# Door rattle **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [June 22, 2011, 9:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/door-rattle/65624 "2011-06-22T09:59:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shaner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shaner)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 9:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/door-rattle/65624/1 "2011-06-22T09:59:57Z")
2001 chev s-10 pick up with 3rd door. driver’s side door[s] rattle over bumps and whatnot, the doors seem to work perfect and higes are tight,the door alignment is good, and its not a door pannel or loose item…its the door[s]. what is the tip/trick for this? ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/door-rattle/65624/2 "2011-06-22T12:17:21Z")
I have a Ranger with small rear doors. The passenger side will rattle if the rear door isn’t closed tightly. It looks perfect when this happens, but the top latch isn’t fully closed. I find closing the rear door firmly works. Eventually I suppose the latch may need to be adjusted. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/door-rattle/65624/3 "2011-06-22T16:40:38Z")
You might also have to remove the inner door panel and see if there’s anything in the cavity. Perhaps one of the assembly people dropped his gold Rolex in there. ---
**Author:** ![shaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shaner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shaner)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/door-rattle/65624/4 "2011-06-22T18:35:17Z")
i saw on a s-10 forum, that putting electrical tape on the pin of the latch on the jam firms it up and it gos away…im positive its not something loose inside the door. ---
**Author:** ![meaneyedcatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meaneyedcatz/32/692_2.png) [@meaneyedcatz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meaneyedcatz)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 12:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/door-rattle/65624/5 "2011-06-23T00:02:57Z")
Make sure both latches on the small door are latched. Sometimes one does not. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5f9b8f/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 12:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/door-rattle/65624/6 "2011-06-23T00:25:19Z")
Also check the rubber gaskets. They may have become compressed over time, which is causing a little give between the door and where it is supposed to seat. Just enough to cause a rattle. Sometimes the screws and bolts for the hinges or the latch will come loose. Check those too. On one car I had this problem, but I couldn’t see anything wrong. Gravity had probably just caused the door to sag a little. I was able to fix it by repositioning the latch a bit. ---
**Author:** ![meaneyedcatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meaneyedcatz/32/692_2.png) [@meaneyedcatz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meaneyedcatz)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/door-rattle/65624/7 "2011-06-26T22:16:58Z")
George\_San\_Jose…Gravity had probably just caused the door to sag a little. Gravity will not do this but worn hinge pins and bushings will cause a door to sag.