rattle

I also have a vibration/rattle behind my dash. I have a 1998 gu patrol but have not yet been able to pin point it. I only seem to get it when i am stop at idle on a incline. If you find anything let us know and i finally track it down i'll post it here.

Good luck
dano

Had an annoying one for awhile , found it to be my dual battery gizmo just touching the underside of bonnet , could not believe how far the actual cause of the sound was from where I thought it was coming from.

Hey

I to have the very same rattle , have pulled dash to bits trying to find ,try checking bonnet for side to side movent , good luck

I have a Dec 2003 GU ST-L and I experienced a number of rattles related to the roof "canopy" bows that came away from the outer skin. It was fixed by Unley Nissan without a problem. That was a kind of oil can rattle.

I have also had a squeak from the front LHS. That was easy. I adjusted the rubber bump stops under the front of the bonnet.

I also had a squeak/rattle coming from around the radio. I found that i could fix that by putting a comb down into the join between the bottom of the dash and the centre console. When I got my radio fitted the cable went in the same area, so I did away with the comb.

I still have a kind of fluttering noise from the headliner/ visor area on the passenger side. It is intermittent, but annoys my wife! I will get the dealer to look at it at the next (30000) service.

I fixed up another rattle today. It had been bothering us for a few weeks. It turned out to be a screwdriver that had come out of the tool roll and lodged in a gap between the _Affordable_Storage_Drawers.aspx (outback _Affordable_Storage_Drawers.aspx and fridge slide).

It is useful to drive around some back roads and try to listen and imagine what might be causing the noise. ( A bit like "secret sounds" on the radio).

When I have had the car in for service I write a description of the noise so that the service manager doesn't get his own idea about what you are trying to describe. Unley Nissan (Adelaide SA) have been very good.

I had a 2002 Pathfinder for nearly two years and took it offroad everywhere. It didn't have a single rattle or squeak!

Good Luck.

Just a thought, but you can try a high end sound system installer. When they install a sound system with mega bass, they'll hunt out all the rattles and put a stop to them.
regards Matho

G'day

Not sure if this will help but I had an e-tag installed in the center of the windscreen (it'll make sense if your from VIC). It rattled and sounded like it was coming from everywhere but there. Bugged me for 6 months till one day by accident i touched it whilst rattling and it stopped. Now the stupid thing sits in the glovebox till i need it.

Thanks again for the replies guys,

To answer a few questions...

No cabling installed, rattles have been there since purchase and stock standard set-up.

I am trying to create a rattles/solutions matrix for the Patrol owners who seem to be suffering more than most. Once it has grown a bit I will contact Nissan here in Sydney to see what can be done

Cheers