03 EXT Rattling and Clanking!!

[mummy3]

I have a severe rattle / clanking from the rear of my 03 Trailblazer ext. It sounds as if the bottom of the truck is loose and it happens whenever I drive over the slightest bump, rock, etc... I have taken it into the dealer. They have confirmed the noise but tell me everything checks out okay. Including the sway bars.

Another tech ( who has not heard nor seen my car ) told me it WAS the sway bars and that it was a very common problem with the Trailblazer.

I don't know what to do.... Other than driving around with my windows closed so I don't hear it as loud as those outside of my car.

I did see there was a service alert for rattling/clanking in the Trailblazer and I brought it to my dealer.... He said they can't find anything wrong.

They won't find the problem until I go to trade it in for another truck ...Then they'll tell me it needs to be fixed.

Tell me... someone else has to have this same problem!

[rodeo02]

Bad stablizer bar (sway bar) end links. Very common, lots of posts on it. New end links will solve this.

G/luck
Joel

[mummy3]

So ... What's up with a chevy dealer that says the sway bars are fine? I'm tired of paying for their "time" only to be told there's nothing wrong.

[rodeo02]

The sway/stablizer bars ARE fine. It's the end-links that are bad. They are attached to the bar towards each wheel and are technically a seperate component from the sway bar. Your GM dealer sounds like your typical knuckleheads.

Joel

[fastco]

See this thread for part numbers and stuff if you need the sway bar end links. What a difference new ones make!!
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=581254