Rattle Noise from Lower Windshield Area

[TRDP-FL]

Guys... Rattles drive me nuts. 3000 miles on my TRD Pro, and this one in particular is making me crazy.

Sounds like a plastic on plastic noise, increasing with speed/wind/bumps. Coming from drivers side lower corner of the front windshield. It may be coming from outside. It is typically pretty faint and I can't seem to get a good video of it for reference. It is significantly worse off-road.

As we all know, the dealer won't be able to replicate it, so I was wondering if any of you may have had something similar with an easy fix... besides turning the radio up of course

Thanks in advance.

 

[sandcrawler]

it is probably the plastic cowl at the foot of the windshield. it is well documented here: http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-gen-t4rs/104609-windshield-ticks-creaks-noises.html

 

[TRDP-FL]

Yep, problem solved thanks to this thread: http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-gen-t4rs/127732-squeaking-noise-solved-my-2011-trail-edition.html This is what forums are all about.

 

[dekeman]

Very honourable of you [MENTION=29376]sandcrawler[/MENTION]