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Auto mechanics and car aficionados....glove box issue.

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November 25, 2017, 09:41 AM
erj_pilot
Auto mechanics and car aficionados....glove box issue.
Greetings and Happy Thanksgiving Leftovers Day!!!

I have a 2011 Toyota Venza with a little over 34,200 miles. It has developed (for some time) a rattle in the glove box/compartment that is extremely annoying. I don't know if it's being caused by the lower hinge or the latch assembly. Once isolated, what in the heck can I do to eliminate the rattle? At highway speeds, it's beyond irritating.

Thanks!!


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November 25, 2017, 09:43 AM
P250UA5
If the latch, is think a padded shim to restrict door movement.
Hinges, are they loose?

Could it be something behind the glove box? Cabin filter?

Does the rattle go away with pressure on the glove box door?



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November 25, 2017, 09:47 AM
pbslinger
Try a little block of adhesive backed foam weather strip.
November 25, 2017, 10:07 AM
21bubba
Do you have the usual 8lbs. of junk in a 5lbs. glove box?


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November 25, 2017, 10:34 AM
pbslinger
quote:
Originally posted by 21bubba:
Do you have the usual 8lbs. of junk in a 5lbs. glove box?


Or mittens
November 25, 2017, 10:40 AM
sigmonkey
quote:
Originally posted by pbslinger:
quote:
Originally posted by 21bubba:
Do you have the usual 8lbs. of junk in a 5lbs. glove box?


Or mittens


I don't think it's Mittens...



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November 25, 2017, 12:07 PM
arfmel
Turn the stereo high-fi up louder.
November 25, 2017, 01:09 PM
GT-40DOC
quote:
Originally posted by arfmel:
Turn the stereo high-fi up louder.




That is EXACTLY what my x-wife did when she heard "funny" noises coming from under the hood......it got expensive!!!
November 25, 2017, 05:08 PM
rburg
Don't worry about the noise, worry when it stops.


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November 25, 2017, 06:46 PM
deepocean
quote:
Originally posted by rburg:
Don't worry about the noise, worry when it stops.


That's seriously funny!
November 25, 2017, 10:51 PM
ensigmatic
quote:
Originally posted by rburg:
Don't worry about the noise, worry when it stops.

I hate it when that happens.


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November 25, 2017, 10:54 PM
Nismo
I wrapped a strip of electrical tape around the bar where the latch hooks into, to snug it up.
November 26, 2017, 07:57 AM
erj_pilot
LOL!!! You guys are hilarious!!! Big Grin

Thanks for the ideas and the laughs...I'll try some of them and see if it fixes the rattle.

P25OUA5...It isn't anything behind the glove box and the rattle DOES stop with I put pressure on the door.

21bubba...box isn't overloaded. Cool

arfmel...I have my 8-track player at a comfortable volume on my Radio Shack Hi-Fi. Razz


Thanks again y'all.... Smile


"If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne
"Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24
November 26, 2017, 12:16 PM
Fredward
Mine did that until I filled it with ammo.
November 26, 2017, 01:04 PM
lkdr1989
I had the same problem and ended up putting a piece of stiff foam on the inside to create some extra pressure.

quote:
Originally posted by pbslinger:
Try a little block of adhesive backed foam weather strip.




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December 26, 2017, 11:03 AM
OKCGene
Well didja git'er fixed?
December 26, 2017, 11:18 AM
Phelen_Kell
It's not the bass vibrating stuff in the glove box is it?

Also any tips on getting a stuck 8 track out? I'm getting tired of listening to Slim Whitman. Smile
December 26, 2017, 01:02 PM
ShouldBFishin
quote:
Originally posted by OKCGene:
Well didja git'er fixed?


I'm curious if he got it fixed too. My fiancee's 2010 Camry's glove box occasionally rattles too and was thinking about ordering some new glove box bumpers because it drives me nuts when I'm in her car.
December 26, 2017, 04:54 PM
41
Does it rattle when you are in the back seat or the front seat or both?? Roll Eyes Wink


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December 27, 2017, 04:31 AM
4MUL8R
Typical Toyota glovebox has two horizontal gravity stops on either side. If you remove those and let the box drop further you can replace the cabin air filter. You can also see the mounting screws at the hinge and gain screwdriver or nutdriver access. Tighten those fasteners and replace cabin air filter. Reattach gravity straps.


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