Annoying Door Rattle

BronzeEddie · 04-08-2012, 10:41 AM

I have a rattle somewhere around the drivers door area. It only occurs when I'm driving at highway speed. I dont hear it when I go over rough spots around town. Guess I'll have to take it to a dealer but I'm not getting my hopes up. A real annoyance for a used vehicle I purchased that has only 15K miles on it and looks really nice.

shaker1 · 04-09-2012, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by BronzeEddie

I have a rattle somewhere around the drivers door area. It only occurs when I'm driving at highway speed. I dont hear it when I go over rough spots around town. Guess I'll have to take it to a dealer but I'm not getting my hopes up. A real annoyance for a used vehicle I purchased that has only 15K miles on it and looks really nice.

Check that it is not the seat belt where it attaches at the bottom.. mine drove me crazy and only rattled when it got a little loose around the waist. A tinny sounding rattle, that took me months to find!

*TexasArmadillo* · 05-03-2012, 09:36 PM

Mine was the rear door handles.

rusty813 · 05-03-2012, 09:42 PM

Well I have a similar problem, except my passanger seat rattles when someone sits in it and it is annoying as hell. I checked all bolts and everything is fine. Just sounds like bolt is loose but never could find the source.

**FordCustSrvc** · 05-04-2012, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by BronzeEddie

...Guess I'll have to take it to a dealer but I'm not getting my hopes up...

I’m confident the dealer will take care of you, BronzeEddie. Keep us in the loop!

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Originally Posted by shaker1

Check that it is not the seat belt where it attaches at the bottom.. mine drove me crazy and only rattled when it got a little loose around the waist. A tinny sounding rattle, that took me months to find!

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Originally Posted by TexasArmadillo

Mine was the rear door handles.

shaker1 & TexasArmadillo,

Thanks for the great recommendations.

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Originally Posted by rusty813

Well I have a similar problem, except my passanger seat rattles when someone sits in it and it is annoying as hell. I checked all bolts and everything is fine. Just sounds like bolt is loose but never could find the source.

Have you tried going to the dealer, rusty813? I recommend doing that so they can narrow down the source of the noise.

Cory

04-08-2012, 10:41 AM	#1
BronzeEddie Wannabe Elite Explorer 2010 eddie bauer Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 6 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Annoying Door Rattle I have a rattle somewhere around the drivers door area. It only occurs when I'm driving at highway speed. I dont hear it when I go over rough spots around town. Guess I'll have to take it to a dealer but I'm not getting my hopes up. A real annoyance for a used vehicle I purchased that has only 15K miles on it and looks really nice.

05-03-2012, 09:36 PM	#3
TexasArmadillo Don't Mess with Texas! 32.9308586120605 -97.2251129150391 10' Explorer XLT Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 452 Vehicle Specs	Mine was the rear door handles. __________________ "I've never had a normal time in Texas, but at least it was fun". -Mike Rowe “My four food groups are pie, salt, bourbon and bacon,” -Navy Lt. Cmdr. Morgan Murphy Dillo Mobile "SOLD" Copper Top

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rusty813 Wannabe Elite Explorer Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 484 Vehicle Specs	Well I have a similar problem, except my passanger seat rattles when someone sits in it and it is annoying as hell. I checked all bolts and everything is fine. Just sounds like bolt is loose but never could find the source.