Doors rattling when driving,any clue??

Jodi220 · 02-16-2005, 09:12 AM

Hello all!! Love this forum..Anyways i have a 94 Grand Am Se 2 dr. When im driving my doors rattle,ive tried to find something within these forums about doors but was not lucky...Has anyone had this problem or does anyone know what this is??ANY info would be great.

FormulaLT1 · 02-16-2005, 09:32 AM

Welcome to the forum Jodi and I have had a similiar problem in some of my GM vehicles and found it was caused from a loose window support this will give you a idea of how to adjust a grand am but is based off F-body http://shbox.com/1/adj_window.html . Good Luck.

John

Jodi220 · 02-16-2005, 09:39 AM

Thank you so much!!!This will help greatly because i had no idea where to start..Again thank you,and thanks for the welcome

jimbeam7 · 02-17-2005, 04:42 AM

I would also suggest checking out the door panels themselves. Sometimes the clips get broken off and screws go missing. Make sure that everything is secure. You can test this by yourself, but it helps to have a friend.
You'll first want to take a drive on a quite stretch of hiway. Drive until you hear the door rattle. Then push on the door panel (preferably the driver's side) with your leg or hand. You can have your friend do the same to the passenger side. If the rattles stop, then it is probably loose door panels. In that case get some new door panel clips and/or screws if any are missing. Also make sure all the screws are nice and tight.
If the rattling persists take the door panels off and check out the door pull/lock mechanism to make sure all the little plastic buffers are in place, and the rods are not hitting on the sheetmetal.
If you are hearing a rush of air along with the rattles, i would try John's advice. The bolts on the window might just need tightening up a bit. Don't over do it though.

Jodi220 · 02-17-2005, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbeam7

I would also suggest checking out the door panels themselves. Sometimes the clips get broken off and screws go missing. Make sure that everything is secure. You can test this by yourself, but it helps to have a friend.
You'll first want to take a drive on a quite stretch of hiway. Drive until you hear the door rattle. Then push on the door panel (preferably the driver's side) with your leg or hand. You can have your friend do the same to the passenger side. If the rattles stop, then it is probably loose door panels. In that case get some new door panel clips and/or screws if any are missing. Also make sure all the screws are nice and tight.
If the rattling persists take the door panels off and check out the door pull/lock mechanism to make sure all the little plastic buffers are in place, and the rods are not hitting on the sheetmetal.
If you are hearing a rush of air along with the rattles, i would try John's advice. The bolts on the window might just need tightening up a bit. Don't over do it though.

Thank you so much...I actually did this before even reading your post...Well it worked!! : ) so now i know what i have to do.Thanks alot to you guys who helped,really appreciate it.

FormulaLT1 · 02-17-2005, 07:58 AM

No problem Jodi and really happy you got it taken care of.

John

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