So I have noticed as of late that the rear deck will rattle if there is any amount of bass in what I am listening to. It is super annoying, more so because I can hear the rattle more than the music. It seems to only be coming from the driver side in the rear. I was curious if anyone has had or is having a similar issue and if there is a possible fix before I take it into the dealer? Any help is appreciated!

 

Yes, I've been dealing with the same problem. I went to the dealer twice and they claim they can't hear it.

Before you bring it in, make sure you find a good song that will cause the rattle.

Unless you can re-produce the rattle in front of them, they will claim they don't hear it and tell you everything is fine.

Good luck, please let us know how it goes. I'm curious to know what the fix for this will be.

 

The ultimate expensive answer to the question is this:

Before on my 05 Civic:


After:





Though the end result is not only a vibration free car, but also lower road noise as well from the rear. I didn't need to do this on the Acura though. What I would suggest is black thin weather stripping without the sticky part, and use a thin wedge like tool to stuff that around the windshield and the plastic areas that would touch against anything inside the car to prevent the plastic from touching other parts and so it would not be able to even vibrate. Although I had a very bad side door vibration from the side speaker on the driver side door, and I took it into the dealership with specific song that caused the vibration and told them to fix it. They did and I haven't had the vibrations since. It was a free "under warranty" service. Good luck!

 

That looks amazing! I'd love to dynamat my rear speaker area. I think my trunk is fine but I'd definitely like to do the rear headrest/speaker area.

If I can't re-produce the rattle and have Acura fix it under warranty, I will definitely looking into doing Dynamat.

 

Mine is extremely easy to reproduce. If I go in the back and gently push down on the deck lid, the rattle disappears. Not sure what Acura will do to remedy the problem. Maybe order a new rear deck? Lol

 

They will most likely put insulation there where the rattle is coming from. That's what they did for my door. They put lots of foam insulation. Although it might just a be a loose or missing pin for your rear deck, which is why you might be getting the issue.

 

I took a look under there over the weekend, and I inspected the pins holding the deck in the car. Didn't see any broken or missing. The piece could have just been manufactured with an imperfection or something. Regardless, I will indeed take it in. I was just curious if it was a widespread issue that others might have been suffering from.

 

if mine starts to rattle. i will do the dynamat and while it is all apart put a new sub in with a small amp.