So lately ive been noticing this really loud rattling noise coming from the right side of the car every time Im on a bumpy road. At first I thought it was something inside the glovebox or maybe on the side of the door, but i took out everything and I can still hear it. i seems to be getting louder everyday. Whats going on? any suggestions?

thanks

night bump

 

welcome to owning a cobalt

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ps. there will be more to come

 

I knew what was coming when i bought it... i was hoping it would happen at like 35,000 miles

 

glove box rattles...its unfortunately the design... although people say welcome to having a cobalt n ****... nearly every car in this price range has annoying rattles....welcome to not spending 30,000 on a car

 

mine started at 14k

 

LOL wow finaly someone with some understanding of ECONOMY cars.

Hi I bought a car from china and I dies in it !!!!

 

is that what it is? but it doesn't seem loose at all. Could it be something else?

 

there are 7 different causes to this problem

GM technical service bulletin Number: 04-03-08-006C

Just Tell you dealership you are hearing a loud thump in your front end

 

just got back from the dealer and i couldn't be be more pissed. The idiot "helping me" had no idea how to drive stick! he almost stalled the car 3 ******* times, and he scratched my lip! **** that dealer I got to find another

 

um, i know when the a/c is on at all, it does make a little rattling noise, sounds like from the passenger side. try turning it off and see if it continues. both my my balts did it.

 

well as said it COULD be. and is very common. try pressing on the left top side of the glove box. does it flex? Put your hand at the bottom left where the door of the glove box is. Push upward...does it move a bit up? (this would be a loose rattly glove box, although seemingly tight. Is it a buzz sound? or more of a rattle like 2 loose plastic pieces? Or is it sound like its being moved by air? like a whoosh sound and the rattle? All those can be different so its going to take a little time to find. This sounds like a interior rattle or exterior? MORE info and can get further into it. IM just throwing out common

 

Ok so its a rattle sound, like two loose plastic pieces and its coming from the inside. Its defiantly an interior noise, im sure of that

 

can you post or link us to that TSB?

 

Do you have a sunroof? The shade on mine rattles like a bitch, sounds like it's coming from the right door when in the drivers seat, left door when in the passenger seat.

I'm not sure what the fix is, I tried something that worked for a bit but it's rattling again

And as pointed out above, these things are econo cars with a bit of jam under the hood....I don't expect it to be perfect.

 

naw i dont have a sunroof

 

Check your airbag cover. The corner of mine was loose and came up a little and caused a rattle on bumpy roads. Fix: Dealer replaced airbag unit under warranty.

 

My rattle was coming from the gas fill tube. The plastic broke where it mounts inside the fuel door and caused a rattle every time I hit a bump.

 

only prob ive had in two years was glove box rattle, and ecu thinking it was leaking exhaust after the flowmaster was put on. retards at the dealership didnt notice the different muffler. 2.2's rule!

 

Could be your control arm bushing but my guess would be the sway bar support(dont know what the name of it is )The long tube that attaches the sway bar to the control arm with the rubber dampeners on it.

 

So far as I can tell the entire dash is put together with nothing in between the parts. I've given up on trying simple remedies. A squeaky rattle I had "in my glovebox" stopped after I tightened the screws around it... but only for 2 days. The only real solution I could come up with is to take the entire dash appart and put it together with felt tape between any point of contact. Which I highly doubt I'll do. I found a squeak that comes from the stock amp mount. Felt between the amp and mount fixed it for a few months, but it's back too. so I haveto give the amp a kick every once and a while.

My problem with it is these arn't exactly $14k cars as folks are saying.

 

Try applying a little silicone adhesive in these spots.