Front Door Rattles

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KCDennis

Discussion Starter · Oct 5, 2004

I have experienced intermittant front door rattles since I purchased my Armada in December 2003. Dealer has been unable to cure. Anyone else experiencing rattles?

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Tien

· #21 · Feb 3, 2005

I take my armada in for the driver and passenger side rattles. It seems to be in the doors or the windows. The service guy was like "oh..we never had this before" I have 700 miles on this 05. Stupid plastic pieces!

andy

· #22 · Feb 3, 2005

Tien, that's the exact attitude I hate so much from Nissan. I went to 3 Nissan dealerships in the first month I got the Armada and all three told me I was the first one that complained about: gas gauge stuck on full, rattles in doors and moonroof, and braking issues.

I'm curious, you have a brand new 2005 and are having rattle problems?? I've heard mixed reviews on '05 owners on if Nissan got rid of the rattles.

I can't wait to hear how Nissan fixed greengoddess's rattle!!

Mada

· #23 · Feb 3, 2005

andy said:
Tien, that's the exact attitude I hate so much from Nissan. I went to 3 Nissan dealerships in the first month I got the Armada and all three told me I was the first one that complained about: gas gauge stuck on full, rattles in doors and moonroof, and braking issues.

I'm curious, you have a brand new 2005 and are having rattle problems?? I've heard mixed reviews on '05 owners on if Nissan got rid of the rattles.

I can't wait to hear how Nissan fixed greengoddess's rattle!!

I guess it's a hit or miss since my '05 LE with built date of 1/05 does not have any rattles at all. It's even quieter than my 04 infiniti fx 35.

Tien

· #24 · Feb 3, 2005

andy said:
Tien, that's the exact attitude I hate so much from Nissan. I went to 3 Nissan dealerships in the first month I got the Armada and all three told me I was the first one that complained about: gas gauge stuck on full, rattles in doors and moonroof, and braking issues.

I'm curious, you have a brand new 2005 and are having rattle problems?? I've heard mixed reviews on '05 owners on if Nissan got rid of the rattles.

I can't wait to hear how Nissan fixed greengoddess's rattle!!

Yeah, I have an O5 which I got 2 weeks ago.

It started to rattle at 300miles on the drivers side then it got worse as i hit 700miles. It seems the window is not on right or the door or something. The passenger side rattles too. heh. I think my build date is around november because the inspection sticker is for 11/06.

I told the service guy about tons of people from the msg boards having this rattle problem and he looked at me if I was lying or something. heh. This isn't a major issue though. I just hope my brakes don't go out on me. That would be bad. Our brakes look small as hell for a car this size. I looked at my neighbor's Dodge Ram 1500 and his brakes are Gigantic compared to mine. 700 miles so far and it's only the rattles. If they don't fix the problem, i'll just dynomat the whole car when I do my stereo system.

AgentNaz

· #25 · Feb 3, 2005

Brass Pass said:
It's a small world after all.

What dealership do you use? I'm taking mine into Shingle Springs Nissan tomorrow for repairs. Good or Bad dealership? So far... fuel gauge no work, DVD shake, booming noise and lousy fm radio reception. I hope they are competent and neat.

Tim

Hey, I'm from EDH too, with an office is in Folsom! maybe there are enough of us to group up for a meet?...anyways, pretty new to the forum and the armada...2K miles, purchased from Roseville...praying that i got a good one without the squeeks, so far so good.

andy

· #26 · Feb 4, 2005

I just got a few more fixes done yesterday. The driver door rattling I am told will have a new TSB soon. The dealer will install foam behind all the weatherstripping around both front doors. This is supposed to get rid of all the rattles and sqeaks. I'm not real sure about this though. Sounds a little fishy to me.

Got the gas gauge fixed. Replaced sender and pump?

Got the new brakes. I'll put more about this onthe other thread "brakes"

Tien

· #27 · Feb 5, 2005

andy said:
I just got a few more fixes done yesterday. The driver door rattling I am told will have a new TSB soon. The dealer will install foam behind all the weatherstripping around both front doors. This is supposed to get rid of all the rattles and sqeaks. I'm not real sure about this though. Sounds a little fishy to me.

Got the gas gauge fixed. Replaced sender and pump?

Got the new brakes. I'll put more about this onthe other thread "brakes"

I took the armada in today for the driver side rattle and I waited a FULL day for them to fix it. I drive off the lot and I hear the EXACT same rattling going on. I call back to the dealership and tell them if they even actually worked on my car. I was EXTREMELY mad. They told me technicians have worked on it all day and fixed it. They said they could not duplicate the rattling in the passenger side. They must be deaf or something because i can hear it from the driver's side.

I am damn sure it's the weatherstripping or the panel at the bottom of the window because when i was driving home today after the dealership, I pulled the panel towards me and guess what? The rattle goes away. That cheap piece of plastic is the thing that is rattling. That foam thing sounds like a good idea. I had actually thought of just wedging something between that plastic part and the window just so I could be less angry! STUPID DEALERSHIP. I will be calling that 1-800 number to voice my displeasure on my experience today at the dealership.

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adjmcloon

· #28 · Feb 5, 2005

I hope they do issue a TSB. My doors are rattling, but it's not the panel- it's the doors themselves. I put some dynamat behind the weatherstripping on my passenger side door and the rattle went away. I've read another thread where they replaced a guy's weatherstripping and it solved a rattle problem as well. I think the stripping eventually flattens out enough to allow the door to rattle against the body.

