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Offline wagonboy

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Annoying rattle......help
« on: September 28, 2013, 12:12:56 pm »
I have an annoying little rattLe, it appears to be coming from inside drivers door around the door handle area ( that's external door handle area) but inside on rough or uneven roads. very irritating. Anybody experienced anything similar or anyone Have any ideas of a likely cause or a possible fix solution. Greatly appreciate any input, thanks.

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Re: Annoying rattle......help
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2013, 12:52:36 pm »
I also have similar rattle on front drivers side....really annoying!
« Last Edit: September 28, 2013, 03:50:55 pm by oak_grun »

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Re: Annoying rattle......help
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2013, 05:17:54 pm »
I also have similar rattle on front drivers side....really annoying!
..........is it just on tickover?.
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Re: Annoying rattle......help
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2013, 12:05:14 pm »
Is the exterior door handle loose/wobbly?

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Re: Annoying rattle......help
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2013, 11:46:13 am »
I hate rattles most annoying and hard problem to fix  :laugh:

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Re: Annoying rattle......help
« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2013, 03:48:33 pm »
There was a thread on here once where it was recommended that you pop off the end plates of the dash and tighten up the 2 Torx bolts underneath there. Everyone who looked found theirs were loose including me...