I spent nearly an hour doing a ride along with a technician and I think we have finally found the source of the creaking noise. Idk how helpful this might be to other people but I thought I would share it in hopes that it isn’t just specific to my vehicle.
Where the wood dash runs into the back of the center screen mount, it was much tighter on one side than the other and there seemed to be a slight rubbing that was causing the dash piece to flex and creak as it reverberated. The mobile tech stuck a piece of foam in there so that it no longer made contact and I haven’t noticed the same incessant noise anymore. It has been a little over a week without it returning so I’m hoping that was it. Worth a check for everyone else who has already addressed the speaker grill, dash, steering column housing, etc without a resolution.
Where the wood dash runs into the back of the center screen mount, it was much tighter on one side than the other and there seemed to be a slight rubbing that was causing the dash piece to flex and creak as it reverberated. The mobile tech stuck a piece of foam in there so that it no longer made contact and I haven’t noticed the same incessant noise anymore. It has been a little over a week without it returning so I’m hoping that was it. Worth a check for everyone else who has already addressed the speaker grill, dash, steering column housing, etc without a resolution.