Do your Explorers Rattle in the cab?
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Do your Explorers Rattle in the cab?
I have an 02 Mountaineer that rattles the hell out of me going down bumpy streets. I try to locate the rattles and fix them, but I seem to cause more rattles trying to fix the oens I was after.
how are your explorers holding up? nice and tight yet, or rattles?
I hate rattles, they bug the crap out of me
how are your explorers holding up? nice and tight yet, or rattles?
I hate rattles, they bug the crap out of me
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I have to give 'em credit... they didn't make the tranny worth a crap (I'm on the 3rd one @ 79,000 miles), but no rattles save the one that shows on certain bumps... it's in the steering column... there's a TSB on it, and back when it was under warranty, they replaced the whole steering column.. problem is better, but not fixed totally... if I have a real boring day sometime I'll pull the column apart and shim up that rattly solenoid that prevents shifting without the brake pedal depressed.
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My '05 Explorer is a LOT tighter than my '03 F250SD, but, IMHO leaves LOTS to be desired.
There are all kinds of "rubs/rattles" from the headliner and overhead console housing the moon roof switch assy. There's an evasive one coming from the rear seat somewhere. I found the driver's side rear door pillar trim piece, the one that connects the headliner to the lower trim pieces to be loose, not snug. I "popped" it into place. Fixed that and a few rattles went away.
I call it "American Car Syndrome". Seems like no mater how hard they try, they just can't (or choose not to) make the interiors as tight as they could. Heck, Toyota, VW, Audi and many others have figured it out. Really no excuse for it, IMO.
In a previous life I had a VW Golf (an '87 i think) that I spooled 150,000+ miles onto the ODO, and it was as tight then as it was new. NO RATTLES what-so-ever.
There are all kinds of "rubs/rattles" from the headliner and overhead console housing the moon roof switch assy. There's an evasive one coming from the rear seat somewhere. I found the driver's side rear door pillar trim piece, the one that connects the headliner to the lower trim pieces to be loose, not snug. I "popped" it into place. Fixed that and a few rattles went away.
I call it "American Car Syndrome". Seems like no mater how hard they try, they just can't (or choose not to) make the interiors as tight as they could. Heck, Toyota, VW, Audi and many others have figured it out. Really no excuse for it, IMO.
In a previous life I had a VW Golf (an '87 i think) that I spooled 150,000+ miles onto the ODO, and it was as tight then as it was new. NO RATTLES what-so-ever.
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the only thing in my 97 that rattles, well, it more like shakes.. is the center console where the 6 disc changer is.... that damn thing sounds like its gonna come undone. other than that no problems. i dont quite think toyota has figured out the rattle syndrome yet tho, i've had 3 so far, newest one being a 93 which i currently have now.... they vibrate soooooo bad..... i constantly have to pick up screws off the floor and find where they came from and put them back...
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Yeah, I have the same problem on my 99. How do you guys usually fix rattles in the console or back glass squeaking?
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Many noises can be solved by:
*Use of adhesive backed rubber weatherstrip.
*Use of silicon grease rubbed into seals and contact surfaces.
*Proper rear hatch and door striker adjustment.
*Simply making sure the parts are securely attached. This includes inspecting for damaged fasteners, in particular any barbed plastic ones.
*Make sure noises from consoles, gloveboxes, other storage areas aren't being caused by junk rattling around in them (coins, CD's, etc).
*Use of adhesive backed rubber weatherstrip.
*Use of silicon grease rubbed into seals and contact surfaces.
*Proper rear hatch and door striker adjustment.
*Simply making sure the parts are securely attached. This includes inspecting for damaged fasteners, in particular any barbed plastic ones.
*Make sure noises from consoles, gloveboxes, other storage areas aren't being caused by junk rattling around in them (coins, CD's, etc).
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Our 97' just got much better with a cheap set of General Grabber AWs tires VS the BFGoodrich TA's that had to be replaced.
But really, its hard hear anything over the left front timing chain rattle. New tensionor did not work, 136kmiles and clanking!
But really, its hard hear anything over the left front timing chain rattle. New tensionor did not work, 136kmiles and clanking!
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rattles, rubs, shakes drive me crazy in any car or truck.
my 02 Mountaineer is tigher then my 04 F150 supercrew I used to own until Ford bought it back under the lemon law as I got this Mountaineer after that truck.
I hate spending so much for a vehical to have it drive and sound like it's 20 years old, vrs an old Honda civic thats beat up with over 150K and still rattle free bugs the hell out of me that my 02 mountaineer with 43K on it rattles more then that car.
when it comes to rattle free cars and trucks, as much as I'm a ford lover, Ford has not yet found a way to make there cars and trucks rattle free yet.
my 02 Mountaineer is tigher then my 04 F150 supercrew I used to own until Ford bought it back under the lemon law as I got this Mountaineer after that truck.
I hate spending so much for a vehical to have it drive and sound like it's 20 years old, vrs an old Honda civic thats beat up with over 150K and still rattle free bugs the hell out of me that my 02 mountaineer with 43K on it rattles more then that car.
when it comes to rattle free cars and trucks, as much as I'm a ford lover, Ford has not yet found a way to make there cars and trucks rattle free yet.
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Yeah.. get rid of the clips and start using screws again... maybe use TORX heads on 'em or something so they aren't so ugly.. but rattle-be-gone. My old '86 Toyota pickup is still as quiet as the day my Grandpa bought it, and it doesn't use clips anywhere to hold on trim pieces.
