I bought a Sienna last summer and there has been this annoying rattle coming from the back that only crops up over certain types of bumps. I've had the back tailgate ripped apart thrice to try and identify and fix it. I told my wife if I can't fix it I'm selling the vehicle and she just couldn't fathom that. I need to be in a rattle-free car or I go instantly insane.
Ended up being the jack - it's the scissor style and you need to expand it a little after it goes into its holder to lock it into place. Must have just worked itself loose as I haven't had a flat. Easiest fix ever (after spending hours trying to find it!).
I could totally relate to your fix-the-rattle-or-sell comment hah.
The first school I got called to interview at as a teacher was the same one I attended as a student 18 years prior. I don't live in the same area of the city at all, and there are 220 schools in the board. Totally random chance that i was placed there.
I bought a Sienna last summer and there has been this annoying rattle coming from the back that only crops up over certain types of bumps. I've had the back tailgate ripped apart thrice to try and identify and fix it. I told my wife if I can't fix it I'm selling the vehicle and she just couldn't fathom that. I need to be in a rattle-free car or I go instantly insane.
Ended up being the jack - it's the scissor style and you need to expand it a little after it goes into its holder to lock it into place. Must have just worked itself loose as I haven't had a flat. Easiest fix ever (after spending hours trying to find it!).
I could totally relate to your fix-the-rattle-or-sell comment hah.
To me a rattle in a car is the equivalent of someone chewing pudding 2 inches from my ear, while clipping their super thick toe-nails, and and breathing loudly through their nose that has that little booger whistle. Plus it's more distracting than doing my taxes while sending drunk texts to an ex GF.
Pretty much the worst thing in the world. Ever. And that includes the holocaust. It's worse than that.
Edit:
Also in another "What are the odds?" moment. The first thing I went to to fix the rattle. Was the style of jack that you described, that you have to tighten to secure.
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Pylon, why do yo keep buying Chrysler's??!! You dig the punishment?
Because they're the only vehicles we take on trade that are pretty much guaranteed to fail an inspection because the steering rack and ball joints are usually dragging on the ground behind them, and the tires are usually leaking oil. So I can pick them up for ultra cheap.
I have a guy that can usually fix them for about half of what a dealer will charge as well as he knows Chrysler product inside out. He doesn't charge me book time, he charges actual time. Which is always less. If it goes over, he will revert to book, but it never has.
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Is the front end issues becuase they still snap off the grease fittings before they leave the factory? When I used to work in a garage in the 90's we were amazed to see them do that. Sure enough, 50 000km later they all had front end issues. We used to unscrew the broken ones and put fittings back on. So do they still do that?
Is the front end issues becuase they still snap off the grease fittings before they leave the factory? When I used to work in a garage in the 90's we were amazed to see them do that. Sure enough, 50 000km later they all had front end issues. We used to unscrew the broken ones and put fittings back on. So do they still do that?
To be honest, I don't know. I stay away from front end work. All I know is I always replace it with Moog stuff, or whatever heavy duty stuff is available, and it solves your issues. See normally, knock off or aftermarket stuff is bad or of lesser quality. When it comes to Chrysler, if you made a Chrysler vehicle, exclusively from, cheaper, aftermarket parts. It would actually be a really good car.
I just think the real reason is, Chrysler products suck. Across the board. Without exception.
Our experience with them were the ones we greased regularly lasted. When one came with in with front end issues, it hadn't been greased. Maybe they could make more money off of parts this way?
Once, when I was visiting my friend who had moved to Vancouver, we bumped into a girl we knew from high school (who also still lives in Calgary) while we were wandering around downtown. Pretty unlikely.
One time, when I left work for the day, the same song was playing on the radio at almost the exact same spot as when I had arrived at work. Not incredibly unlikely, as it was high rotation song, but still kind of 'Twilight Zone'-ish.
