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A really noisy leaf! Solved!

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Old Apr 7, 2008 | 06:11 PM
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Default A really noisy leaf! Solved!

OK... so it is finally warm enough in NY to take the freedom tops off (I'll put the soft top on in a few weeks).

So I drive to work today and park as usual, freedom tops off. I head home this afternoon, and there is a highly annoying "fluttering" sound coming from behind my right shoulder. It sounded like leaves were stuck in the rear cargo area and fluttering around in the wind. All the way home it was driving me nuts, I was speeding up, slowing down, windows up, windows down, weaving out of my lane trying to look behind me etc....trying to figure out what it was.

So I get home and have my 12 year old son sit in the back and go for a ride. He immediately says that it is coming from the sound bar, but didn't see or feel anything. We get home to do some investigation, and finally see a part of a leaf stuck between the sound bar and the metal cross brace. After about 20 minutes of using anything we could find, he was able to pull the leaf out.



I thought it was hilarious, glad we got to the bottom of it. Anyone else ever have this happen?
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Old Apr 7, 2008 | 08:07 PM
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Not yet... I have plenty of bug carcasses there though...


Must be nice to have a kid to do your diagnostic work! Maybe chrysler can learn from your model....
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Old Apr 7, 2008 | 09:32 PM
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Oh no! Not another learning experience!
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 07:16 AM
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Yes kids for diagnostic work is great . Mine has discovered the aource of my 2 most irritating rattles and squeaks. Both are fixed now.
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