Rattling noise in the back.
07-02-2007, 04:10 PM
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Ohhh great I have this noise too It sound only at slow speeds going over bumps so far I've checked the spare tire , jack , muffler , shocks , rear seats , plastic mouldings that join with the roof and no luck with any yet
will check the door latches tomorow ... will post soon :sad:
will check the door latches tomorow ... will post soon :sad:
07-02-2007, 05:12 PM
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Mu daughter loves the new Jeep and wanted to go for a drive at 1 AM this morning. We took the Freedom Top off and put in in the back of my Magnum. We heard a rattling sound from the back every time we hit a bump on the back road we were driving on. All I had back there was clothes, towels, soft things that wouldn't make any noise. Got me baffled.
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07-02-2007, 06:58 PM
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got it
its the latch of the rear gate .. I covered the latch with a small amount of Black Tape and the rattle changed 
so then I added a lot more and now the rattle is gone... Tomorow I'll adjust the latch so I can remove the tape from it .. 
08-23-2007, 10:45 AM
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think one of the thumping sounds may be heat related and caused when the soft top stretches? i can reproduce by switching air from recycle to fresh - get 4-6 'thumps' everytime. same sound can be manually reporduced by 'thumping' fingers on the underside of top. not sure how to fix - there is a service bulletin out for one of the 'thump/knocking' issues. good luck
10-06-2007, 11:23 AM
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This fixed my rattle as well, although I'm not quite sure how to adjust the latch, other than tightening the Torx screws, which I'd already done.
10-14-2007, 06:37 PM
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I had to adjust the rear latch and the driver side door latch in order the stop the rattle at both places. I couldn't figure out for the life of me what the rear rattle was from untill one day, I also grabbed the handle, pulled and it made a slight clunk. Use the torx bit and loosen them just enough to move. This is the metal loop on the body panel not the door latch itself. You want to get the doors aligned with the body panels, when closed, and easy to open and close. Not to hard to do....
Oh yeah, no rattles now....
Marc
2dr Black Sahara
Oh yeah, no rattles now....
Marc
2dr Black Sahara
10-15-2007, 08:41 PM
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yeah i'm getting a wierd rattle too...mainly over bumps from speeds of 5mph and up. almost sounds like its coming from the bottom part of my door or somewhere around there. drives me nuts and my girlfriend doesn't ever hear it so she's thinking i'm crazy...maybe one the past suggestions will fix it.
10-15-2007, 09:48 PM
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I had a rattle on the rear driver side door, after two days of aggravation, I found it. Rear door window handle was bouncing up and down cause window was not all the way up. It has slack in it and if the window is not rolled all the way up it tends to bouce more.