It is never enjoyable to listen to a sound you don’t know anything about and comes from your car. So what if you identify a noise that continues in the cabin of your Toyota 4Runner? It is highly possible that this is a minor issue, but before being sure of that, it is better to do some verifications. Our team has made this content to help you find and solve this cabin noise. First, we will look at those that come from the dashboard, later noises from the cabin, the doors, and finally the plastic noises on Toyota 4Runner that appear when it is hot.
Reasons that can cause noise in the passenger cabin of your Toyota 4Runner
I feel plastic rattling noises on the dashboard Toyota 4Runner
One of the possible explanations that can generate a plastic rattling noise in your Toyota 4Runner is that your dashboard, following a repair or vibrations suffered during its lifetime, it may have fasteners that have come loose or unscrewed. Try to discover the particular place of this plastic rattling noise on Toyota 4Runner and using your vehicle’s technical manual try to verify the tightness of all the screws concerned. Otherwise take your car to your mechanic.
I feel noises in the cabin Toyota 4Runner
The second most regular possibility of a cabin noise in your Toyota 4Runner is that some elements that come apart may be loose, either because of too frequent disassembly that would have reduced the holding between these parts, or because of vibrations. Think about examining your ceiling light which is frequently the cause of a cabin noise on Toyota 4Runner. Otherwise open your doors, those closest to the origin of the noise and verify all the openings, covers that are present there, some may have moved and therefore vibrate while driving. In most cases putting them back in place or gluing them is enough to solve the issue.
I encounter door noises on my Toyota 4Runner
If you feel a plastic noise on the doors of your Toyota 4Runner, it is possible that it is one of your door trim fasteners that is damaged, or a screw from an internal mechanism of the glass for example or the loudspeaker that has unscrewed and therefore causes the part in question to rub against the door interior. Feel free to take apart your door trim to find the source of this plastic door noise on Toyota 4Runner. For more info on door noises on Toyota 4Runner, feel free to look at this article.
I listen to a cabin noise when hot Toyota 4Runner
If, on the other hand, you feel cabin noises in your Toyota 4Runner when summer starts or when the outside temperature is warm, it is unfortunately obvious that this problem manifests itself more during these cycles. In fact, plastic being a rather flexible material will expand with heat and will therefore much more easily rub on other plastic or metal parts, this is what will induce cabin noises when hot on your Toyota 4Runner. It is difficult to solve this issue, you can always look for the exact source of the noise, and try to put foams or tape between the expanding units to limit their noise from their expansion.
