Rattle at all speeds.
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Rome, GA
Posts: 595
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Rattle at all speeds.
I've got a rattle coming from the rear at all speeds and it's driving me bananas!
I first thought it might be the rear hatch but, it feels tight and I can't get any movement out of it. The sound is kind of hard to describe but, it sounds very similar to a loosely mounted spare tire. It's not that either though because I checked.
Any ideas?
I first thought it might be the rear hatch but, it feels tight and I can't get any movement out of it. The sound is kind of hard to describe but, it sounds very similar to a loosely mounted spare tire. It's not that either though because I checked.
Any ideas?
#2
Wheel, break, fix, repeat
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Chesapeake, VA
Posts: 205
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Year: 1987
Model: Cherokee
Engine: AMC I6 4.0
Put someone in the back while you drive. Or you get in the back while someone else drives. Easiest way to isolate where the sound in coming from.
#3
Seasoned Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Tucson AZ
Posts: 416
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Year: 94
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Crawl under it start looking and shaking stuff, loose shock, missing/worn out bushings on the shocks, sway bar, leaf springs. Check bolts, bumper,gas tank, armor,the little cover for the fill neck.
#4
CF Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Seal Beach, CA
Posts: 4,440
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes
on
1 Post
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 HO Straight Six
It sounds silly but check the sound bar too. Since it's plastic, you could have a loose wire laying against it that vibrates with the littlest movement.
Also, try popping off the interior trim in the rear panels and check for loose wires and what not back there
Also, try popping off the interior trim in the rear panels and check for loose wires and what not back there
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
jeefersjeepers
Stock XJ Cherokee Tech. All XJ Non-modified/stock questions go here
3
09-20-2023 12:51 PM
Blue94xj
Stock XJ Cherokee Tech. All XJ Non-modified/stock questions go here
20
04-16-2023 10:20 AM
rgr4475
Stock XJ Cherokee Tech. All XJ Non-modified/stock questions go here
13
11-17-2015 08:37 AM
SouthSeaPirate
Stock XJ Cherokee Tech. All XJ Non-modified/stock questions go here
9
09-30-2015 03:40 PM
shadowmoses
Stock XJ Cherokee Tech. All XJ Non-modified/stock questions go here
6
09-30-2015 01:34 PM
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)