Noises/Rattles inside the cabin

[lance-n]

I have several noises inside the cabin now.

There is one near the back in the cargo area and it has driven me almost crazy. I have tried to locate - even have had my wife drive down a cobblestone road with me in the cargo area trying to isolate the rattle, with no luck! (I can be a little obsessive at times!)

A new noise is closer upfront and only seems to happen when there is no passenger. Sure enough, the passenger seat is shaking around when no one's weight is holding it in place. There is not much room between the seat and the floor boards and I have not figured out if the bolts holding the seat down are loose, or if the seat itself is loose in it's sliding track. The sliding track looseness happened in a different vehicle I had.

There is another intermittent rattle occuring outside towards the front of the vehicle that I have yet to isolate. But trust me, I will!!! I thought it was the skid plates not being fully tightened after an oil change, but checked them out and they fit snug.

One other sound was coming from the back seat area and I finally isolated it as the rings that hold the seat backs in place when they are up. It seems that the rings squeaked when they rubbed with the mechanism in the seat back that holds them in place in the verticle position. A little squirt of WD-40 every couple months seems to keep that one in check. I didn't want to use heavy grease there, as it can be messy.

Anybody else have these issues and if so, please do share. Getting rid of the noises will be better than constantly cranking the stereo like some cheese-eating highschool student!!!

[Digital-Audiophile]

So far my sunroof rattles which I need to take it in for. I also have a squeak and a rattle in the cargo area that I have not been able to find yet. I just turn up my music louder to drown out the noises

[Sewie]

I've got a lot of rattles coming from the front. But considering what I do to the truck, I'm not surprised.

For the one in the back, check the spare tire/mount, and the jack.

[usetosellhummer]

rattles will be the price paid for off roading. Get some 3in1 oil and start lubeing up. It is a truck and it will creek rattel and moan. Take it off road enough and she will talk to you all the time like sewies rig.

[Odysseus]

I have the same rattle out of the front passenger seat when no one is in it. It seems to happen when it is cold, and first drive out. If I grab the upper seat part and apply rear pressure while I am driving, the rattle stops. I am sure now that I am now seeing more about it here, that there is something there that needs a little tweak or lube...

BTW - I have not really off roaded my H3. Just simple muddy paths with no pavement. Nothing really of any strain.

No inside rattles in my H3, but used mostly on the road.

S.

[HummBebe]

Originally Posted by Odysseus

I have the same rattle out of the front passenger seat when no one is in it. It seems to happen when it is cold, and first drive out. If I grab the upper seat part and apply rear pressure while I am driving, the rattle stops. I am sure now that I am now seeing more about it here, that there is something there that needs a little tweak or lube...

BTW - I have not really off roaded my H3. Just simple muddy paths with no pavement. Nothing really of any strain.

At the very back of the rail there is a plastic cap. Mine comes loose often. Try that.

[Laura]

Rattle/vibrate some in the front driver side dash...drives me crazy on only when it is at an idle.

[lance-n]

Thanks BeBe, I will check that little cap thing on the seat rail.


Hyper-sensitivity? Wasn't that post more about that one guy's wife leaving and taking his truck than anything else?

I am not a whiner, I just have high expectations and if there is something that bothers me that can be fixed, I refer to my peers for a solution.

I have a few other responses, but I will save them for later...

How's that for hyper-sensitivity?????

[HummBebe]

Originally Posted by lance-n

Thanks BeBe, I will check that little cap thing on the seat rail.


Hyper-sensitivity? Wasn't that post more about that one guy's wife leaving and taking his truck than anything else?

I am not a whiner, I just have high expectations and if there is something that bothers me that can be fixed, I refer to my peers for a solution.

I have a few other responses, but I will save them for later...

How's that for hyper-sensitivity?????

Shh...honey. That's an AE.

Remember??? We talked about them

Ignore them

[lance-n]

Originally Posted by HummBebe

Shh...honey. That's an AE.

Remember??? We talked about them

Ignore them

OH YEAH!!!
Why don't they have a little "MUTE" icon in here? ()
Looks more like little arms than ear muffs!

hear no evil
see no evil
speak no evil

[LittleBear]

I had a rattle, but now I just turn the radio louder.

[NEOCON1]

Originally Posted by LittleBear

I had a rattle, but now I just turn the radio louder.

X2
crank the tunes and roll the windows down

great 1st post there Bear , welcome aboard

[BradO]

In the back swing out door, open your jack compartment. Check to make sure everything is tied down securely. Had a rattle back there and that solved it. Got the same noises in the front as well as the sunroof. Happens more during cold weather. It's in the 90's now, no real issues. Pulled the sunroof sunshade up a couple of inches when the roof is open and that seemed to stop the sunroof rattle. The dealership checked the noise upfront in the dash and said it was plastic pieces of the dash and pillar expanding and contacting with cold/heat. Made sense why during warmer weather the noise wasn't there. Passenger seat rattles some. Try repositioning the seatback at different angles. Won't solve it, but may reduce the frequency. Drive smooth. Good luck.

[Connie_Chung]

Originally Posted by Geraldo

I did a report on that two months ago. It focused primarily on the hyper-sensitivity of Hummer H3 owners. You can see the results here:

http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=17490

That was a great peice of work, Gerry.

[bhpilot]

I traded in my 06 for a new 08 Alpha and I see (hear) that I have the treaded passenger seat noise. The dealer shimmed something and it rattled before I left the lot. I now have the truck in for a leak in a tranny gasket, so we shall see what they come up with this time, I have a bungie cord attached to the head rest and secured to the back seat pull up handle and NO rattle. Please let me know if anybody has been able to cure this thing. Thanks.