Going Crazy! Rattle front driver's side.

[LuvMyYukon]

Hi! I've had my new 2017 Yukon Denali XL for a week now and am noticing a rattle on the front driver's side that is driving me batty! I feel like it's coming from the dash directly in front of the driver or above the window. It sounds like a constant clicking when driving. It seems to improve if I'm turning the wheel on a slow turn but starts again when the vehicle is going straight again. Opening the windows doesn't change anything and it's not an item in the vehicle vibrating. Any ideas what could be causing this?

 

[Colin S]

Welcome to the club. I have random rattles that come and go all over my 2015 tahoe.

 

[cardude2000]

Hi! I've had my new 2017 Yukon Denali XL for a week now and am noticing a rattle on the front driver's side that is driving me batty! I feel like it's coming from the dash directly in front of the driver or above the window. It sounds like a constant clicking when driving. It seems to improve if I'm turning the wheel on a slow turn but starts again when the vehicle is going straight again. Opening the windows doesn't change anything and it's not an item in the vehicle vibrating. Any ideas what could be causing this?

Check to make sure nothing in the compartment behind the display is rolling around and that the visor clips are tight. I had to get a visor clip replaced and the rattle it was causing, I was CONVINCED, was coming from inside the dash.

Also have them check the fuse box. Mine was loose and they needed to resecure.

 

[L8Apex]

During my first week with my new SLT I had the same thing and was getting really annoyed, until I realized it was the driver side sun visor not being clipped all the way into its little holder. I had pushed it forward after having it in front of the side window, when I returned it forward I just didn't push it in all the way and it rattled. I drove for an hour feeling all over before I figured it out, ha. Might not be your problem but its worth checking, mine is silent otherwise at 4000 miles now

Edit: I didn't realize this post was five days old, hopefully you've sorted it by now

 

[LuvMyYukon]

Thank you so much for your replies. After about a week the sound went away! I guess I will never know what it was, but I'm very thankful it's gone hopefully never to return!!!

 

[TravisRyans]

I have a 2015 Yukon XL and noticed the same thing. I dont think I have the "freeway rattle" everyone complains about but instead there is something coming from behind the drivers side door panel. I can only hear it when the bass is up.

 

[hunter991]

wow, how ironic. i have 6500 on my new 2017 tahoe premier and i have the same thing. A clicking noise that sounds like its coming from just above the HUD to the left of it. I can't figure it out.. driving me nuts. Its not my visor. It went away yesterday for a little bit but returned on the last 25 miles of my ride home. Any more ideas?

 

[schaffer05]

Check your roof rack. I had to take my 2017 in twice for that.


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[L's Truck]

I have a 2015 Yukon XL and noticed the same thing. I dont think I have the "freeway rattle" everyone complains about but instead there is something coming from behind the drivers side door panel. I can only hear it when the bass is up.

Had the same thing with the bass up. I'll find it one of these days.

 

[LuvMyYukon]

Well mine is back! Driving me crazy!!! Please keep sending ideas!

 

[bgsntth]

The B-pillar cover has come loose on my 2016 Suburban, and starts making a racket on the freeway - anywhere from 50 - 65mph depending on how windy it is at the time. I'm hoping to make it to the dealer before it flies away. The other pillar covers are loose as well, so I'm hoping they will replace all of them.

 

[WJK1]

I had this issue last year on my '15 Tahoe. Everything you described is exactly what I went through. Spent weeks searching for it. Opened the door panel, pulled the underside of dash and checked everything in that vicinity of the truck. Issue happened on what seemed to be a smooth road. Couldn't hear it when turning. I did hear it occasionally when turning side to side. When parked, I rocked the truck side to side (stepping on the running board). I could hear it click clear as day. I went under the truck while someone did it and it was the body mount right under the driver side floor. I used a hose and held it right next to it and listened. I soaked it with WD-40. Hard to see the top of it so get some lube with a strong stream to get up there. I thought for sure it was something inside. Definitely surprised that it was the body mount. Try rocking the truck first and see if you can hear it. Hope this is it. I know how annoying it is.

 

[TravisRyans]

I had this issue last year on my '15 Tahoe. Everything you described is exactly what I went through. Spent weeks searching for it. Opened the door panel, pulled the underside of dash and checked everything in that vicinity of the truck. Issue happened on what seemed to be a smooth road. Couldn't hear it when turning. I did hear it occasionally when turning side to side. When parked, I rocked the truck side to side (stepping on the running board). I could hear it click clear as day. I went under the truck while someone did it and it was the body mount right under the driver side floor. I used a hose and held it right next to it and listened. I soaked it with WD-40. Hard to see the top of it so get some lube with a strong stream to get up there. I thought for sure it was something inside. Definitely surprised that it was the body mount. Try rocking the truck first and see if you can hear it. Hope this is it. I know how annoying it is.

Could you post a pic and possibly point out what you identified here. This sounds like it could be it.

Thank you!

 

[WJK1]

Could you post a pic and possibly point out what you identified here. This sounds like it could be it.

Thank you!

Yes once we thaw out a bit I’ll grab a photo under there. Im in Buffalo NY and just got our first snow storm. little messy to be crawling under at the moment.

 

[PeteG]

So i had a terrible rattle. I took the door panel off and dynomatted everything i could see. I padded all the plastic clips. Still there. Repeated the teardown again noticed the harness was causing it. Wrapped it up with a microfiber to see. Sure enough. Silence. BUT this morning the rattle was back. So now I am not sure.

 

[GTNator]

So i had a terrible rattle. I took the door panel off and dynomatted everything i could see. I padded all the plastic clips. Still there. Repeated the teardown again noticed the harness was causing it. Wrapped it up with a microfiber to see. Sure enough. Silence. BUT this morning the rattle was back. So now I am not sure.

Silicon spray?


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[PeteG]

Silicon spray?


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No i dont think that will help here. Mine has re-emerged now that the weather is cooler. It really seems to me to be the big wire harness connector just below the window switches. I am at my wit's end with it. Sitting in meetings just daydreaming about going home to rip the door panel off for the umptenth time.

 

[PeteG]

If anyone is interested, I think i went a bit too far. I spoke to a structural engineer at my job and the jist of it is its a giant flimsy panel fixed at far few locations, and the bass excites this giant cavernous space between the perimeter clips and the armrest screws. Cant change material. Can only make it so much heavier with dynamat. So all I was left with was, well, stuffing a microfiber cloth in there to fill the space and provide positive pressure on things. 2 days, no rattle. And in SoCal this time of year, we have 60 at night and 80 during the day, so its seeing some extremes already.

 

[GTNator]

If anyone is interested, I think i went a bit too far. I spoke to a structural engineer at my job and the jist of it is its a giant flimsy panel fixed at far few locations, and the bass excites this giant cavernous space between the perimeter clips and the armrest screws. Cant change material. Can only make it so much heavier with dynamat. So all I was left with was, well, stuffing a microfiber cloth in there to fill the space and provide positive pressure on things. 2 days, no rattle. And in SoCal this time of year, we have 60 at night and 80 during the day, so its seeing some extremes already.

Ask him then why don’t $80k BMW doors rattle. I think it may have something to do with ridged forces of being on a truck frame. But who knows.


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