Hi all! I was hoping for some suggestions or maybe hear from some experiencing similar issues. I have a brand new 2011 ES350. The thing has like 150 miles on it. The car is quiet as a church mouse, except, there is an almost constant rattle coming from either the rear sunshade or the housing that the shade and rear tail-light sit in, in the rear window. I have definitely pinpointed the noise is coming from there. Anybody experienced similar? If so, did you have it addressed by Lexus and what was the solution.

Yes, I think a sun shade rattle has been discussed here some time ago but if it is that pronounced and occurring right away like that I would just take it back to the dealer. I think the earlier rattle was on maybe 2007 models and did not occur on brand new cars so yours is probably something else and can be taken care of by your dealer.

And welcome - enjoy your new Lexus.

Dave Mac

Same problem, but I had the 2007 model

I'm curious. Did you or anyone else ever figure out what was causing it? The noise is driving me nuts. I just want a quiet car lol. Did purchase a second hand sunshade and will have it replaced when able to. Just hoping that will fix the issue.

Do you hear the rattle with the sunshade deployed?

Its stuck in the closed position

In order to get to it, you need to remove:

rear seat
rear airbag covers
rear C pillar trim
both rear decks


very hard and complicated job.

Before you try to do any of these, check the fuses.

I’m gonna have my mechanic take a look when time allows. There was a video someone posted earlier with how to do it. I would only feel comfortable doing all of that work if I had a covered area to work on it. Will just pay him to do it. Got a used working unit for about $120.00. Will have him check the fuses before attempting the installation.

Thanks