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I have scoured the forums for this issue. It seems to be common among other truck owners but none of their solutions have proven to me my same cause. I’m hoping to bring some new light to this issue. I am a little late into the game.  Just bought a 2021 GMC Sierra AT4. I have the same rattle: so far I have removed the cluster and added rattle prevention to the AC duct. I have firmly secured the hood release pull cord all the way from the inside to the hood latch. This rattle is driving me insane and the dealership (despite have a new vehicle warranty) charges me $150 anytime I bring it to the shop with this issue. They claim its a harness loose but do not know “which” one or “where”. Any solutions would be MUCH appreciated. The coolant reservoir was missing a bolt. After bolting it down with felt washers on both sides, still no rattle solution.

 

any images/picture to help navigate would be awesome

 

Edit: I have completely secured the transmission harness. This is not the source of the rattle. It sounds like it’s coming from behind the cluster area. When I had it taken apart I could not recreate the sound. I feel like it has to be in the engine bay somewhere

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is this when listening to music or just driving? I have a rattle depending on the song that is playing and i found both my front doors were a big source of the rattle so I fixed that by loosening the 2 screws where your hand goes to pull the door closed and pushing the door panel closer to the window and tightening the 2 screws down. i  then noticed a smaller rattle sound on the dash where the defrost vent and the heads up display (in my case it's just the little red lights for the collision avoidance system) and tapping on the plastic above the instrument cluster sits fixes the issue for a little. I need to eventually pull the cover off and add some felt tape to it to stop the rattle but it's not that big of a deal for me.

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This rattle only happens when I hit 50MPH and gets worse the faster I drive.  Even when the radio is on and I’m at a complete standstill, no rattle. As soon as I hit 47 MPH the rattle begins. At 70 MPH I have to crank my radio up almost 30% up to drown out this noise. 
 

when I get home today I am gonna explore maybe the transmission harness. I’ve seen where there was a GM bulletin put out for it a few years ago

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FOR THE LOVE OF GMC, the rattle has been found and fixed. One of the screws holding the fender well up was missing. The metal clip that sits in the metal bracket got wind on it at higher speeds. Put a piece of tape over the clip and a new screw in it. Wallahhh.. no more rattle. One key point that made me look there was: the rattle went away even at high speeds when it was raining. The weight of the water on the clip and fender well prevented the metal on metal rattle at higher speeds. I’ve got a video of what it sounded like for anyone hunting a sound. 

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Do you have pics of the missing screw and fender well? I have the same rattling noise at highway speeds (50-70mph) and just noticed that it went away yesterday driving in the rain. Thanks.

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On 2/5/2024 at 7:48 PM, EmporerM said:

FOR THE LOVE OF GMC, the rattle has been found and fixed. One of the screws holding the fender well up was missing. The metal clip that sits in the metal bracket got wind on it at higher speeds. Put a piece of tape over the clip and a new screw in it. Wallahhh.. no more rattle. One key point that made me look there was: the rattle went away even at high speeds when it was raining. The weight of the water on the clip and fender well prevented the metal on metal rattle at higher speeds. I’ve got a video of what it sounded like for anyone hunting a sound. 

Do you have pics of the missing screw and fender well? I have the same rattling noise at highway speeds (50-70mph) and just noticed that it went away yesterday driving in the rain. Thanks.

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I had a rattle like that. Sounded like a noise in the B pillar. Searched all over, thought maybe the retractable step board but all were tight. Dealer found it, screw loose in the mud flap area at the rear of the front wheel well   Tightened the screw and noise went away. 

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On 5/29/2025 at 9:55 PM, SummitSierra117 said:

Do you have pics of the missing screw and fender well? I have the same rattling noise at highway speeds (50-70mph) and just noticed that it went away yesterday driving in the rain. Thanks.

We'd like to look into this rattle, and connect you to a dealership who can take a look. Please email our team at [email protected] with your VIN and we can get started. By sending us a message, you consent to the information you provide being monitored and recorded by GM or those acting on GM’s behalf, subject to the GM Privacy Statement: https://www.gm.com/privacy-statement.

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