I must agree GS2006, all that foam, felt and padding they put in there will wear out sooner or later. Whats worst is that when they wear out, the warranty will most likely be over.

Noises/rattles coming not only from dash, but doors, b-pillars...There is a tsb even for b-pillars.

I had the dash rattle, got it fix and it came back slightly 6 months later. I also have rattles on the door, top of the windshield, top of the driver's door and in the sunroof area. And I thought my Lexus did not come with surround sound

Cover for the sunroof. I have to close it 10-15% (move it forward from the back) from the open position before it stops making noise. Mentioned it to the dealer at least 6 times and they're never been able to replicate the noise.

Rattles are very hard for the dealers to fix and very time consuming. You guys are lucky that Lexus dealers are will to go thru great length to try to fix these rattles. Most other dealer will not.

From what I remember the B pillar TSB was for replacing the cover that gets cosmetic damage do to the seatbelt and other stuff. Don’t think this is for rattles. The A pillar TSB is however and part of the TSB for the dashboard.

I have been through this and it stinks. When it is cold, it rattles worse. The more you have them rip your car apart the more damage they will do. BTW, the passenger side A pillar rattle sounds like a blown speaker and is loud. All they do is put a piece of felt between to points. I do not see anything you pointed out that is new from two – three years ago. I did see they have modified the TSB a tad with replace some dashboard clips (I think they used to felt them) and replace some housing which may have been there before but different wording??

Every winter you see the rattle posts.

After my BMW was totalled by this woman suffering a seizure, my work-car became my only car - an '04 Mustang GT. It developed dash rattles after 3 1/4 yrs, and I got rid of it solely for that reason. My wife wanted something that wouldn't rattle (she has a rattle-free 2000 Infiniti G-20 with 95000 miles), and I figured a Lexus was it (although my 2 previous BMW's never developed rattles, and the last one was 7 1/2 years old at the time of its untimely demise). So far, so good, although we live in the Phoenix area. If the GS350 develops rattles, it's a goner. I'm tentatively looking at an Audi A or S-5.

I thought mine was rattle free but lately I have sounds coming from what seems like the rear view mirror? Can't quite get a fix on where it is coming from yet.

Honestly, is there a truely a rattles free GS, does it actually exist, or is it that some owners are just not as picky as others when it comes to rattles.

If mine starts to rattle I will set fire to it toast a few marshmallows and put in my insurance claim

was looking around in the trunk..think i solved one..the jack kinda wobbles in its location. So i stuck a piece of towel on the bottom of one and and it sits firm now.

The door that access the trunk from the back seat area can be a source of rattles too, honestly, I dont why Lexus didnt just make the backseats fold down like everybody else.

Agreed that was one big negative for me when i shopped this car was no split folding rear seats i think even the camary has that feature.

Sounds like same situation for me. The entire dashboard creaks where it meets the windshield. It's worse when it's cold out. (Can't imagine what it will sound like to day since it's -5 outside...). The dealer tried fixing it once but didn't. I finally bought some black rubber weatherstripping at Home Depot and shoved it between the dash and windshield. That helped considerably, but when it get's really cold, it doesn't completely do the trick...

yeah. german car dealers only warrant rattles for the first year and 20000 miles or so.


on another note, i googled bmw, and the 5 series develops rattles in all different places. particularly the 2006 model. So it may seem that the newer bmw's develop noises later on.

the 3 series has even more rattles, even on 2008 models.

and the 1 series has rattles, but i won't bash it because it's a 1st-year.


I think we see less btiching about german car rattles because most people lease those suckers and keep them only for 2 years, before most problems crop up.

bmw and lex owners are also different animals. We enjoy the quiet, and btich when there's noise. while bmw owners enjoy the driving experience, and that lovely exhaust note, which drowns out a lot of other noises.