Ticking From The Dash - Have You Got It?

[jennybash]

Has anyone else had this annoying noise appear from their dashboard at the driver's side of the steering wheel??

My car has been back to the garage 3 times now for this and the second time was fixed - for 2 1/2 days!! They said they had done the following:

Stripped the dashboard
re-mounted the ABS system (apparantly this can be noisy)
Installed extra sound proofing (where did this go to when the noise started?)
and generally checked for loose bits.

Has anyone had this fixed?

I will update you all when I get my car back...... Jenny

[lesw]

I've got it!!!!

Really annoying, like a geiger counter on the dashboard. Not always there but when it is it sounds like static on the radio making it impossible to hear.
Unlike yours, my dealer will not do anything until I demonstrate the problem to him and on the one occassion I tried, it was present, but quiet.
On a recent trip back from Taunton to Exeter it was commented on by the back-seat passengers, it was that loud.

You would think that after the episode of the "locking-in" which they wouldn't do anything about until I brought it in in a "locked-in" state during normal servicing hours and I ended up demostrating it in a "locked-in" state on Westcountry News, the main news program for the south-west, that maybe they would believe me.......but no, I'm still a liar!


Like yours mine is a 1.6 sensodrive with the air-conditioning

Any others?

Most apparent in mine at speed on the motorway (50 mph +) but can be at any speed, any time.

[Guest InkyHedgehog]

I had a similar noise (mine is 1.4 HDi). I think it was the cd player messing about - I found that a well placed 'whack' with the heel of my hand in the centre of the dash would stop it - lol!