If you hear any more about the upcoming TSB please post. Thanks!

greengoddess

· #29 · Feb 19, 2005

Okay, I'm really getting aggravated - the rattle has returned! It got better for a few weeks, but it's back (though I have to say not as loud) and now the drivers door and back passenger door is also rattling (and driving me nuts)

For the record, they put installed insulation tape - I talked with the service advisor today and he said they will put more in on Monday when I take it in. At least they are trying to help and he said that all the dealers know about the rattles and they all should be installing the tape.

llajumpvid

· #30 · Feb 19, 2005

My front passenger door and both rear doors are rattling like hell now. My front passenger door seems to be coming from the arm rest. I push down with some light pressure on the back of it and it stops. So I put some tape under the back (I couldn't get the front clip to release) and it still did it. I left the back pulled up out of the clip and it still did it....I'm getting frickin' tired of this crap. You get one shut down and two more pop up. I feel like I've been riding around in a box of packing peanuts for a year now

Brass Pass

· #31 · Feb 19, 2005

I hear ya llajumpvid. I'm pretty sick of the whole situation myself. I feel like I'm between two styrafoam coffee cups. To make it even worse, I'm uncomfortable while I endure the stereo creaks and rattles due to the crappy drivers seat bottom cushion. I feel ripped off by Nissan.

I'm going to schedule another dealer visit for the "Brake Judder." This will be my second time for brakes in a little over 1K miles. I wish I wouldn't have bought this turd. This poor quality vehicle and crappy customer service from Nissan and their dealerships is really starting to get on my nerves.

Oh, here is another problem that has started. I've used my A/C two times since I bought the Armada last October 2004. After I turned it on the other day(second time) a very pungent foul odor, you know kind of like a stagnant pond, came out of the vents. It's way too early for this kind of stuff to start.

I know I sound negative and that's how I feel about this vehicle. I expected a much higher level of quality from Nissan. Both in build and customer service. I don't want to broad-brush the vehicle because I know that many of you are extremely satisfied with your vehicles. I respect that and I'm happy that you are satified. I just like to grumble every once in a while.

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andy

· #32 · Feb 19, 2005

The arm rest sound in my Armada was eliminated by taking the door finishers off(panels) and peeling off all the dark gray foam pieces that were stuck on to the plastic. The noise was from the foam pieces sticking and unsticking while driving.

The odor from A/C is mildew that has developed inside the condensor or compressor or whatever is inside the A/C. The dealer told me to crank the heater on and always use fresh air setrting and not recirc.
It seems to have worked in getting the smell out.

adjmcloon

· #33 · Feb 19, 2005

I feel ya

Well guys,

I certainly can empathize with you on the rattles. I let Nissan have it on this past 2nd JD Power survey I sent in. We should be getting much more for a $40k vehicle.

Hang in there. Maybe the '06 models will have all this worked out. It's really a shame because the powertrain is the bomb- just these little problems can ruin an ownership experience.

Tony D

· #34 · Mar 6, 2005

Have the dealer replace the door hinges, I work at a dealer, and they had my truck in the shop every chance they got to try to fix the rattles. Finally they found it was the hinges w/play, that was causing the popping/rattle sound. After replacing, WALA no more. I have had all the "known" fixes done, and none of these worked. That is why mine would pop even when taking corners.

andy

· #35 · Mar 7, 2005

Man, I can't even get the dealers around LA to admit there's any rattles or even a brake problem.
Any suggestions how I can get my dealer to replace hinges?
How can I show/prove that the hinges need replacing??

My door rattle went away a little after velcro and felt, but they are back twice as loud now. I just can not fiure out where the flexing/creaking noises are coming from.

adjmcloon

· #36 · Mar 7, 2005

Another

I had one come back yesterday, and put some felt tape between the weatherstripping that is on the door and the body (the flat, rounded set that meets the body, but is on the door itself). That killed it.

This is a little different than the other stripping fix- you might try it.

llajumpvid

· #37 · Mar 7, 2005

Where do you get the felt tape at?

adjmcloon

· #38 · Mar 7, 2005

It's just

It's just the felt side of a velcro strip.

andy

· #39 · Mar 10, 2005

I've now velcro'd every possible metal where it touches weatherstripping and it didn't change the rattle at all! Frustrating.
Then I decided to spray armour all all over the place to see if it was friction causing the noise. BAD MOVE!
Now the weather stripping that runs on the body side keeps falling off. The rubber doesn't grip the metal strip any more and the weatherstripping just drops off.
So I spent 2 hours with windex and mineral spirits cleaning off all the armour all. Now it stays on again.
DON'T put armour all anywhere that the weather stripping needs to hold on to. You will be sorry. I guess I win the dumba$$ award.

So anyone else have any luck with rattle identification?
Again, it only happens when the window is closed tight. Makes a creaking rattling noise that has given me a permanent headache.

Maybe the window rails holding on from the bottom?
Somebody help! :moon: to the rattles

adjmcloon

· #40 · Mar 10, 2005

I think

I might have found the source of your rattle. My passenger side rattle came back (front) the other day. I pulled off the door panel, and if you roll the window down a little bit toward the back bottom of the glass you'll see where there's a clamp. I pushed a little bit on the clamp and sure enough, mine had some play. I popped some very small pieces of the felt (velcro) where the play was, and the rattle is gone again.

Also there's a TSB out for the rattle that goes away when you roll the window down a bit.

Try it out and see.

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