Cheers all,

So I just read last Sunday's Mercury News (Silicon Valley, CA) review of the new (2007) MC. In short they loved it - nothing bad to say. However...

The writter did mention his test car had this "annoying dash rattle" for the week he had it. The writter went on to say the MINI rep told him this was a problem in very early production '07 models and that MINI has corrected it.

Is this true? The only thing I LOATHE about my 2002 & 2004 is that "dash rattle" - if this is something that is haunting the Mini, I won't be picking up the one I ordered due to arrive in April.

Thanks again for your expertise!

Cheers,

 

None of the R56's I have test driven have had a dash rattle or any other squeek from the interior. They have all been tight as a drum.

 

I just read over at www.mini2.com someone reporting the first mysterious R56 windshield crack.

Dash rattles have been reported from some early UK owners as well.

 

Could the rep be referring to the dash storage area that was causing rattles which has now been sealed?

 

I bet he is referring to the storage area rattle (above glovebox)... which has been resolved.

 

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The dash rattle must be infamous because my R56 doesn't make any sounds at all...except for that sweet diesel-esque injector music at idle!

 

no rattles here - 650 miles

 

640 miles. no rattles.

 

No rattles anywhere--2400 miles. No sunroof windnoise, either.

 

Mmmm, I love when you talk like that.

Hope to return the favor.

 

That one was only a matter of time, to be honest.

 

Every car forum I've been on has now and then reported windshields that developed stress cracks.

 

my car doesn't seem to be having any rattles in the dash... and i hope it stayslike that.. :D

 

I've got a Dash buzz... kind of annoying. Seems like it's related to what they "sealed" shut.

 

No rattles almost 1000 miles. I did get a small chip in my windshield but I think it may have to do with the medium rock that hit it on the highway and clumps of dirt I then found on the front of my car.

 

MINI may have stopped the dash rattle, but I wouldn't call sealing a storage area that was obviously intended to be usable "resolved." The fact that MINI seems to have such difficulty designing a decent latch is not comforting.

 

my june build 02 MCS had dash rattle , mostly when it was c-o-l-dddd. Over on Motoringfile I found a great how to on how to make it stop.Had to do it twice, but I finally made it go away.Is there an update over there for the R56?

 

Very well-fitted, with no rattles, whistles, or anything. I was pretty impressed.

-R

 

I have an early 07 MCS (chassis number 869) delivered in late November 06 and con confirm that I do not have a dash rattle (at least not yet)

 

I feel like Im going to jinx myself by saying this but Im nearly at 2K miles and have no dash rattles nor windnoise from the sunroof.

 

I, too, have a faint buzz. Don't hear it when the audio is on. Buzz appears during acceleration through the gears, not while driving at a steady speed.

 

I do not have my car nor do I know what the buzz sounds like, however it could be the head unit not properly grounded as you say it appears during acceleration.

 

R56, couple weeks driving it now, no rattles, but then again my storage area above the glovebox is one of the ones that sealed.