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Old 03-03-06, 11:51 AM
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Well I did a search, but can't seem to find any other topics on the subject so I hope someone knows what I'm talking about.

If I've been driving my car for more than about 30 mins or so the dash will suddenly make a loud "click" noise. The weird thing is that it'll only happen once; it's not a continuous click. It's happened basically since I first got the car about 8 months ago, but I just always mistook it for a pebble hitting the windshied. Then I started noticing that it would happen when I would just be pulling into the garage, or other instances when it was obvious there were no flying rocks.

As best as I can tell everything still works fine, but being as **** as I am... this tiny flaw has turned into a whole annoyance. That and the fact that it almost gave my gf a heartattack the last time it happened have driven me to try and fix whatever's making the noise.

Any ideas?
Old 03-03-06, 01:04 PM
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Maybe a relay turning off? There are several in the general dash area.
Old 03-03-06, 01:21 PM
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ive heard something like a click too...
but everytime it has happened, so far, has been during freeway driving...so it could be a pebble or some debris
but ill listen more carefully so see if it happens on the streets and at much slower speeds too
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Leets, sometimes this noise happens to me, especially on very hot days. The pop noise comes from the center console, and I usually take it as a temperature-effect phenomenon or something to that effect. In other words, I'm not too concerned about it
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