Passenger seat rattles
#4
+1. I heard this yesterday only to find out it was the seat bet buckle hitting the pillar. I jiggled it and rattle was gone.
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2013 es300 passenger seat rattle
Yes. It is a nuisance! I can only get it to stop when the seat is either occupied or a a certain angle and position.The dealer, so far, claims my car is the "only" one he's heard of with this problem. It seems to come from inside the upper, interior part of the seat near the headrest.
Anyone out there with a solution?
Anyone out there with a solution?
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ungern (10-12-21)
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#9
See this link: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/es3...rattles-2.html
It describes an exceedingly frustrating time with a rattle in our ES300h, which ended up being in the headliner. Lexus of Naperville confirmed later that another 300h came in with the same issue, but was fixed before hitting the lot. These are being written up to corporate Toyota; it's being fixed, but it will take time.
This may be worth a look / see. FWIW
It describes an exceedingly frustrating time with a rattle in our ES300h, which ended up being in the headliner. Lexus of Naperville confirmed later that another 300h came in with the same issue, but was fixed before hitting the lot. These are being written up to corporate Toyota; it's being fixed, but it will take time.
This may be worth a look / see. FWIW
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You know, come to think of it, my old GS400 would rattle and I couldn't figure out where it was coming from until I read about a similar rattle in CL - it was coming from the sliding moon roof/head liner. I ended up shoving some fabric between the rail and liner to quiet it down. It's worth having that checked out.
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Mine does the same thing. Took it in to have them look at it, at first they couldnt hear anything but then heard it and said there was nothing that could be done that is just how the car is made. And it wasnt the seatbelt causing the rattle either.
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I had a 2013 ES350 for a loaner over the past weekend. I noticed the same passenger seat rattle when not occupied. It was definitely not the seatbelt. The interesting thing is that my 2007 ES350 had the same rattle. So this seems to be an ongoing problem for some. The noise in my 2007 was VERY annoying. My dealership spent some time trying to fix it. Nothing worked. I finally found a "fix" for it. I wedged a small white towel between the center console and the passenger seat. I could get the towell so that you could not hardly see it. That stopped the rattle completely. Not sure if that 's an option on the 2013, but it sure worked for me.
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I had a 2013 ES350 for a loaner over the past weekend. I noticed the same passenger seat rattle when not occupied. It was definitely not the seatbelt. The interesting thing is that my 2007 ES350 had the same rattle. So this seems to be an ongoing problem for some. The noise in my 2007 was VERY annoying. My dealership spent some time trying to fix it. Nothing worked. I finally found a "fix" for it. I wedged a small white towel between the center console and the passenger seat. I could get the towell so that you could not hardly see it. That stopped the rattle completely. Not sure if that 's an option on the 2013, but it sure worked for me.
#15
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I had a 2013 ES350 for a loaner over the past weekend. I noticed the same passenger seat rattle when not occupied. It was definitely not the seatbelt. The interesting thing is that my 2007 ES350 had the same rattle. So this seems to be an ongoing problem for some. The noise in my 2007 was VERY annoying. My dealership spent some time trying to fix it. Nothing worked. I finally found a "fix" for it. I wedged a small white towel between the center console and the passenger seat. I could get the towell so that you could not hardly see it. That stopped the rattle completely. Not sure if that 's an option on the 2013, but it sure worked for me.
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