After a year of preventive maintence, took first trip on weekend. Result, dashboard rattle, when hitting bumps. can anyone suggest where to start looking?

 

Pry both Dash Speakers up gently with a Putty Knife and make sure that the Dash Mounting Bolts are tight. Also, the Center Bolt under the plastic cover.

 

Dashboard rattel-usually low pitch. Or does it sound like plastci hitting glass- the front vents?

 

Try opening the hood and tightening the diagonal cross-members (steel bars across corners of engine compartment). When they are loose you will hear a relatively hard knock when you go over bumps that almost sounds like it comes out of the windshield. Jac

 

Thanks for the info! the rattle has a low pitch.

 

Low pitch probably rules out the defrost vents, but just to cover all bases, here is a fix if that is the problem: https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...nts-faq-45338/

 

Here is some old info we used back in the day!!!

bob gauff

 

How funny, a 'squeak and rattle kit' issued to dealers. I enjoyed that read, thanks Bob.