Squeak in dash fixed! 50 cent solution.

[GEM1N1]

So we just clocked a quick weekend trip to Omaha. My dash has always had some squeaks but this time it seemed worse than others. Maybe because I was exhausted driving back late Sunday night.

As I’m driving I found that if I pushed down on the dash pad the squeak would go away. It wouldn’t even take that much pressure.

I crawled under there the next morning trying to duplicate it but that was a failed mission. If your under your dash looking up you’ll see the plywood sits on metal crossmembers like a car frame or ladder.

I took a ordinary wood shim you get at lowes and shoved it in between the cross member and the underside of the dash.

Took it for a spin and to my amazement, silence. Well, I’d say 90% silence. You still hear squeak when hitting the hard bumps. But the annoying little continuous mouse squeak is gone! Life is good and ready for the next trip.

[vestadan]

Happy for you....I am going on the squeak patrol this weekend and will remember your fix...thanks for sharing...

[Cacique]

pictures would really be apreciated

[georgelesley]

Ours had an annoying loud sound when hitting harsh bumps. It came from the depressed dash tray between the driver and passenger area. Pushing on it greatly reduced the sound.

I took the entertainment system out from the lower console cabinet. Looked up into the suspect area, and saw a sheet metal box that the dash could vibrate against or the box could move enough to hit the dash. A bit of firm rubber stuffed into the space between solved the problem.

[Mxg286]

Now if someone has a solution to the Ford platform steering wheel squeak on the early 2000s model years.

[MSHappyCampers]

Thanks for the tip! Never know when we may need it!

[slickest1]

The Door on our Holiday Rambler Imperial used to squeak like crazy driving down the road. I put a few wraps of black tape around the two striker posts where the top and bottom latches close on and then no more squeak.

[Dutch Star Don]

This is something I've been doing for years. When I have something like a door frame that squeaks, I use Pledge and spray the heck out of it. I then wipe it all down. You get a twofer....squeaks gone and clean. Even the with the wood under your dash, spray it with some Pledge. It won't hurt anything.

[Craig36]

Another tip is to carry a can of spray silicon lube, that comes with the little straw type end

Particularly for cabinets or trim that rattles or squeaks. It gets into places you can't reach.