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Hi there’s a loud rattling noise coming from the dashboard and it started stalling when coming to a stop Mechanic's Assistant: Where exactly do you think the noise is coming from? And how long has this been going on? A fe...

Hi there’s a loud rattling noise coming from the dashboard and it started stalling when coming to a stop Mechanic's Assistant: Where exactly do you think the noise is coming from? And how long has this been going on? A few weeks now and from the passenger side dashboard Mechanic's Assistant: What is the make/model/year of your car? 2011 Toyota [camry](/topics-camry/) Mechanic's Assistant: Are you fixing your Camry yourself? What have you tried so far? Well it just completely stalled about 20 mins ago and I haven’t tried fixing anything yet I assumed the rattling came from a piece under the bumper that came a loose until today Mechanic's Assistant: Anything else you want the Mechanic to know before I connect you? I recently had an oil change and about a month later the low oil light popped on but there’s no visible evidence of a leak that I could see

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Answer 2

You'll need to check the actuator operation with a scan tool. If it's not working correctly or the rattling is from the timing chain area you'll have to take the cover off and replace the actuator and/or timing chain.

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