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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 06:20 PM
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I hear a lot about these issues. I'm a curious person by nature and wanted to put together information for conversation on the subject. Please reply with this info:

Year of car - 2007 and 2006
Nav - No, for neither car
Dash rattle - None
Other sounds - intermittent door squeak on both, intermittent seat squeak on both. The seat and door squeaks occur seldomly and do not bother me or my wife. Actually, the seat squeaks have disappeared.
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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 06:31 PM
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Year of car - 2007
Nav - Yes
Dash rattle - Yes, constant on hot or cold days
Other sounds - Sunroof rattles and not too sure on the windshield, rear window, seats or doors. Its annoying but, i have the radio to drown the sound out.
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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 10:59 PM
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year - 2008
nav - yes
dash rattle - yes, very bad, ended up windshield problem, replaced. guiding pins removed. dash clips insulated. rattling fixed
other noise - some noise coming from head unit, very rarely, but when it happens, slight press on the head unit and it goes away, for a long time until it appears again
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 05:18 AM
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Year - 2009
Nav - Yes
Dash rattle - Constant
Other noise- Seats squeaks when turning.
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 05:57 AM
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Year - 2006
Nav - Yes
Dash rattle - had prior, fixed in dec of 08. still rattle free
Other noise - just some few minor creeking noises but nothing big. no sunroof or door rattle.
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 08:45 AM
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Year - 2007
Nav - Yes
Dash Rattle - Only creaks when cold, not rattle
Other noise - Clicking/creaking from Driver's seat when accelerating or braking. Basically when there's a change in direction
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 09:21 AM
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Year of car - 2008
Nav - Yes/ML
Dash rattle - None
Other sounds - intermittent squeak from passenger side. have not yet determined what it is but it's so intermittent that i haven't really bothered to check.
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 10:10 AM
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year of car-07'
nav-yes no ml
dash rattle- nothing at all
other sounds- only the engine ticking. its pretty annpying but its the only thing i have to complain about.i love my gs
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 10:16 AM
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Year of car: '06
Nav - Yes/ML
Dash rattle - Yes
Like the poster above, I believe quite a bit of the noise is coming from the windshield where it meets the dash. My wife was pressing up in that area while driving the other night and most of the noise went away. My seat doesn't extend over into the console when I drive, so that isn't it.

On a side note, does anyone have any "bubbles" along the very upper part of their windshield?
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year of car-08'
nav-Yes/ML
dash rattle- nope
other sounds- At one point I thought I had the windshield clip problem but it went away on its own. I had a thunk in the back and i thought i had a loose hybrid component but it was just a maglight... The car has been pretty perfect!
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Year of car - 2006
Nav - Yes
Dash rattle - None
Other sounds - The sound of quiet. Can barely even hear the engine in this thing, well almost can't hear it.
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Originally Posted by TWong1200
Year - 2007
Nav - Yes
Dash Rattle - Only creaks when cold, not rattle
Other noise - Clicking/creaking from Driver's seat when accelerating or braking. Basically when there's a change in direction
This particular noise is driving me nuts... have you addressed it with the dealer?? My dealers first attempt to fix it failed.. and was lazy to go back. Their better be a fix, or ima make them install new seats !!
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Rider
This particular noise is driving me nuts... have you addressed it with the dealer?? My dealers first attempt to fix it failed.. and was lazy to go back. Their better be a fix, or ima make them install new seats !!
so they checked and the seats are tightened down well?
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Keep em coming. Before I made a spreadsheet I need enough replies for reliable conclusions.
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Year: 2008
Nav - yes
Dash rattle - Yes, it squeaks when the temp drops below 35
Other sounds - Driver's door rattles, but can barely tell. Brakes are pissing me off. Its getting colder now and every morning I scare pedestrians when I brake
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