Rags in dash

[lostNdallas]

New to Tacomas and Toyotas in general. I recently purchased a 2023 TRD PRO a few weeks ago and was digging under the dash for a place to put an auxiliary fuse block. The idea is to run one pair of wires in through the bulkhead seal to power multiple accessories like a cb, gmrs, and such.

I popped open a panel and found an orange microfiber rag stuffed between a wire loom and a dash support just to the left of the steering column. Then I dug further and found 3 more rags stuffed between a large loom and the upper dash bulkhead.

This truck was a corporate lease and was maintained by the leasing dealer here in Dallas. Has anyone experienced this as well?

Are there issues with the wire looms rubbing or vibrating against the dash structure?

Thanks for any replies.

 

[Tape]

Maybe something was rattling inside the dash

 

[lostNdallas]

While I was under there, I tried moving stuff around to see if I could feel any play but everything is tight. I've driven it about 20 miles since I removed the rags and I don't perceive any difference yet. I'll keep an ear out. Thanks

 

[lostNdallas]

Resolved. A couple days after removing the rags, there was a chatter coming from under the dash. There is a little gray box snapped onto a plastic bracket that would rattle when encountering rough sections of road.

I put one rag back in but packed it around the little gray box. I've driven about 30 miles since then and no more rattle.

So of anyone has a mysterious rattle under the left side of the dash, check this.

 

[drizzoh]

My truck has been nothing but rattles since it arrived. Rattliest interior I've dealt with. Constantly been fixing them since 2021 lol.

 

[Tape]

I've been very fortunate with my 2019, it doesn't rattle but the A-frame bushings do squeak, if I keep my windows rolled up, I can't hear it

 

[lostNdallas]

My truck has been nothing but rattles since it arrived. Rattliest interior I've dealt with. Constantly been fixing them since 2021 lol.

I hope this one is better. Im coming from a 2nd gen Ram where my dash started squeaking about 2 years after I got it, then the whole top of the dash caved in (unacknowledged known problem) I still have all the pieces in a box I've been wanting to send back to them, but I doubt anyone cares.

 

[lostNdallas]

I've been very fortunate with my 2019, it doesn't rattle but the A-frame bushings do squeak, if I keep my windows rolled up, I can't hear it

I had a front left u-joint like that. Same fix.