Member Since: 19 Mar 2007
Location: Essex
Posts: 217
Creak / click from dashboard
Hi,
My 2013 (out of warranty) D4 has a click or a creak from behind the dashboard when you turn corners or hit a bump. the noise get worse / more frequent whan the car is warm.
I've tried to track down exactly where the noise is coming from and it seems to be towards the bulkhead and in the cerntre portion.
i've done a search and found the TSB about the bolt under the cerntre speaker - i made sure that is tightened correctly.
I've also has the centre console and the trim either side of the radio out to try and find the noise - but it seems to be further back in the dash.
I think that it may be the dowels that position the dash on the bulkhead. as I understand it the insulation around the dowels dries out wen the car is warm and allows the dash to flex as the car is driven around corners.
Has anyone else had this problem - and if so have you cured it?
Is there anyway that you can wedge the dashboard against the bulkhead to stop it moving? If so how do you get to do it?
Any pictures of a stripped dash could be helpful too (although I don't really want to strip the dash completely - for fear of making the noises worse)
Many thanks
Paul
15th Mar 2017 9:59 am
dgardel
Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: Greater Venice
Posts: 2025
Reference SSM71901
Models Discovery 4 / L319
Range Rover Sport / L320
Title Dash Topper Pad Creak MY10-Onwards
Category Body
Last modified 03-Jul-2014 00:00:00
Symptom 107000 Interior Trim
Content
Issue:
Customer complaint of noise from facia when travelling over certain road conditions.
Cause:
JLR engineering have found during their investigations that the instrument panel upper section speaker aperture bolt may have a relaxed torque (See TOPIx workshop manual section 76.46.04 Fig. E12471)
Action:
Release the instrument panel upper section speaker aperture bolt and over torque back to 13NmDiscovery 5 tdv6 HSE Corris Gray Outback Engineering Limited Edition IID Pro MV License
15th Mar 2017 10:23 am
JPW
Member Since: 19 Mar 2007
Location: Essex
Posts: 217
Thank you.
That's the TSB that I'd found.
I have tightened the bolt to 13Nm - it didn't seem to make much difference.
Having said that i didn't release it completely before tightening - i was concerened what might drop off if I removed it too far!
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