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I chased a phantom rattle in a minivan for three days straight.
It was a 2018 Honda Odyssey that came in with a noise the owner said was 'like marbles in a can'. I checked the usual stuff, shields, heat guards, even the spare tire well. I finally found it on day three, after putting about 15 miles on it myself. A kid's plastic toy from under the second row seat had rolled perfectly into a cavity in the frame rail. It only rattled on left turns over 35 mph! Has anyone else had a noise hunt that turned into a total scavenger hunt?
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quinnm7723d ago
Ugh, found a bolt in a door panel once.
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brooke_taylor22d ago
Oh man, that's the worst... it's like cars just collect spare parts. I swear every used vehicle I've ever owned had some random screw or washer rattling in the dash or a door. You find them years later and just wonder how it even got there.
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taylor.william22d ago
Like marbles in a can" noises are the worst. I spent a whole afternoon convinced a customer's truck had a bad wheel bearing, but it was just a loose lug nut in the center cap rolling around. Felt pretty dumb when I finally saw it.
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