Annoying rattling sound inside driver door

Atm121990

When i play music there is a very annoying rattling sound coming from inside the door panel. Wondering if anyone has had this problem before and how to fix it Dont want to take the door panel off but i think im going to have to

RonRizz

Looks like your removing a door panel. Takes about 3 minutes. With practice, less than 1 minute. Pry up on window control panel at bottom edge, disconnect harness. Pry out small panel in front of door handle, remove 10mm bolt. pry out small access panel below door handle near center of door, remove 2 10mm bolts. Grab edges of panel, and pull off gently. pop 2 door control cables out of brackets. Done. Find and fix rattle. Easy peasy

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Atm121990

sounds easy enough ha

NitroZ

I wish it was easy peasy. Took inside door panel off. Wiring. Insulated. Tied things together. No obvious rattle or anything loose. Used black silicone to help hold all the plastic buttons in place. Everything that was even remotely loose was stabilized. Its either inside the door or related to whatever moves the window up or down or something else. It sound like if you were to cups your hands together and shake two or three bottle caps. More plastic than metallic. SO annoying.

Horizon

I have been having this rattle for the past few months now, and it is beginning to become unbearable. I wish there was a video tutorial on this process, as I don’t have the mechanical skills and ability to do it myself, and fix anything if it goes wrong. I’ve heard that you can misalign the window and never have it roll up completely or correctly, and that you can break the whole system that rolls the window up. I’m sure Nissan would charge me a fortune if I attempted to go to the stealership.

halonut

The foam fix worked for me & it was really easy. Just remove the door panel & speaker enclosure, then I snuck my arm in (tight fit but very doable) & put a 4" piece of that round foam pipe insulation around the adjuster with the ratchet (see pics above). Then I cut about 6" off the end of a pool noodle & wedged it in between the door frame & the piece of pipe insulation (do all of this with the window up & test drive before reassembling). No removal of window or regulator required.

The rattle is gone & I don't have to drop the window slightly...just nice & quiet now. It was also super easy to replace the door stay while I was at it so now I have a nice quiet door that stays open.

ps: you will need to reset the window after completion...just roll all the way down & then all the way up holding the switch in the up position for at least 5 seconds.

Horizon

Hey Halonut, could you stick your phone in there and take a video of how you set it up? I read your explanation, but a video would be much easier to comprehend. Thank you!!

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halonut

LOL...no it's all buttoned up now. It's super easy, just take the door panel off (youtube vids) Remove the speaker enclosure (4 screws) and then you can feel the slack adjuster thing referenced in the previous post (roll the window all the way up & it's on the bottom about 8" or so in). Just immobilize that so it's not free to rattle & you're golden.

Horizon

Hey guys, I just completed this DIY and completely fixed my rattle! I recorded the process from start to finish and will be uploading a YouTube video on it soon. It’s not a perfect tutorial, but it is more than enough to get the job done. In case my signature isn’t below this comment, my YouTube channel is ThatRedNismo. If you don’t want to watch the video, the write-up by user CyFi6 (or something like that) posted above will tell you the general explanation of how to fix the issue. If you’re concerned about how to adjust the window after reinstalling it, check out this video: https://youtu.be/_voJoMBUo3g.

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SUPGUYZ

I just did this. I used pipe insulation and a foam pad. Attached is a rough beginning of what it looked like before finessing the wedged in foam. I couldn't get a pool noodle to fit with that little space. Also, wear Kevlar sleeves or something. My brother and I have nasty bruised fore arms now...lol

nomodsjk

Hey bro I'm from Martinsburg WV. You ever go out to dual Highway on the weekends?

DEpointfive0

I have that problem. Does yours go away when the window is slightly down?

If so, it's probably the window regulator

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Atm121990

no i dont go to the dual. yeah it goes away when it is cracked

PoonSlayer

Same issue here, took my door panel off and tightened some bolts, helped but still have minor rattle at times.

I agree about the window regulator, which i did not access, it is behind a removable metal panel i assume.

....Is this something that can be tightened down or adjusted, or is the fix a new window regulator?

thanks

Navster

Need to replace a rubber washer on the window guides inside the inner door frame.