Closing doors w/ windows half way down? Rattle?
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Closing doors w/ windows half way down? Rattle?
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I just noticed the front driver & passenger side makes a huge rattling (clunking sound) when I close the doors with the windows down... half-way.. or all-the way.down. If I hold the window when I close the door, the rattle doesn't happen. Similarly with the windows up all the way, closing is silent..
Seems like maybe a clip or something is missing to hold the window in place?? anyone with this experience? Mine is 04/04 build.
Thanks,
I just noticed the front driver & passenger side makes a huge rattling (clunking sound) when I close the doors with the windows down... half-way.. or all-the way.down. If I hold the window when I close the door, the rattle doesn't happen. Similarly with the windows up all the way, closing is silent..
Seems like maybe a clip or something is missing to hold the window in place?? anyone with this experience? Mine is 04/04 build.
Thanks,
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Originally Posted by febdragon
Hi,
I just noticed the front driver & passenger side makes a huge rattling (clunking sound) when I close the doors with the windows down... half-way.. or all-the way.down. If I hold the window when I close the door, the rattle doesn't happen. Similarly with the windows up all the way, closing is silent..
Seems like maybe a clip or something is missing to hold the window in place?? anyone with this experience? Mine is 04/04 build.
Thanks,
I just noticed the front driver & passenger side makes a huge rattling (clunking sound) when I close the doors with the windows down... half-way.. or all-the way.down. If I hold the window when I close the door, the rattle doesn't happen. Similarly with the windows up all the way, closing is silent..
Seems like maybe a clip or something is missing to hold the window in place?? anyone with this experience? Mine is 04/04 build.
Thanks,
Stop whining and start driving.
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Just performed exhaustive, in depth test. All the way open-rattles. From all the way open to just above middle-ok. From there to near the top-rattles in each position. Closed-ok.
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I just removed the headliner from my car, no problems anymore!
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My windows also rattle. Defintely not the sound of quality. It should not occur and I find it embarrasing. Additionally, my "brushed aluminum trim"(that has a nice sound, doesn't it?) already has a ding in it from where my wife "tapped" it with the seatbelt while buckling. I don't mean from where she hit with a hammer, either, but from where she tapped it. The aluminum trim is junk. Not much thicker than foil.
This is also one of the squirrliest cars in a turn I have ever driven. And I average about 15 miles to the gallon in the city. That is easy driving, not flooring it. And the console squeaks. The interior looks nice, but it's not going to hold up.
But hey, my tires don't seem to be flatspotting.
I bought the car due to the styling, Acura's reputation for quality and my past experience with the 02 and 03 TL. I am not happy with this one and regret buying it. Acura needs to come up with some TSB's to fix the problems with it. As it stands now, the car is overrated.
This is also one of the squirrliest cars in a turn I have ever driven. And I average about 15 miles to the gallon in the city. That is easy driving, not flooring it. And the console squeaks. The interior looks nice, but it's not going to hold up.
But hey, my tires don't seem to be flatspotting.
I bought the car due to the styling, Acura's reputation for quality and my past experience with the 02 and 03 TL. I am not happy with this one and regret buying it. Acura needs to come up with some TSB's to fix the problems with it. As it stands now, the car is overrated.
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Originally Posted by GSD98
My windows also rattle. Defintely not the sound of quality. It should not occur and I find it embarrasing. Additionally, my "brushed aluminum trim"(that has a nice sound, doesn't it?) already has a ding in it from where my wife "tapped" it with the seatbelt while buckling. I don't mean from where she hit with a hammer, either, but from where she tapped it. The aluminum trim is junk. Not much thicker than foil.
This is also one of the squirrliest cars in a turn I have ever driven. And I average about 15 miles to the gallon in the city. That is easy driving, not flooring it. And the console squeaks. The interior looks nice, but it's not going to hold up.
But hey, my tires don't seem to be flatspotting.
I bought the car due to the styling, Acura's reputation for quality and my past experience with the 02 and 03 TL. I am not happy with this one and regret buying it. Acura needs to come up with some TSB's to fix the problems with it. As it stands now, the car is overrated.
This is also one of the squirrliest cars in a turn I have ever driven. And I average about 15 miles to the gallon in the city. That is easy driving, not flooring it. And the console squeaks. The interior looks nice, but it's not going to hold up.
But hey, my tires don't seem to be flatspotting.
I bought the car due to the styling, Acura's reputation for quality and my past experience with the 02 and 03 TL. I am not happy with this one and regret buying it. Acura needs to come up with some TSB's to fix the problems with it. As it stands now, the car is overrated.
BJ
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Originally Posted by Ron A
Just performed exhaustive, in depth test. All the way open-rattles. From all the way open to just above middle-ok. From there to near the top-rattles in each position. Closed-ok.
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Originally Posted by boltjames
There is no window rattle. There is no droopy headliner. There is no creaking. There is no tire issue.
Stop whining and start driving.
BJ
Stop whining and start driving.
