Driver door stereo rattle

jimharrell · 10-06-2021, 10:08 PM

Brand new 2021 ZL1 with 8 miles on it. Drove it off the lot and there was a clear rattle from the bass in the stereo, without the bass even turned up, and present at all volumes, especially lower volumes. I've made 3 appointments so far at multiple dealerships around me to look at this issue, even leaving my car overnight. So far, all 3 times they came back and said they couldn't get to my car in the queue.

Any suggestions? I may just have a friend and myself tear the door panel apart to see if something is just loose, or could have sound deadening installed at a stereo shop. I know it's just a rattle and there are far worse things going on right now...LOL...but it is annoying in a brand new car and that the dealers don't have any staff to look at it.

Jverado · 10-06-2021, 10:26 PM

I've had random door panel rattles come and go and in my experience the risk of them scratching things and making the clips not hold as well after reinstallation, isn't worth the rattles.

Spaceme1117 · 10-07-2021, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by jimharrell

Brand new 2021 ZL1 with 8 miles on it. Drove it off the lot and there was a clear rattle from the bass in the stereo, without the bass even turned up, and present at all volumes, especially lower volumes. I've made 3 appointments so far at multiple dealerships around me to look at this issue, even leaving my car overnight. So far, all 3 times they came back and said they couldn't get to my car in the queue.

Any suggestions? I may just have a friend and myself tear the door panel apart to see if something is just loose, or could have sound deadening installed at a stereo shop. I know it's just a rattle and there are far worse things going on right now...LOL...but it is annoying in a brand new car and that the dealers don't have any staff to look at it.

I have the exact same rattle every now and then with the driver's side door. And my car is a 2017 SS with 43K miles.

I will likely in the spring install sound deadening in the interior including the doors. Should make the interior quieter as well as get rid of these rattles.

CHerna · 10-07-2021, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Jverado

I've had random door panel rattles come and go and in my experience the risk of them scratching things and making the clips not hold as well after reinstallation, isn't worth the rattles.

This^^^^

jimharrell · 10-08-2021, 05:05 PM

Yeah I was told by an audio shop that it is for sure either a bad clip or no clip in one spot of the door

10-06-2021, 10:08 PM	#1
jimharrell Drives: 2023 Camaro 2SS 1LE Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: FL Posts: 215	Driver door stereo rattle Brand new 2021 ZL1 with 8 miles on it. Drove it off the lot and there was a clear rattle from the bass in the stereo, without the bass even turned up, and present at all volumes, especially lower volumes. I've made 3 appointments so far at multiple dealerships around me to look at this issue, even leaving my car overnight. So far, all 3 times they came back and said they couldn't get to my car in the queue. Any suggestions? I may just have a friend and myself tear the door panel apart to see if something is just loose, or could have sound deadening installed at a stereo shop. I know it's just a rattle and there are far worse things going on right now...LOL...but it is annoying in a brand new car and that the dealers don't have any staff to look at it.

10-06-2021, 10:26 PM	#2
Jverado Drives: 2004 Silverado, 2020 ZL1 Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: WA Posts: 83	I've had random door panel rattles come and go and in my experience the risk of them scratching things and making the clips not hold as well after reinstallation, isn't worth the rattles.

10-08-2021, 05:05 PM	#5
jimharrell Drives: 2023 Camaro 2SS 1LE Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: FL Posts: 215	Yeah I was told by an audio shop that it is for sure either a bad clip or no clip in one spot of the door

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