Exhaust rattle on cold start?

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Raptor916

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I had the TSB done on my 21 about 15k-20k ago or so. At 33k and its basically the same annoying noise. TSB never worked. Goes away after 20-30 seconds like before. Last week, my Dad was like your truck has something going on lol. Took it in recently again and they the tech said it was from the turbo wastegate...definitely not. It's clearly heard in the back. Not sure if it's worth the hassle to take it back in. With kids, kids sports and work ain't nobody got time for that. I feel they are just hoping I go away.
 

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I had the TSB done on my 21 about 15k-20k ago or so. At 33k and its basically the same annoying noise. TSB never worked. Goes away after 20-30 seconds like before. Last week, my Dad was like your truck has something going on lol. Took it in recently again and they the tech said it was from the turbo wastegate...definitely not. It's clearly heard in the back. Not sure if it's worth the hassle to take it back in. With kids, kids sports and work ain't nobody got time for that. I feel they are just hoping I go away.
Sit there with the door open in an instance where you can hear the rattle and switch the exhaust mode from normal to sport. If the rattle stops it’s the exhaust valve. If not something else. Probably the exhaust valve though. I wish it would just default to sport.
 

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I had the TSB done on my 21 about 15k-20k ago or so. At 33k and its basically the same annoying noise. TSB never worked. Goes away after 20-30 seconds like before. Last week, my Dad was like your truck has something going on lol. Took it in recently again and they the tech said it was from the turbo wastegate...definitely not. It's clearly heard in the back. Not sure if it's worth the hassle to take it back in. With kids, kids sports and work ain't nobody got time for that. I feel they are just hoping I go away.
I am right there with you. I think it is back on my 21 also. I thought the same thing about not sure if it is worth the headache to go back to the dealer that couldn't diagnose it to begin with until there was a TSB out for it. I also have issues with the IWE's that they can't diagnose. It is one of those ghost things that never seems to be present for the dealer to notice.
 

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I just took delivery of my 25 last Monday. I love the truck, but nearly every start I have an exhaust rattle. I can change modes and it helps quiet it down. Sometimes it is fine in normal mode start, but that is rare. Reading this thread, I'm not sure if I should bring it in for TSB or just learn to live with it as many sayin the symptoms come back? Should I be pushing for a replacement of the full exhaust? Sad for what we pay for these trucks.
 

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I just took delivery of my 25 last Monday. I love the truck, but nearly every start I have an exhaust rattle. I can change modes and it helps quiet it down. Sometimes it is fine in normal mode start, but that is rare. Reading this thread, I'm not sure if I should bring it in for TSB or just learn to live with it as many sayin the symptoms come back? Should I be pushing for a replacement of the full exhaust? Sad for what we pay for these trucks.
Same here. 2025 with a very loud rattle at start up. I didn’t hear it early on but it has gotten much more noticeable. I take her in on Friday. Hoping it gets fully fixed and doesn’t affect the sound at start up (which I like)
 
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