Annoying Buzz
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Woodland Hills California
Annoying Buzz
My new coupe has a buzzing noise that comes from the dash when the car is moving. If I grab the upper left corner of the instrument panel (just above the tach) and lightly pinch down on the dash surface, the buzz disappears. Has anyone else experienced this? If yes, is it a simple fix or warranty work?
Thanks.
John
Thanks.
John
Safety Car
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From: Pleasanton California
Based on what I learned from replacing the console with the painted kit, the front dash face plate that has the DIC control pods pushes into slots under the dash with metal clips. The plastic material that the dash piece is made of seems to be very brittle plastic, and can chip when pulling out or pushing in the part that clips in there.
So...I say take it to the dealer. It could be a bigger mess then where you started if you start taking this stuff apart to mess with it.
So...I say take it to the dealer. It could be a bigger mess then where you started if you start taking this stuff apart to mess with it.
Racer
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From: DFW Texas
YES! I've got exactly what you are describing on my '07 coupe. I've thought about taking the console and dash apart to fix it because it's annoying as hell. Regardless, I haven't done anything about it.
Sometimes it's worse than others. When it gets bad enough that I finally think I'm going to do something about it, it goes away for awhile.
Sometimes it's worse than others. When it gets bad enough that I finally think I'm going to do something about it, it goes away for awhile.
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I had it and it is annoying. I was debating on taking it to the dealer until I found out how easy it is to remove the bezel. I removed mine, made sure everything was tight and positioned right, installed it and the noise went away.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Woodland Hills California
Thanks for the quick responses. I may try looking into it closer this weekend. I really don't want to leave the car with the dealer. I was on business travel for several days last week and was suffering from C6 withdrawal. All I could do was talk about the car.
John
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I had an intermittent buzz from the dash. The dealer used a sweep CD to find that a vent clip was missing.
I am not saying that is your problem, but the sweep CD can be a very useful tool in diagnosing dash noises.
The sweep CD sends out sounds at different frequencies.
I am not saying that is your problem, but the sweep CD can be a very useful tool in diagnosing dash noises.
The sweep CD sends out sounds at different frequencies.
