I recently replaced a VERY annoying SQUEAK. It's the light switch in the glove compartment - that little black "finger" that gets pushed in when the box is closed to turn the light off. Just sprayed good'ol WD40 right into that switch.

I had the dash creak for a while too, the dealer shoved some thin foam in between the windshield and the plastic piece that runs along it (between the dash and the glash). It came back when that foam fell out ;-). So I sprayed silicone spray all along that juncture and it's gone.

Now, I have the clicking and tapping from the sunroof. Sigh.

Anyone have annoying wind noise from the top of the windshield? On the highway it's quite loud.

If the problem is the relative movement of the glove box liner versus the dashboard, the repair is easy. Open the door and you will see some screws. Tighten them and the creaking should disappear. If it comes back, eventually you may need to use something like epoxy in the holes so that the screws stay tight.

Tanya,

I've got a 99 V70 with the same problem: a horrible creak in the dash on the passenger's side. I've already attempted to get the local Las Vegas dealer to look at it, but they weren't very helpful. All they suggested is that I should try to wedge something between the dash and the firewall to prevent the dash from moving as that is what they would probably do to solve a problem of this type (that's an official response from the dealer). They also quoted me at least $1,200 (rock-bottom floor price) to diagnose the problem properly (not including any repair parts and labor).

Anyone else out there with this problem? Do we have a pattern here?

-Dale

Hi Tanya,

I am experiencing the same problem but I do not know if is the rattle from my glovebox or the dashboard. I am still under the manufacturer warranty but they told me that this was not covered. I am also trying to figure out a way for the passenger dash/glove box to stop creaking or rattling without taking apart the dash. I'm up to any other suggestions. This is driving me crazy!!!

All of a sudden my S70 is creaking all over. The first one was the A-pillar where it meets the dash, easy fix with some real thin foam. Next the Sunroof liner, passenger side is rattling, same foam to fix. Now its the pasenger side dash. Its harder to isolate since your driving on the other side, but foam between the windshield and dash didn't help, so I'd be interested to see if anyone has a fix, short of taking the dash out!

-Ananda
98 S70 T5 SEM