Passenger Door Sill Rattle
 

Has anyone experienced a rattle near their H3's passenger door? The rattle in mine is eminating from under the plastic sill cover and it almost sounds like a loose nut or pebble inside, sliding back and forth during hard braking and acceleration. How does the plate detach from the metal portion of the seal? Perhaps I can locate the item making the noise to let everyone know in the event this is a common, unresolved issue.

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My wife told me theres a rattle in passanger door.
I checked it out it was my sunglasses.:D
Sorry im no help I thought it was funny:giggling: :beerchug:

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:giggling: - I thought the same thing, regarding a foreign object of possession. Unfortunately, it wasn't that easy....






:crying:

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I had a friend at a garage pull the sill plate for me today (he knew where the clips were). We foudn nothing- and the noise is still eminating from that area. Could it be something in the frame or rocker that has come loose?

Re: Passenger Door Sill Rattle
 

I had a friend at a garage pull the sill plate for me today (he knew where the clips were). We foudn nothing- and the noise is still eminating from that area. Could it be something in the frame or rocker that has come loose?

Re: Passenger Door Sill Rattle
 

Could be something in there. If it sounds metallic, run a magnet back and forth and see if you can hear it sliding. If so, take it to one of the holes and try and get out.
If too large, spray a little foam on it to hold in place, or take it to the dealer.

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Thanks f5! I'll try that. To me, it sounds like a screw or perhaps a small nut...

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Neat idea - I never thought of this!

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Just normal insulating foam from Home Depot works great. I had a bolt in my Jeep that fell into the frame rail from the top and I tried for an hour to get it out through numerous holes. Just could not get it out through any of the holes. I went to Home Depot, purchased the foam, with a magnet got the screw right to the hole, foamed it to death, and the rattle was gone.:clapping:

You can also insert another screw through the hole to hold something in place.

To be honest, it was not my idea, but a union tech I had in TN who worked for me. He was the best tech I have ever met, and when he retired, we lost one of the best union people I have ever met. He had one of the best work ethics of anyone.

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H3.007, did you ever find out what was making that rattle? If not, did you use f5fstop's suggestion of a magnet and foam? Just curious.

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Nah - not yet. That is on the list for this weekend.

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Hey f5- are there plugs underneath the rockers so I can access the internal space for the magnet / foam trick? :confused: