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Old Aug 3, 2015 | 02:17 PM
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With 1400 miles on the car, I'm getting rattling noises from the driver's side right a/c vent and the right speaker just behind the passenger seat. This happens on anything but the smoothest roads. The car is going to the dealer tomorrow but I was wondering if any of you have experienced these issues. BTW, the noise is cured if I put pressure on the vent louvers and same with pressure applied to the speaker grill.
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99% of the challenge in fixing rattles is identifying their source. You did the hard work. The fix will be easy.
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Yep - many of the C7's have rattles emanating from the vents, but most I've seen stem from the center vent. Discovered that myself while driving my wife's back from the Museum last June... A slight adjustment silences it.

Some have put inserts to address it... Several threads here and some innovative fixes.
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I am amazed that my car has no rattles or squeaks with all the washboard roads I have to drive over. Car is amazingly solid.
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I am amazed that my car has no rattles or squeaks with all the washboard roads I have to drive over. Car is amazingly solid.
From my experience you should never ever post that your car has no rattles or squeaks. That's the kiss of death.
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Originally Posted by sly1
From my experience you should never ever post that your car has no rattles or squeaks. That's the kiss of death.
Nutz, you may be right. I hope I did not doom myself by praising my car a little!
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