Strange Tapping Noise From Dash

[Ishman]

Hi, I think there's some gremlins in my dash!

The tapping noise occurs when I turn the ignition on, and can continue for a short (few seconds) time after the engine has turned over.

The noise is comparable to flicking the dash with your finger, only it is repetitious with evenly spaced intervals. It started as a series of 3 reps- tap....tap....tap................tap...tap...tap. then has begun to be continuous, and has even sped up at times.

The noise comes from the centre of the dash, above the air vents. It first seemed to occur during cold weather, but lately it is occuring regularly.

Any ideas?????

[Plattsy]

the gear that controls the vents has snapped. do a search you can fix it.

[Ishman]

Thanks for that. I didn't know they had gears; can you put the vents on swing or something, why would they need gears???

[Plattsy]

no its a tiny little control box that uses a gear inside to move the vents, you literally open that box flip the tiny gear and bobs your uncle!

[jjman]

if it pissed you off you can have your climate control switched off and set to either fresh air or cab only. That way it will stay in that mode and not try to open teh vents every time you turn the car on. I remember i did that for the while before i got in and fixed it...

[Line 3]

Mine dose that too lol is it a easy job to fix??

[jjman]

not really. Well the fix is easy enough. its getting to the unit that is the mission!

[FR33ZN]

It's easy if u Hav tiny little hands an fingers it's a little black box behind the glove box up the top i need to squeeze my hands in there come out wit cuts everywhere lol