Dashboard Rattle! that I can hear the majority of the time I am driving?

[quote:ab1248d207="CaudilloD"]Other Category problem
2007 Ford Focus 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 7000 miles
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Ok so I have an annoying rattle that I can hear the majority of the time I am driving.. It has been there since I bought the car and has gotten slightly worse. I do not believe it can be heard from the outside. The sound comes from the passenger side of the dashboard (area). It isn't constant though. I mostly hear it when I am accelerating, at any speed, but it tends to get louder the faster I am going. It isn't TOO loud, most people wont notice it unless the radio is off. I also sometimes hear it when I first start the car when it is cold. The sound sounds kind of like wind noise but it isn't, it's a rattle. This is the best description that I can give of it. Please someone help! It is a 2007 ford focus auto.... If it helps any, it doesn't make a difference if I have the air on or not.[/quote:ab1248d207]

I HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM THE GARAGE ARE NOT FINDING WHERE ITS COMING FROM,HAVE YOU SOLVED IT YET?

[quote:cd82e86b7e="bosephus"][quote:cd82e86b7e="CaudilloD"]Other Category problem
2007 Ford Focus 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 7000 miles
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Ok so I have an annoying rattle that I can hear the majority of the time I am driving.. It has been there since I bought the car and has gotten slightly worse. I do not believe it can be heard from the outside. The sound comes from the passenger side of the dashboard (area). It isn't constant though. I mostly hear it when I am accelerating, at any speed, but it tends to get louder the faster I am going. It isn't TOO loud, most people wont notice it unless the radio is off. I also sometimes hear it when I first start the car when it is cold. The sound sounds kind of like wind noise but it isn't, it's a rattle. This is the best description that I can give of it. Please someone help! It is a 2007 ford focus auto.... If it helps any, it doesn't make a difference if I have the air on or not.[/quote:cd82e86b7e]

I HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM THE GARAGE ARE NOT FINDING WHERE ITS COMING FROM,HAVE YOU SOLVED IT YET?[/quote:cd82e86b7e]

-No I never found out what it was, one of the reasons that I traded in the hunk about a month ago! Good thing I did too because the dealership I went to was about 3 hours away and on my way there the rattle got even worse going up a huge grade! I would recomend to you to try to get a second opinion from a good garage and if still not found, well I guess you have to live with it unless you want to trade it in like I did! I got a Pontiac G6 and lovin' it!

to the front on the passenger side you will see what appears to be a little cover over an emergency button of sorts. just take the little plastic cover off and you won't have that noise. i had the same issue with my 2003 focus. i think it is a gas kill in the event of an accident or something.

I have a 2006 Ford Focus and my brother had a 2007 Ford Focus. We both had the same issue. My car rattled all over in many places in the dash (so I assumed it was multiple things loose in the dashboard) but it turns out it was a worn engine mount which will make your dash rattle no matter how hard you try to tighten stuff. I wish I knew this when it started to rattle 7 years ago, lol. I replaced the engine mount and it's as quiet as the day I bought it. I hope this helps someone.

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