Center Console Cubby - Annoying random "chirp/squeak/click."

[BulldogBear]

Anyone else experience a completely random "chirp" (it's kind of a combo of a plasticy "chirp/squeak/click") noise from their center console cubby/armrest (hereon referred to as the cubby)?

I've spent hours trying to track it down, but because I can never reproduce the noise on purpose, and occurs at completely random times, I can't find what's causing it.

I've emptied out the entire cubby. I try driving with my arm on the armest, and off the armrest. Nope, still occurs completely at random.

Sometimes it chirps when I put the vehicle into reverse with nothing touching the cubby. Sometimes it chirps after I've been backing up and stop the vehicle. Sometimes it happens when I go over a bump in the road. Sometimes I'll be crusing along on a smooth freeway and it will chirp.

It almost sounds to me like it's the hinge at the rear of the cubby on the driver's side, but I look and find nothing, no strange wear pattern, nothing that would cause the chirping noise.

The other soft-top rattles don't bother me as I expect them and can predict when they'll sound off.

But this cubby armrest thing is driving me crazy.

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[Ford Motor Company]

Anyone else experience a completely random "chirp" (it's kind of a combo of a plasticy "chirp/squeak/click") noise from their center console cubby/armrest (hereon referred to as the cubby)?

I've spent hours trying to track it down, but because I can never reproduce the noise on purpose, and occurs at completely random times, I can't find what's causing it.

I've emptied out the entire cubby. I try driving with my arm on the armest, and off the armrest. Nope, still occurs completely at random.

Sometimes it chirps when I put the vehicle into reverse with nothing touching the cubby. Sometimes it chirps after I've been backing up and stop the vehicle. Sometimes it happens when I go over a bump in the road. Sometimes I'll be crusing along on a smooth freeway and it will chirp.

It almost sounds to me like it's the hinge at the rear of the cubby on the driver's side, but I look and find nothing, no strange wear pattern, nothing that would cause the chirping noise.

The other soft-top rattles don't bother me as I expect them and can predict when they'll sound off.

But this cubby armrest thing is driving me crazy.

Good morning! Could you privately message us with your VIN and the name and location of your Ford dealer so I can look into this console noise concern? Thank you!