every time i go over the slightest bump or series of bumps (rough road) the area around the rear pillar mounted side airbag (behind rear passengers head). ive got an appointment with my dealer to have it looked at, but im wondering if anyone else has experienced this, and if so, if they could tell me what it was in their case. thanks.

 

Sounds exactly like one I had except mine was on the drivers side. A really annoying clicking. The link below shows my post in another thread about it. Basically it was a bracket that needed to be re-mounted. It us under the head liner behind the handles over the rear door. Just about where the seam is between the head liner and the liner for the rear pillar.

Dealer couldn't hear it. It took me driving around in the back while I friend drove to find it. Fixing it was pretty quick right in my garage.

https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...0&postcount=17

 

awesome. thanks for the info. super useful. i will definitely mention it to the dealer when i take it in next week. glad im not the only one this has happened to. its literally THE most annoying clicking/rattling ive ever experienced. obviously you only hear it when the stereo is off (not often), but it sounds shitty when youre having a conversation with your "passenger" and its clicking away. makes the car sound cheap (and it wasn't )

 

heehaw....i have the same problem. please let me know if the dealer is able to fix this clicking noise. thanks.

adobeman, how do you get access to the bracket holding the side air bag? thanks.

 

You need to remove the "grab handle" and the rear pillar cover. Then you can flex the head liner down enough to see the stuff.
Removing the rear pillar cover is a PITA. I probably should have removed the upper portion of the rear seat to do it right.

 

I had a similar problem but mine actually wound up being a loose plate above the rear strut housing (according to the dealer). It had to be tightened down and that corrected the problem completely!