BJ
just polling to see if this is a know thing or not..
definitely, the windows should NOT rattle..
anyhow.. peace~
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Originally Posted by febdragon
dude~ this isn't whining...
just polling to see if this is a know thing or not..
definitely, the windows should NOT rattle..
anyhow.. peace~
just polling to see if this is a know thing or not..
definitely, the windows should NOT rattle..
anyhow.. peace~
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I found that when I put a handful of small rocks in the storage compartment located in the driver's side door and shut the door... It rattles. Its odd, but the same thing happens when I do that to the passenger door also???
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Originally Posted by currage
I found that when I put a handful of small rocks in the storage compartment located in the driver's side door and shut the door... It rattles. Its odd, but the same thing happens when I do that to the passenger door also???
...Hey why aren't these storage compartments bigger - not much room for stuff with all my rocks and felt in there.
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close the doors on any bmw coupe.....I think the y all rattle....or any car with the window open....its just normal.......if you got one that doesn't rattle its prob. a lemon
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Originally Posted by acuraforsure
close the doors on any bmw coupe.....I think the y all rattle....or any car with the window open....its just normal.......if you got one that doesn't rattle its prob. a lemon
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barry you are right ...I shouldn't be talking in absolute terms......not every bmw rattles.......my friends 330 ci rattled when you closed the doors....and I noticed this on other coupes as well as they dont have the frame around the glass. But thats just it ....it has nothing to do with build quality...........hence some bmw's....lexus's acura's infinities etc...rattle with the windows down. By the way the gmc sierra I own the windows also rattle when half way down. Barry you are one fortunate driver to only have experienced this in the acura....congrats!
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Originally Posted by acuraforsure
Barry you are one fortunate driver to only have experienced this in the acura....congrats!
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I have noticed similar things on several cars that I have owned. Its "normal." When you think about it, when the window isn't up, it isn't where it is "designed" to be and it will rattle some. Just don't slam the doors and run the risk of jarring the window enough to break it.
It's not a problem, just the way it is.
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It's not a problem, just the way it is.
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You must own a another car!
Originally Posted by boltjames
There is no window rattle. There is no droopy headliner. There is no creaking. There is no tire issue.
Stop whining and start driving.
BJ
Stop whining and start driving.
BJ
I really like my new TL, however, as a former lexus owner this car has LOTS of rattles and creaking sounds coming from the window and ceiling areas.
jatnova
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Originally Posted by jatnova
I really like my new TL, however, as a former lexus owner this car has LOTS of rattles and creaking sounds coming from the window and ceiling areas.
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I have a 04TL, I have noticed a small rattle from the drivers door with the window all the way up. If I barely let the window down the rattle seems to go away. Anyone else have this experience. Its been to Acura three times, they have replaced the seal but no effect yet? Any clues? Thanks, dap200
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2000 tlp single owner here. Babied its whole life and does have the window roll down shut rattle. Other than that, sound as a, uh, idk, something quiet? ha 1 rattle in the center vent RARELY. Im happy
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I do also have the same rattle concern with the windows down in any position but up, and another rattle coming from drivers side steering colum area, and another from the headliner I believe, and of course the rear deck rattle from stock sub, brand new 08 TL Type S, what the fuck Acura? Fix this shit already!!!
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The windows in the TL are not protected in the door. When u slam the door u hear the windows hitting something else. This is not good. U can really crack your windows if u slam the door hard enough. Tsk tsk acura.
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I have noticed this noisy problem with the window half way down when you close the door. It is a legitimate concern. My girlfriend has a chevy aveo with less rattles than my tl. The aveo has manual crank windows and it makes less noise when closed than my tl. My tahoe with 232,000 miles had less rattles in the window. I want to know if anyone has a solution. When my window is half way down, you can push very slightly down on it and it will lower ab 1/2 inch or so. I think it is just very loose inside the door. As far as BJ's comments, spending this money on this car is good enough reason to post concerns about relentless rattles in the windows.
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I do also have the same rattle concern with the windows down in any position but up, and another rattle coming from drivers side steering colum area, and another from the headliner I believe, and of course the rear deck rattle from stock sub, brand new 08 TL Type S, what the fuck Acura? Fix this shit already!!!
Acura does a lot to try to stop the rattles, but they happen over time since the car shakes and twists and screws come loose slightly and clips pop out. As well i'm surprised that there aren't more rattles because there is a vast variety of materials used in the TL that expand and contract at different rates.
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I doubt it can crack. If it did, acura would have a huge liability issue from glass shards falling and hurting people. All I can say about the rattle in the door is innovation sometimes lead to drawbacks.
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just got my 07 TL-S back in july and i found the same problem. i seriously thought the window was about to fall out. Bell Acura addressed the problem by adding "cushioning seals" to the doors. it's better but not by much. they say it's a "normal" condition. lol
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But, I would be worried if it did. I still remember when I was younger me and my cousin used to slam the doors shut in my moms 90 civic and i remember the day that we broke the window cause it was down and we closed the door too hard. hahaha oops!
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