# Weird noises behind dashboard

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-noises-behind-dashboard/175829>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** kia, rio\
**Created:** [March 25, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-noises-behind-dashboard/175829 "2021-03-25T22:25:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![quentinsmithphone\_162532](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7cd45c/32.png) [@quentinsmithphone\_162532](https://community.cartalk.com/u/quentinsmithphone_162532)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-noises-behind-dashboard/175829/1 "2021-03-25T22:25:50Z")

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On the passenger side basically behind the glovebox I can sometimes hear a very quiet whining noise it doesn’t happen often and is very hard to hear usually. Then closer to the driver side behind the dash I sometimes hear what I can best describe as the sound of like a cd drive ejecting a disc or something like that though it has nothing to do with the actual cd drive in my car.

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-noises-behind-dashboard/175829/2 "2021-03-25T22:30:20Z")

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Model and year ?

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-noises-behind-dashboard/175829/3 "2021-03-25T22:34:12Z")

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Adjust the radio volume up enough so you can’t hear the noises.  
_ **CSA** _  
🌴 🕶 🌴

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 12:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-noises-behind-dashboard/175829/4 "2021-03-26T00:27:19Z")

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Does this happen only when you change HVAC setting? That could be an actuator going bad.  
On passenger side could be debris in the HVAC fan or bearings.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 1:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-noises-behind-dashboard/175829/5 "2021-03-26T01:31:27Z")

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> [@Barkydog](#):
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> Model and year ?

This may be the 2007 KIA Rio that he has several threads about.

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 2:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-noises-behind-dashboard/175829/6 "2021-03-26T02:01:45Z")

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I think you and others must be detailing so much stuff from posters. Must be a hell of a spreadsheet, other poster was like you are in WI, well yes I am. I cannot remember what I had for breakfast, kudos!