Rattling noise in the front
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Rattling noise in the front
I have a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo, straight 6 auto trans, everything stock, 85,000 miles. There is a loud metallic rattling sound coming from somewhere under the hood when I drive, mostly when the road is a little bumpy. I don't know if it is the suspension or wheel bearings or something else. Can anyone help? Any ideas?
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Heat shields on the exhaust, or the cat rattling. Climb under the jeep with a small hammer and hit the cat, and the heat shields to see i u can duplicate noise.
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Lol... that's like asking us to tell you what caught your Jeep on fire... we can't help you chase rattles and sounds... everyone can sit here and name part after part... eventually it'll be one of these parts... but only cause everything was named off for you to look at lol... your on your own... get under there and start lookin!
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Lol... that's like asking us to tell you what caught your Jeep on fire... we can't help you chase rattles and sounds... everyone can sit here and name part after part... eventually it'll be one of these parts... but only cause everything was named off for you to look at lol... your on your own... get under there and start lookin!
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Originally Posted by Whitefoxv
Thank you for your input huntingman, I'm sure everyone who posts here with a problem knows it's a bit of a longshot but the alternative is allowing a mechanic to spend £££s buying the wrong replacement parts until he randomly hits the right one so I hope you'll forgive me if I ask what you consider to be stupid questions in the hope that someone can actually help me figure out whats wrong - thanks.
Some instances you must help yourself...
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Year: 1995
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Engine: 4.0 with all of the noise and clatter
But you say the noise goes away when you step on the brakes, that tells me when you're putting pressure on the pads and holding them when braking the pads can not rattle = the brake pads are rattling because they are fitting loose on their slides. Pull a wheel off and see if there is any up and down movement of the brake pads. And "new" means nothing, even new puppies die.