Yaris Noises and Rattles

[cheesehead]

2007 Yaris HB 5speed 95,000 + miles in 2 years

1. Squeaky Shifter- Spray gel lube sprayed on shifter linkage cables and near shifter and also inside engine bay near shifter linkages. No more squeaks.

2. Loud banging sound near the top back of the hatchback- Remove the center seat seatbelt holder near the top center of the hatch. This part has no option but to make a loud banging noise when you hit bumps. I tried buffering the noise with duct tape but the only way to take that loud noise away is to remove the components of the center seat belt.

3 Fenders in the back and front rattle- Balls of duct tape work wonders at holding squeaky parts together . Sticky balls of tape hold the inside fender wells together over bumps and reduce the confusion of sound an old yaris makes.

4. Remove every and all plastic components and cover the larger positioning clips with electric tape as to reduce their chatter at high speeds on rough roads.

5. Rubber coated inside the rear hatch and covered the lock components with rubber coat. Very good sound dampening effect. Rear lock components rattle like MAD...

6. TRD sway bar- makes every rattle amplify ten fold. Necessity tho...

7. Tanabe Medalion axle back- Rattle maker!!!

8. Weapon-R Ram Air Intake- Rattle Equalizer !!!

9. Front strut tower links- Makes the rattles go away a bit. Maybe the suspension is working better.???

10. Bob Marley on the radio and no awful rattling sounds from my worn yaris!!!

My top ten Yaris Rattles.