GeniusNY

Hi. I hear sometimes a tiny metallic clicking noise coming from the front of headliner in my 2013 Lexus ES350, on the driver's side. It only happens sometimes while driving over the small potholes. It can be from the sunroof mechanism, but I am not sure.
Does anybody have similar noise? What can cause it?

grabilsm

Do you mean it sounds like loose change ? or like rubbing metal ?

Arty101

Also if you have any parking pass or id in the corner, I find that noise sometime gets generated from slight car vibration. Or check on the comments from what you posted on the center console.

GeniusNY

It sounds like small loose change or a loose metal wire touching metal or two small loose metal pieces touching each other, it does not happen always, only sometimes and it is not very loud... will try to remove over head console to check above it for the problem. Maybe I'll find what is causing that noise.

GeniusNY

I pulled down the over head console but did not find anything that could make noise there. So now I think that the noise can be coming from the place were the roof is connected to the front windshield. When I am driving over the small bumps sometimes I hear that tiny squeaking noise.
Does anybody has a similar noise? I will try to lubricate that area with a spray lubricator.

jollick

You may want to look at the posts in this link.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/es3...g-click-2.html

grabilsm

I have the exact same noise coming from my rear deck area, I removed the back seat and found nothing.

GeniusNY

Thanks Jollick but this is not the source of my noise. My noise it's coming from under the headliner right in front of my head.. could not find anything that can make it, so I think that noise is caused by squeaking between windshields and metal part for the roof or two other welded metal parts of the car body in the roof. I am still looking for the cause and can't find so far. Will be spraying there with a lubricator. (that's how I eliminated tiny squeaking noise in my old Lexus RX in the back, by spraying lubricator between welded metal parts of the body, but this car was 10 years old.... and a new Lexus should not make squeaking noises coming from two welded metal parts of the body). So it's interesting.

grabilsm

At this point the car should be under warranty have the dealer fix it.

GeniusNY

New interesting founding is that there is no that noise at all when is raining.. so I am pretty sure it must be something wrong with a rubber seal around the front windshield or the sunroof.

Mike728

^^ Agree

Get it documented and let them take a look.

Arty101

The problem with having the dealer chase noise issues is that they create more noise problems when they take apart the dash, liner.... I tend to try to resolve myself.

Amphibulus

I have the same noise, it started with the cold here, this morning it was 0C and it click or tick like crazy.

The dealership is aware of the issue, I will let them the car the and have them fix other rattle as well at the same time.

I have attached a zip file with an mp3 file in it, you can clearly hear it.

GeniusNY

Your noise is caused by one of the strips that sticks headlining to the roof. If you push the headliner up close to the sunroof and overhead console you won't have that noise anymore.

The noise I have is caused by something else.

Amphibulus

And I have to hold it as I drive? Sure...

Really I have pushed on this thing and the noise keep coming back. Today it was worst then in the audio file. I have that noise coming from or around the sunroof but I have an other one similar coming from somewhere near the rear view mirror.