Passat (B5) :: 2002 - Sound Like Marble Running From The Left To The Right Of Dashboard
Sep 13, 2009
This just started out of nowhere ... I took a sharp turn and all of a sudden, it sounded like a marble running from the left to the right of the dashboard. Took a turn in the other direction, and the "marble" rolled from right to left.
It is definitely not something that fell into the dashboard, so I feel it must be a component that came loose under the dash. But is there really a "channel" that runs across the length of the dash? Is there a way to access the innards without having to remove the whole dash assembly?
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2002 Hyundai Accent click noise in engine - YouTube ...
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