Vibration/rattle Sound Under Dashboard When Hot

[RMALINDAK]

Can you recommend a good place to get this problem diagnosed and fixed.

In my Honda Fit GP1, I get a an annoying vibration/rattle sound (like a vibrating mettle sheet) from dash board (in the area of the car stereo) when the car hit pot holes or in a bad road. I can also recreate the sound by thumping on the dash board or when closing the glove compartment.

This happen only when its hot outside. There is no issues at night or early morning, or in rainy or cold days. It happen only when the sun is up and hot.

I usually get all work done at agent (Stafford). But I have a feeling that due to nature of the issue, this is more of a job for a mechanic with lot of patient, willing to spend some time going through it to figure it out unless they have dealt with similar issue before. Also if the garage insist on bringing in the car early morning as some do, I wont be able to demonstrate the problem as this is heat/time dependent.

Can someone recommend a good place around Colombo for diagnosing and fixing thins kind of thing. Or do you think this is a job for the agent.

[Vengeance]

I can also recreate the sound by thumping on the dash board or when closing the glove compartment.

If you can recreate the sound while the engine is off, something is probably loose inside the dashboard, but the environment temperature shouldn't have an effect on this.

If you get everything done at the agents, stick to them instead of a random mechanic.

[NRX]

If you can recreate the sound while the engine is off, something is probably loose inside the dashboard, but the environment temperature shouldn't have an effect on this.

If you get everything done at the agents, stick to them instead of a random mechanic.

Could it be a partially broken clip which expands a bit under our hot sun which causes the rattle ?

[Dushyantha]

Do not take it to your local mechanic if it involves the removal of your dashboard . Better ask the agents on what their opinion is , coz there are some models which develop creaks and vibrations in the same places due to the padding which gets harder due to the hot climate here .