2016 Tahoe - Annoying interior rattling noise

[kdsimms]

I realize this is a long shot, but thought I'd give it a try here. While driving I hear a rattling noise coming from around the rear passenger side seat. I think it's coming from something in the seat itself, because when I have the wife sit there I don't hear the noise.

Anyone have this and found it what it was?

Thanks in advance.

 

[markni12301]

I realize this could be too simple but is there any chance of the seatbelt latchplate hanging incorrectly and tapping against the side because it's twisted on the webbing or is the webbing twisted just enough to make that happen or something like that?

 

[mrathell]

I have an annoying rattle sound coming from the exact same area. I also thought it may be from the seat belt latch plate but it's not because the child car seat is in there.

 

[Doubeleive]

check the door panel, open the door and with a closed fist tap around the panel in various places and see if the noise happens if not then tap around the rest of the nearby interior area and around seat. or have someone else drive and sit on the other side and listen for the noise and try and pinpoint it.
felt pads placed in strategic spots will eliminate it once found.

 

[OR VietVet]

Check where the seat attaches as well as any of the seat support mechanism under the seat.

 

[kdsimms]

Thanks for all the suggestions.

I had investigated the seatbelt latch and that doesn't seem to be the problem.

So I started looking at the door panel. About a year ago, the dealer replaced window switches on the rear passenger doors. So I thought (maybe) one or more 7mm bolts were loose. They were good. I did tap around the interior panel and one of the clips at the top seemed to pop in place. Still not it. Even checked the panels under the seat where the hinges are to flip the seat toward the front. So I guess I'm left to removing the door panel and go from there, which i was trying to avoid. I think its something in the door panel, just a PITA to remove/refit.

 

[OR VietVet]

I had an 02 LT that had an annoying rattle in the driver's door. Opened it up and found a loose bolt attaching regulator and tightened it. Rattle gone.

 

[pwtr02ss]

My 19 had a rear seat rattle. I slammed the lower part of the seat down pretty hard when latching and it went away

 

[OR VietVet]

My 19 had a rear seat rattle. I slammed the lower part of the seat down pretty hard when latching and it went away

The "screw you, I don't care if it breaks, slam to fix an annoyance". Works every time.

 

[kdsimms]

I pulled the door panel and found one broken clip and a missing one. The dealer didn't have them. But funny thing is they wanted nearly $7 each and I just laughed. The parts guy gave me the part number and I ordered some online. Once I get them I'll report back here, if that was the fix or not.

 

[Chickensandwich]

I have the exact same issue. Mine sounds like something in the door but I’m too lazy to take the panel off

 

[kdsimms]

So reinstalled the door panel this past weekend. Rattle still there. I believe I have isolated it to the passenger seat. When the wife sits in the seat, rattle is gone. May need to try pwtr02ss solution and give it a good slam. Otherwise, the only thing I think I can do is look under the seat side panels and the platform under the seat. Wish me luck!​

 

[kdsimms]

Fixed! Based on comments by @pwtr02ss to slam the seat, I searched YouTube for rattles in Tahoes and found a video on a hack to fix this annoying rattle. According to this guy, this is a common problem. The problem is the seat latch is not fully seating to the connection point. Solution: Loosen seat plate, add some washers to lift the connection points up a tad and retighten. It appears to have fixed the problem! I would have never figured this out on my own. I've attached the video. I'm a happy camper now!!

 

[pwtr02ss]

Fixed! Based on comments by @pwtr02ss to slam the seat, I searched YouTube for rattles in Tahoes and found a video on a hack to fix this annoying rattle. According to this guy, this is a common problem. The problem is the seat latch is not fully seating to the connection point. Solution: Loosen seat plate, add some washers to lift the connection points up a tad and retighten. It appears to have fixed the problem! I would have never figured this out on my own. I've attached the video. I'm a happy camper now!!

Awesome!

 

[markni12301]

Fixed! Based on comments by @pwtr02ss to slam the seat, I searched YouTube for rattles in Tahoes and found a video on a hack to fix this annoying rattle. According to this guy, this is a common problem. The problem is the seat latch is not fully seating to the connection point. Solution: Loosen seat plate, add some washers to lift the connection points up a tad and retighten. It appears to have fixed the problem! I would have never figured this out on my own. I've attached the video. I'm a happy camper now!!

Excellent news. And if you're like me, it's good to remove all the Cheerios, skittles, Starburst, nerdz, etc, etc, etc, down there too....