Do you have interior cabin creaking?

[2003Z71]

My 03's interior creaks whenever I go over a rough road slow or on a backroad. I have the extended cab. It makes the truck feel very cheap. My fathers 01 is far worse. And my 99 Reg cab was rock solid with no interior noise. Anyone else have this problem?

[lrymal]

No creak at at all, yet. Very tight, very quiet... Take it to the dealer. These things should be very quiet vehicles.

[greyghost03]

No creaking here. Mine is real tight and quiet.

 

I agree with lrymal - they should be very quiet!

[points]

Nothing here... I had some but i fixed them with glue after i took the dash apart...

[vortec4800]

Its a GM plastic snap-together truck, a little creaking is expected - gives it character. I tracked down most of the noises in my truck and fixed em with felt and glue and what not, but new ones are bound to appear. The only real noise I have anymore is a rattle in my seat from my subwoofer kicking the crap out of it from behind, don't think there's a whole lot I can do about that one though

[Shaners]

Some of the noise could be coming from the door seals (rubber weather stripping), especially where the front and rear doors meet. A little Silicon Spray, or di-electric grease might cure some of the noises you are hearing. I think there is some body "flex" in that area, and you can hear things rubbing. My crewcab has a "B" pillar, and I don't hear that noise at all... but my '00 excab made alot more "moans and groans".

[2003Z71]

I think it is where the doors come together and with body flex you here the creaking. I will try to track it down with some silicone and felt. I am thinking about putting a roll cage in it to stop the body flex

[seadoons]

It is absolutely the weather strippings in the door seals. What you need to do is go to Wal-Mart and buy a can of STP silicone grease (blue can, red top, kind of like a spray paint can.) Pull your weather stripping off (driver and passanger side)...I am talking about the strip that runs along from the front fenders, up the windshield, and then across the edge of the roof, then down behind the rear doors. Wipe them off with a dry rag (to get the dirt off) and then SOAK both sides of them with that stuff. It is "greaseless" and odorless, so don't worry. When I say both sides, I mean the side you can physically see, and the side that actually touches the truck. I had mine in the shop 3 times for that problem...and the truck sounded like a piece of s**t from day 1. I wanted to get rid of it because it sounded like it was 30 years old from all the noise the cab made. All the dealership did was spray the side you can see. After a year of living with the noise, I started thinking that maybe it was the backside of them. I soaked them, put them back on (real easy to do) and haven't had a problem since. That was like 3 months ago, but I'll do it every 2 weeks if necessary. It feels like I am driving a brand new truck, even though it is only 1 1/2 years old. Good luck, and I feel your pain!!!

[RyanbabZ71]

mine is horrible. Id say the worst thing about my truck is the squeaks and rattles

[melbertbloosfan]

It is absolutely the weather strippings in the door seals.  What you need to do is go to Wal-Mart and buy a can of STP silicone grease (blue can, red top, kind of like a spray paint can.)  Pull your weather stripping off (driver and passanger side)...I am talking about the strip that runs along from the front fenders, up the windshield, and then across the edge of the roof, then down behind the rear doors.  Wipe them off with a dry rag (to get the dirt off) and then SOAK both sides of them with that stuff.  It is "greaseless" and odorless, so don't worry.  When I say both sides, I mean the side you can physically see, and the side that actually touches the truck.  I had mine in the shop 3 times for that problem...and the truck sounded like a piece of s**t from day 1.  I wanted to get rid of it because it sounded like it was 30 years old from all the noise the cab made.  All the dealership did was spray the side you can see.  After a year of living with the noise, I started thinking that maybe it was the backside of them.  I soaked them, put them back on (real easy to do) and haven't had a problem since.  That was like 3 months ago, but I'll do it every 2 weeks if necessary.  It feels like I am driving a  brand new truck, even though it is only 1 1/2 years old.  Good luck, and I feel your pain!!!

I've been wondering what to do about my creaky silvy. Thanks for the accurate post and procedure. This place is great!!!

[2003Z71]

Hey Seadoons, thanks alot for the tip! I will try this this weekend. How long did it take? Does the weather stripping pop in and out easily?

 

Thanks

[lsu-sec]

I'd like to add that my 01 Sierra XCab has the same problem. Dielectirc grease did the trick! It only seems to last for about 3-4 months however. Has anyone noticed the rubbed paint and rust below the threshold, where the lower weatherstripping on the doors rub the paint?

[1999GMCZ-71]

My truck is solid, no creaks or rattles at all.

[seadoons]

It took all of about 10 minutes to do this. They pull off real easy...and putting them back on isn't too hard either. When putting them back on, start just above the windshield, and then slide it down behind the fender (be sure to note their position before taking them off and you'll see what I am talking about). Snap it back on along the windsheild, along the roof, then down behind the door. I am not mechanically savvy at all, and I am not a big fan of ripping things off, but it was very easy. I did it like 2 months ago, and I have had no problems with wind noise, leaks, or the strippings not staying on. I bought the GM dielectric grease, but I did not use it. The little tube was $14 from the dealership, and the can of silicone grease was really cheap at Wal-Mart. The way I figured out it was the strips making the noise was that I pulled them off and drove it around the block. It made my day...it was so quiet!!!!! Anyone that thinks their truck is a POS because of all the noise the cab makes needs to try this.

[pacodiablo]

Trucks lacking b-pillars of all brands are notorious for creaking.

 

Be careful with interior parts too. We damaged the latch for the slider on the Ranger and now it will not shut up. On the Blazer my cousin owns, one of the door panels came loose from the door. Some gasket sealer took care of that.