KKColorado

Does anyone with a 2016 or 2017 LX570 having issues with seat noises (rattling) from the second row?

ggebhardt

You must make sure that the second row seats are not reclined or touching the folded third row seats.

Ashron

Have a 2010 LX. On certain road conditions, mine rattle too. Very annoying. One would think they would secure the backrests with a stronger latch.

zink

I thought my second row seats were rattling but eventually found small bits of gravel had collected in the forward portion of the rear wheel well, there is a little ledge that allows stones to collect. Once I cleaned the gravel out I had no more rattling.

brices123

It happens on the Land Cruisers as well. My wife’s 2014 has the rattle as well.

Here is a post from IH8MUD.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/sec...#post-10987638

and another

https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/doe...rattle.819393/

xfea

It drove me batty - but - the seatbelts need to be snapped back in place....peace.

hzhao

I have 2016 LX570 and did have the rattle from the second row, particular in the middle seat area. Not too bad, but definitely noticeable when you drove over pumps or rough surfaces. It seems from the locking mechanism under the middle that is not as tight as outboard under the seat.

dal20402

Yes, my 2011 does this. It comes from the 60% portion of the second row, and doesn't occur when that portion is folded up. It's definitely not a seatbelt rattle. It sounds like the structure of the seat is a bit flexible/shaky, not like loose trim or such. Not sure whether it's worth trying to take the seat apart to find a way to reinforce weak spots.

hzhao

Same as my 2016 LX. Sounds more like the locking mechanism at the bottom area. Like you said, if folded or someone sit on it. There won't be any rattle sound. It is more sounded like spring hitting something....

electro992

My 2010 did this. What I did was place a piece of foam underneath the seat before putting it down, so that the foam is compressed when the seat is locked down and it keeps some tension on the mechanism. Not pretty but it works to keep things quiet.

hzhao

Very good idea!

bibika027

Had the same problem in my 2016 LX, a lot of rattle and squeal was coming from the middle portion of the 2nd row when I was driving over bumps
What I did was took the center seat back plastic plate off and sprayed every metal part in there with wd-40 and it went away.
I would not recommend using wd-40, since it dries fast, so use some gel or silicone lube

hankinid

I did the foam under the seat, as normally there's just 2 of us in the truck. If the Border Collie/Corgy sits on the far left, squeaks go away. I also used silicone grease on everything that moved.

jsch222

Thanks for the thread - i've been trying to figure out where the noise was coming from in the back. I thought it was a car seat. I'm going to try the foam this weekend and see how it goes.

peasept

Same problem happened with my 2009 and 2018 2-row.

Lexus tech added some type of sound deadening material on the bottom of the 2nd row.