The dash problem is something all the 8g's have. Mine is cracked to. Lots of them are. Nothing you can really do unless you buy one of those carpet looking dash covers which I think are gross. There was a post about a fiberglass dash overlay but I never saw anything actually happen from the post. There is a couple posts with similar symptoms you're experiencing with the rough morning idle and what not. I don't really have a clue as to what may be making that noise with the trans. good luck.
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