Passenger Door Rattle

[MurphDDm4]

Just wanted to see if anyone has developed a rattle that sounds as if it is coming from the passenger side door. The rattle only happens on small but sharp bumps in the road like the small gaps between concrete sections. It also is very apparent on roads that are a little older where the smoother finish has worn down to expose more of the rocks in the concrete mix.

 

It is extremely annoying specially on a truck that has under 3500 miles on it. Hoping someone has had the same noise and located the issue before bringing it in to the dealership.

 

I also just recently noticed a feint clicking sound from time to time coming from my driver side door.

 

I thought these trucks were supposed to have the quietest interiors? Guess they were able to keep external noise out but forgot to do something about their interiors falling apart after a few thousand miles.

[chuckl1218]

I had a very disturbing rattle from the passenger side and thought it was the door. Actually it was the passenger seat belt male end (part attached to the seat belt) hitting against the verticals door pillar. When my wife exits, sometimes the seat belt does not retract all of the way and gets wedged between the seat and pillar. What a relief...now when she exits, she makes sure it retracts.

 

My issue was not in the door after all, but I always have issues trying to isolate rattles since the noise travels so much. Good luck.

[MurphDDm4]

_{Yeah I know the seat belt rattle, unfortunately this one is not that}

[fondupot]

I thought I had a rattle coming from my passenger door. Turns out it was a little plastic thing in the sunglasses holder. Open the holder and on the passenger side of the hole, there is a little clip. It rattles over bumps. Someone else made a post about it too.

[stevev]

^exactly, check that little clip that rattles inside the sunglasses holder. Here's the post about it:

 

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/163572-dash-rattle-solved/?hl=rattle

[bdbake01]

I know this isn't the OP's issue, but the turned around passenger buckle drove me NUTS for a month!!!

 

When I found I was all like "Huh...first world problem right there..."

[14 Silverado]

My passenger door started rattling at 3000 miles took it to the dealer 3 times so far. Still rattles keep being told it is normal. Drives my wife and I nuts. Called GM they are going to speak with the dealer and see if they can figure this out.

[355HP Z71]

My driver door rattles all the time . I have taken it in 3 times for this promblem . They have taken the door panel off to check for anything loose and even replaced the plastic trim piece that goes around the window . They told me they have driven other 14s and they all do this . Very frustrating . ?

[dslteck]

It is frustrating, my 2010 does this as well.

[beetle]

Mine had a rattle too, thought for sure it was the door, turned out to be under the front of the passenger seat, some odd component was banging against something else, a zip tie solved the problem.

[BigBadSierra]

The rattle on mine is from the in channel window shades.

 

The wind catches them and they tap the glass.

 

I'm picking up chrome stampede stick on this weekend...

 

Should end the tapping.

[MurphDDm4]

I believe I might have found the source of the rattle. There appears to be just enough play (very very minor play, so little one would say it is normal) in the plastice trim pieces where the windor and door lock buttons are. This play either allows for rattle under specific types of bumps with either the side trim piece "I have an AT tso that is the fake carbon fiber trim" or some other piece. What I did was take a raffle ticket I had which is a little thicker gauge paper and wedge it between the back side of that plastic trim and the door panel. I am about to go take the truck for a test drive to see if anything changed but just normal light bumps on the door panel makes me think it has worked.

 

For those of you who have sent yours in and they cannot find the source try using the palm of your hand and lightly bang on the door panel around where the storage areas is. I did this and it allowed me to replicate the sound and pin point its location.

 

Pictures coming shortly.

[MurphDDm4]

So I just got done a short little test drive, went and drove over a bunch of road reflectors. The wedged folded raffle ticket seems to have fixed the rattle. I will give it a week to see how it holds and fairs over roads I know for sure would make it rattle.

 

If this seems to be the culprit I would not doubt that it becomes a rattle many will experience. If this does fix the issue now I will just have to find something black that can give the same results, any suggestions?

[14 Silverado]

I know it sounds weird but how about cutting a small piece of black construction paper like the kids use in school and push that down in there flush. That's what I'm going to try now that you have discovered this.

[rxnotec]

Just as FYI a lot of driver door rattle sounds is actually the window control switches. Lightly touch them and the driver door rattle is usually gone. It is the buttons themselves vibrating against the channel they are in. That is at least my trucks issue. I'm planning on disassembling the controls and felt taping each side of the channel at the switches.