I Have Some Rattle When Driving. It Seems Like It Is In The Steering Column Or Dash. It Is Not The Steering Shaft, I Had That Replaced About A Month Ago. It Is Extremely Annoying. Anybody Have A Problem. It Is Like A Piece Of Plastic Molding Rubbing Somewhere.
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Is it only when the plow is on?PITCH;461122 said:
Not sure if its the same as your truck but mine is a 2003 1500 and I have had a rattling only when the plow is on and I couldnt figure out what it was.
A buddy of mine just bought an 04 1500 and his does it with out having a plow on. We got to looking and at the back corners of the hood, when its closed, (or right at the lower outside corners of the front windshield in the channel where the wipers are) there are two little rubber or plastic tabs that we can see whipping around. We cut them off of his truck and presto, no more rattling sound. I havent done it in my truck yet but I will if i notice the noise again this year.
Mine only did it with the plow on, I think it has something to do with the airflow, because my buddys has a bugshield on it and I think it was acting like my plow and causing turbulance blowing over them tabs.
A buddy of mine just bought an 04 1500 and his does it with out having a plow on. We got to looking and at the back corners of the hood, when its closed, (or right at the lower outside corners of the front windshield in the channel where the wipers are) there are two little rubber or plastic tabs that we can see whipping around. We cut them off of his truck and presto, no more rattling sound. I havent done it in my truck yet but I will if i notice the noise again this year.
Mine only did it with the plow on, I think it has something to do with the airflow, because my buddys has a bugshield on it and I think it was acting like my plow and causing turbulance blowing over them tabs.
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This might be a different problem but I had a rattle in the left front of my truck and the dealer said it was a problem with the step bars(Nerf). The bolt that they are mounted with was the problem. It was a Factory bolt but affected by the bars either factory or aftermarket. They said it was a common problem.
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I have a 2004 chevy 2500 hd and I have hear the same thing. the alignment is perfect and everything, I thought it was the steering column but it is solid. it just like a little clicking nose that i hear and vibration. dont know what it is.
Did you check the front end(ball joints, hub bearings , axles, etc...)? i had a rattle in the right front and it was the hub bearing going. OK just read again in the dash, did they put the plastic covers back on properly? If they are not snapped or screwed together properly it will rattle.
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IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE TURNING THE WHEEL. I'M STARTING TO THINK IT MAY BE COMING THROUGHT THE STEERING WHEEL, OR AT LEAST THE VIBRATION IS. I HAD THE PIECE OF THE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED ABOUT A MONTH AGO, UNDER WARANTEE. I'M WONDERING IF THE DEALER DIDN'T TIGHTEN SOMETHING, BU THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MORE OF AN EXTERNAL JOB. THE OTHER THING I HAD DONE TO IT WAS HAD THE PLOW CONTROLLER MOUNTED ON THE DASH BY THE HEADLIGHT SWITH. I'VE TRIED TO PUSH AND HOLD EVERY THING TIGHT TO MAKE IT STOP AND IT DOESN'T HELP. ANY MORE THOIUGHTS??????? SOME DAYS IT IS WORSE THAN OTHERS!!!
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The reason I asked if you could feel it more in the steering wheel as a "clunking" type rattle is because these trucks have a plastic bushing/bearing at the base of the steering column that have been a problem since "01.. and they'll give you a rattle or "clunking" feeling through the wheel, and you can feel it in the wheel too.... and changing to the updated intermediate steering shaft usually makes it worse if the clunking is actually coming from the lower bushing...
THIS IS PROBABLY IT. LIKE I SAID I HAD THE STEERING SHAFT UPDATED 3 WEEKS AGO. IT SEEMS LIKE THE SOUND IS GETTING WORSE. THE VIBRATION THROUGH THE WHEEL IS GONE, BUT THE RATTLE IS THERE. IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE IS IT?????B&B;464508 said:
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All I can offer is the rattles on my truck that I have found and fixed:
One was when my guages were starting to go, the gears in the motors woudl rattle around like crazy.
Next was the slight knock/bump that I hear constantly when there was the slightest frame flex. This was my front fenders not being bolted together tightly.
Then there's the obvious hood flapper thingy's. They suck, period. Try velcro. This worked for me.
Next was a few wires that had wiggled out of a loom and would rub under my dash - a few BZT's fixed them.
Now I have a noisy blower motor. Whenever my heat is on Recirculate it flaps around, VERY annoying.
Good luck.
One was when my guages were starting to go, the gears in the motors woudl rattle around like crazy.
Next was the slight knock/bump that I hear constantly when there was the slightest frame flex. This was my front fenders not being bolted together tightly.
Then there's the obvious hood flapper thingy's. They suck, period. Try velcro. This worked for me.
Next was a few wires that had wiggled out of a loom and would rub under my dash - a few BZT's fixed them.
Now I have a noisy blower motor. Whenever my heat is on Recirculate it flaps around, VERY annoying.
Good luck.
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My truck has this rattle sometimes too, my guess it would be from the hood flappy things, lol. My fix, just turn the radio up a lil
I have learned over the past few years that Chevy's and GMC's both make some kind of noise, even in perfect condition.
I have learned over the past few years that Chevy's and GMC's both make some kind of noise, even in perfect condition.
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If it's the bushing I'm speaking of, no it's not a safety issue..just an annoyance.PITCH;464631 said:
You can check the bushing to see if it's what your hearing or feeling....
Get under the dash and look at the very bottom of the column near the firewall. You'll see where the steering shaft comes out of the column and heads out through the firewall... right were the metal part of the column stops you will see a green or white plastic ring right at the end of the column tube...this is the bushing. The part you can see is only the end of it, the rest is inserted up into the column tube about 2-3 inches...
Grab the steering shaft right between where it come out of the base of the column tube and where it goes out through the firewall.. try and wiggle it up and down... is the plastic bushing moving up and down IN THE COLUMN TUBE? That's usually where the rattle and vibration comes from...
I think every 99-up GM truck I've ever driven had at least a little bit of clunk or rattle in the steering column.... it's this bushing that's loose in the column tube that causes 95% percent of them...
I WILL TRY THAT!!! TOOK IT TO THE DEALER YESTERDAY. THEY SPENT 2 HOURS ON IT. THEY ISOLATED WHERE THE NOISE IS COMMING FROM. IN THE SHAFT UP MORE TORWARD THE TOP BY THE STEERING WHEEL. THEY SAID IT IS NOT NEAR THE PART THEY REPLACED 3 WEEKS AGO. THEY USED SOME DEVICE WITH HEAD PHONES TO PIN POINT EXACTLY WHERE THE NOISE IS. THEY TIGHTENED THE SHAFT AND LUBED IT AGAIN, BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP AT ALL. THEY RAN OUT OF TIME YESTERDAY SO IT WILL BE NEXT WEEK. ANY OTHER IDEAS. I WILL TRY LOOKING AT THE PLASTIC BUSHING. IF IT IS THE BUSHING WHAT DO I DO??B&B;465328 said:
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