# Dashboard Rattle **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** mercury, milan\ **Created:** [November 15, 2009, 11:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dashboard-rattle/39512 "2009-11-15T11:14:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bssn7266](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/65b543/32.png) [@bssn7266](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bssn7266)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 11:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dashboard-rattle/39512/1 "2009-11-15T11:14:42Z")
I purchased a 2006 Mercury Milan with low mileage this summer and have liked it a lot. But this past month, it developed a rattle in the right side of the dashboard, particularly when going over bumps. I emptied the cubby hole and the rattle is still there. The noise sounds like it is coming from above the cubby hole. What’s in the right dashboard that could cause a rattle ?? Best approach for mechanics so they don’t charge an arm/leg to fix it?Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dashboard-rattle/39512/2 "2009-11-15T16:57:45Z")
What appeared to be a dash rattle in my 2000 Blazer turned out to be the hood hinge bolts. Check the hood hinges for play. Ed B. ---
**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dashboard-rattle/39512/3 "2009-11-15T19:01:44Z")
Best approach to keep from being charged by a mechanic is doing the job yourself. Are you asking for a plan that you can instruct the mechanic to follow? this is a bad idea. The actual mechanic must come up with his own diagnostic plan. Most mechanics would be very happy never to be dispatched a “squeak and rattle” job,we don’t like them either,they can be very time consuming. You are going to have to find a mechanic whose skills you trust. As for telling you what it is or where to start looking I would have to hear it.