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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 05:37 AM
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I have a 2010 A4 Premium S-Line, 2 years old with 43500 Klms (about 27000 miles). I love this car but lately it has developed an intermittent plastic sounding rattle in the passenger side of the dash. It is most pronouced over roads with some ridges. I think it is coming from the vent on the right side. I had an Acura TL for 6 years before the A4 and never had any rattles and my wife's 6 year old Honda Civic doesn't have any rattles.

I have 2 questions;

1 Are rattles a common Audi problem?

2 Are dealers very effective in dealing with rattles?

Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 09:11 PM
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Useless reply: I have a plastic-y dash rattle for the first 5 minutes somewhere around the passenger's side. Seems to go away once the car has warmed up (but I'm in SoCal - so warming up is from 60 to 72 degrees).

It drives me crazy, but after an hour long commute I've completely forgotten about it.
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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by BPOTT
I have a 2010 A4 Premium S-Line, 2 years old with 43500 Klms (about 27000 miles). I love this car but lately it has developed an intermittent plastic sounding rattle in the passenger side of the dash. It is most pronouced over roads with some ridges. I think it is coming from the vent on the right side. I had an Acura TL for 6 years before the A4 and never had any rattles and my wife's 6 year old Honda Civic doesn't have any rattles.

I have 2 questions;
Originally Posted by BPOTT
1) Are rattles a common Audi problem?
Very common. My car developed a clicking sound @ 6K in the driver's B pillar. I don't notice it that much any more - esp w/ the stereo cranked!

Originally Posted by BPOTT
2) Are dealers very effective in dealing with rattles?

Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks.
This is very much a 'Your Mileage May Vary' kind of issue. Some dealers will say the noise is 'not reproducible' because they're too lazy to deal with it. Others will dig in after making sure you're aware it's not a warranty issue and that you're willing to pay out-of-pocket for the diagnosis/repair.

Good Luck and May the Force Be With You.
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