Hello!
I purchased an Element sometime in October/November and am really liking it so far. However, I have noticed that my driver's side door rattles or creaks when I go over rougher road (like a highway overpass) or when I turn into driveways that cause the tires to be uneven causing body flex.
The doors latch tight and I cannot reproduce the rattle with my own hands by moving the door. I have seen this quite a few times before online regarding this problem but felt that asking the forum would be more helpful.
The best way I can describe the sound is that it sounds as if the door isn't shut all the way. Like I said before it doesn't sound like this all the time just in the above mentioned instances but it drives me insane. The sound tends to come from the middle of the door, where the actual door latch is so I think that is the culprit.
I should mention that I think the door is replacement of the original. It has orange dots along the bottom of the door spaced about 6 inches apart which makes me think it was a replacement door that was color-coded at the dealership and they forgot to take the dots off.
Any advice or tips? I was considering going to the dealership for this one since my own looking/tinkering hasn't solved the problem. Even just being able to tell the dealership the technical term for what is happening would help.
Thank you!
I purchased an Element sometime in October/November and am really liking it so far. However, I have noticed that my driver's side door rattles or creaks when I go over rougher road (like a highway overpass) or when I turn into driveways that cause the tires to be uneven causing body flex.
The doors latch tight and I cannot reproduce the rattle with my own hands by moving the door. I have seen this quite a few times before online regarding this problem but felt that asking the forum would be more helpful.
The best way I can describe the sound is that it sounds as if the door isn't shut all the way. Like I said before it doesn't sound like this all the time just in the above mentioned instances but it drives me insane. The sound tends to come from the middle of the door, where the actual door latch is so I think that is the culprit.
I should mention that I think the door is replacement of the original. It has orange dots along the bottom of the door spaced about 6 inches apart which makes me think it was a replacement door that was color-coded at the dealership and they forgot to take the dots off.
Any advice or tips? I was considering going to the dealership for this one since my own looking/tinkering hasn't solved the problem. Even just being able to tell the dealership the technical term for what is happening would help.
Thank you!