Door panel rattle fixed!!

KaiserM715 · May 2, 2011

I have been getting some rattling from the driver's side door panel. Any sort of rattle or squeak drives me crazy, so I had to fix it. The first trick was to get the switch panel out of the door. I wedged a small screwdriver in between the rubberized cushioning around the arm rest and and the switch panel and pried up and it popped out.

This is what I saw:

The rattle was coming from a loose fit between the switch module and the outer plastic sleeve of the panel.

My solution was to wedge some fabric into two pockets of the sleeve (refer to the red arrows below):

That seems to have fixed it.

MagicMtnDan · May 2, 2011

I like it! :thumbsup: Thanks for sharing the info and the pics are quite helpful!

I thought you were going to tell us you found a rattle in there :mrgreen:

Kind of like that campfire story about the rapping noise coming from the haunted house and they went into it and finally found the source of the rapping noise. Wait for it...

It was wrapping paper! Ha Ha (I don't write the stories I just share them)

warrior · May 2, 2011

I have a sunroof rattle that is making me nuts?

The Brit · Jun 4, 2012

Kaiser, we seem to be working on the same things at the same time! I also just fixed a rattle in my drivers door. Mine was the painted trim panel. I removed the entire door panel and found the painted panel is not removable, its held in by melting protrusions on the back of the door panel. I found a couple of openings and pushed in some foam to provide a more positive fit of the trim to the door panel. So far so good...

Dane · Jun 4, 2012

Mine's doing the same thing, but it sounds like it is coming from somewhere near the lock on the driver's side (not the switch, but the actual little lock mechanism). It does drive me mildly crazy, but I also don't want to tear apart a brand new truck. Think the dealer would do anything?

blood · Jun 4, 2012

Dane said:
Mine's doing the same thing, but it sounds like it is coming from somewhere near the lock on the driver's side (not the switch, but the actual little lock mechanism). It does drive me mildly crazy, but I also don't want to tear apart a brand new truck. Think the dealer would do anything?

Yes,they can fix it if your not comfortable doing it or dont have time.

Humvee21 · Jun 4, 2012

Dane said:
Mine's doing the same thing, but it sounds like it is coming from somewhere near the lock on the driver's side (not the switch, but the actual little lock mechanism). It does drive me mildly crazy, but I also don't want to tear apart a brand new truck. Think the dealer would do anything?

Is it more of a ticking than a rattle?

Dane · Jun 4, 2012

Humvee21 said:
Is it more of a ticking than a rattle?

Kinda, yeah. I can't really recreate it by smacking it, or stop it by holding anything on the door either. I can't really affect it at all.

STUTIDE · Jun 6, 2012

Dane said:
Mine's doing the same thing, but it sounds like it is coming from somewhere near the lock on the driver's side (not the switch, but the actual little lock mechanism). It does drive me mildly crazy, but I also don't want to tear apart a brand new truck. Think the dealer would do anything?

EXACTLY what I am hearing. Driving me nuts!

Mjparsons · Apr 28, 2016

Dane said:
Kinda, yeah. I can't really recreate it by smacking it, or stop it by holding anything on the door either. I can't really affect it at all.

Same here!! 2012 Screw with the same sound. It only occurs when the drivers window is down at any height, doesn't matter if it's cracked or all the way down. It sounds like it's coming from the locking mechanism but I honestly can't tell. I've banged on the door trying to recreate it and I can't find it! It's driving me insane, I'm ready to have ford replace the entire panel.

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