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nachocheese · 02-02-2010, 09:14 PM

I have noticed an annoying rattle in my headliner when I go over bumps or ride at certain speeds. It is just behind the sunvisor. I can stop it by pushing up on the headliner. Anybody have this problem? I'd love a DIY fix as I hate sending cars to the dealer to find mystery rattles. I worry that they will screw it up by pulling panels off.

kurt_ots · 02-27-2010, 09:39 PM

I have the same problem starting and the same worry with them messing with the headlner. I have the sun roof in my 2LT and thought that was the problem at first. It is actually coming from the headliner behind the passenger sun visor and I can get it to stop by pushing up on the headliner.

nachocheese · 02-28-2010, 06:34 AM

I took mine to the dealer. They said they couldn't hear it, and of course it didn't do it while I was there with them. I got it home and devised my own solution. I found where it was by pushing up on the headliner with one finger. I then was able to get my hand up underneath the headliner by pulling aside the rubber trim around the sunroof. It felt like there was some sort of insulation that had pulled loose from the adhesive. I took a small (clean) shop rag and stuffed it in the area where the rattle is. I made sure it was flattened out so it did not leave a bump or anything. I have not heard the rattle since. Now when someone is tearing down my car to restore it in 30 years, they will scratch their heads and say, "how the heck did that get in here."

Superman09 · 02-28-2010, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by nachocheese

Now when someone is tearing down my car to restore it in 30 years, they will scratch their heads and say, "how the heck did that get in here."

You would be surprised the things we have found in cars. The weirdest was a 30" long 1/2" extension in the springs of the rear seat of a 05 Cady DeVille

ffrcobra_65 · 03-02-2010, 12:41 PM

[QUOTE=nachocheese;1530984]I took mine to the dealer. They said they couldn't hear it, and of course it didn't do it while I was there with them. I got it home and devised my own solution. I found where it was by pushing up on the headliner with one finger. I then was able to get my hand up underneath the headliner by pulling aside the rubber trim around the sunroof. It felt like there was some sort of insulation that had pulled loose from the adhesive. I took a small (clean) shop rag and stuffed it in the area where the rattle is. I made sure it was flattened out so it did not leave a bump or anything. I have not heard the rattle since. Now when someone is tearing down my car to restore it in 30 years, they will scratch their heads and say, "how the heck did that get in here."[/QUOTE]

...greater surprise if you stuff a pair of women's undergarment in there.

hairymike · 03-06-2010, 09:42 PM

When I worked in my brothers body shop we found a nut tied with wire and tack welded hanging inside a rear quarter panel in a 10 year old Caddy. The owner claimed the car made a rattle noise he could hear mostly when the window was open since new but the dealer could never find it. He solved it by always using a/c in the summer and playing the radio. Apparently an irate body assembler decided to make a Caddy owner go nuts. UAW have a weird sense of humor I guess.

02-02-2010, 09:14 PM	#1
nachocheese Drives: 1LT RS, SIM Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 288	Rattle in the headliner I have noticed an annoying rattle in my headliner when I go over bumps or ride at certain speeds. It is just behind the sunvisor. I can stop it by pushing up on the headliner. Anybody have this problem? I'd love a DIY fix as I hate sending cars to the dealer to find mystery rattles. I worry that they will screw it up by pulling panels off.

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02-27-2010, 09:39 PM	#2
kurt_ots Drives: 2010 2LT CGM RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 18	I have the same problem starting and the same worry with them messing with the headlner. I have the sun roof in my 2LT and thought that was the problem at first. It is actually coming from the headliner behind the passenger sun visor and I can get it to stop by pushing up on the headliner.

02-28-2010, 06:34 AM	#3
nachocheese Drives: 1LT RS, SIM Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 288	I took mine to the dealer. They said they couldn't hear it, and of course it didn't do it while I was there with them. I got it home and devised my own solution. I found where it was by pushing up on the headliner with one finger. I then was able to get my hand up underneath the headliner by pulling aside the rubber trim around the sunroof. It felt like there was some sort of insulation that had pulled loose from the adhesive. I took a small (clean) shop rag and stuffed it in the area where the rattle is. I made sure it was flattened out so it did not leave a bump or anything. I have not heard the rattle since. Now when someone is tearing down my car to restore it in 30 years, they will scratch their heads and say, "how the heck did that get in here."

03-02-2010, 12:41 PM	#5
ffrcobra_65 Account Suspended Drives: SuperCharged 2SS/RS IOM MN6 Join Date: May 2009 Location: CA Posts: 5,094	[QUOTE=nachocheese;1530984]I took mine to the dealer. They said they couldn't hear it, and of course it didn't do it while I was there with them. I got it home and devised my own solution. I found where it was by pushing up on the headliner with one finger. I then was able to get my hand up underneath the headliner by pulling aside the rubber trim around the sunroof. It felt like there was some sort of insulation that had pulled loose from the adhesive. I took a small (clean) shop rag and stuffed it in the area where the rattle is. I made sure it was flattened out so it did not leave a bump or anything. I have not heard the rattle since. Now when someone is tearing down my car to restore it in 30 years, they will scratch their heads and say, "how the heck did that get in here."[/QUOTE] ...greater surprise if you stuff a pair of women's undergarment in there.

03-06-2010, 09:42 PM	#6
hairymike Drives: LT2 RS ABM/WS 6M Pirelli P-Zero 20" Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Whitman, MA Posts: 12	When I worked in my brothers body shop we found a nut tied with wire and tack welded hanging inside a rear quarter panel in a 10 year old Caddy. The owner claimed the car made a rattle noise he could hear mostly when the window was open since new but the dealer could never find it. He solved it by always using a/c in the summer and playing the radio. Apparently an irate body assembler decided to make a Caddy owner go nuts. UAW have a weird sense of humor I guess.