Hi,
Anyone with a 05/06 PF hear a faint/low tapping noise while driving? Sounds like metal to metal tapping. It doesnt do it all the time. It comes and goes. Might not hear it for miles and all of a sudden it starts and will come and go for awhile then it will stop for a while. While driving it sounds like it is coming from over your left shoulder either where the seatbelt is or the rear drivers door. When I rode in the backseat and heard it it sounded like it was coming from the front drivers area, weird and hard to pinpoint. It may be coming from somewhere on the outside of vehicle. Never heard it during the test drive. Only thing different from then is that the dealer put on the 30 day tag with the dealer tag frame. Any ideas?? If you have it and figure it out let me know.
Hi,
Anyone with a 05/06 PF hear a faint/low tapping noise while driving? Sounds like metal to metal tapping. It doesnt do it all the time. It comes and goes. Might not hear it for miles and all of a sudden it starts and will come and go for awhile then it will stop for a while. While driving it sounds like it is coming from over your left shoulder either where the seatbelt is or the rear drivers door. When I rode in the backseat and heard it it sounded like it was coming from the front drivers area, weird and hard to pinpoint. It may be coming from somewhere on the outside of vehicle. Never heard it during the test drive. Only thing different from then is that the dealer put on the 30 day tag with the dealer tag frame. Any ideas?? If you have it and figure it out let me know.
My new 06 is quiet, quiet, quiet. (It'll probably develop a rattle now that I've posted this.) My Titan was reasonably rattle free, but it definitely was not a quiet ride. I did read something about the Frontier having an issue with a metal to metal rattle, and if I remember correctly it had something to do with a metal air conditioning pipe against the firewall. (I don't know if the Frontier and Pathy share those parts or not, but I'm guessing they probably do.) I don't know if that helps, but it's a place to look anyway...
are you driving with the drivers window down?
because if you are, I believe its the wind flapping the seatbelt or cuz wind noise.
I drive with my windows up because of that fact. I am lead to believe that the drivers or passenger window area, especially down is not aero design well.
my thoughts.
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Close all the windows all the way, have someone (or yourself) push on the door glass when you hear this "noise" and see if it stops. It's probably the glass or regulator causing this noise.
I had tapping noise in the same place you are talking about... It was my rear seat belt...
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2004 Audi TT 3.2 Roadster
In the Past:
2005-2006 / 1995 Range Rover Classic
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2004-2006 / 2004 Audi 3.0 Quattro
2000-2004 / 2000 Land Rover Discovery
1997-2000 / 1997 Land Rover Defender 90
are you driving with the drivers window down?
because if you are, I believe its the wind flapping the seatbelt or cuz wind noise.
I drive with my windows up because of that fact. I am lead to believe that the drivers or passenger window area, especially down is not aero design well.
my thoughts.
No, always drive with windows up.
Noise can only be heard when windows are up. Very light/faint tapping noise that is gone for miles and then comes back briefly.
As I was saying about my seat belt, it was just turned with the metal part facing the wall of the vehicle, instead of towards the seat where it should be. I only heard with window up...
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2006 Pathfinder LE 4x4 · Navi
2004 Audi TT 3.2 Roadster
In the Past:
2005-2006 / 1995 Range Rover Classic
2004-2006 / 2004 Audi TT 180 Coupe
2004-2006 / 2004 Audi 3.0 Quattro
2000-2004 / 2000 Land Rover Discovery
1997-2000 / 1997 Land Rover Defender 90
Hi,
Anyone with a 05/06 PF hear a faint/low tapping noise while driving? Sounds like metal to metal tapping. It doesnt do it all the time. It comes and goes. Might not hear it for miles and all of a sudden it starts and will come and go for awhile then it will stop for a while. While driving it sounds like it is coming from over your left shoulder either where the seatbelt is or the rear drivers door. When I rode in the backseat and heard it it sounded like it was coming from the front drivers area, weird and hard to pinpoint. It may be coming from somewhere on the outside of vehicle. Never heard it during the test drive. Only thing different from then is that the dealer put on the 30 day tag with the dealer tag frame. Any ideas?? If you have it and figure it out let me know.
On my test drive, I noticed the same thing and the salesperson discounted it as a loose license plate on the back.(I did not agree)
On the LE that I purchased, It has the same noise coming from the drivers door.
If you push on the door, is stops.
Close all the windows all the way, have someone (or yourself) push on the door glass when you hear this "noise" and see if it stops. It's probably the glass or regulator causing this noise.
I rode in the back drivers side and when noise started I could barely hear it and it sounded like it was coming from drivers area. That got me to thinking it may be coming from the outside. But, I didnt push on the back glass or door panel. I will give that a try. When I first heard it on the way home from the dealership, I asked my daughter is that back door rattling, she said no it sounds like its coming from where you are. Its just weird, it will not do it for a longtime and then it starts, may do it a while then its gone.
As I was saying about my seat belt, it was just turned with the metal part facing the wall of the vehicle, instead of towards the seat where it should be. I only heard with window up...
KSpider, I know what you are talking about, I dont think its that cause when my kid is buckled up it does the samething. Its almost like a metal to metal vibration noise.
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2006 Pathfinder LE 4x4 · Navi
2004 Audi TT 3.2 Roadster
In the Past:
2005-2006 / 1995 Range Rover Classic
2004-2006 / 2004 Audi TT 180 Coupe
2004-2006 / 2004 Audi 3.0 Quattro
2000-2004 / 2000 Land Rover Discovery
1997-2000 / 1997 Land Rover Defender 90
My new 06 is quiet, quiet, quiet. (It'll probably develop a rattle now that I've posted this.) My Titan was reasonably rattle free, but it definitely was not a quiet ride. I did read something about the Frontier having an issue with a metal to metal rattle, and if I remember correctly it had something to do with a metal air conditioning pipe against the firewall. (I don't know if the Frontier and Pathy share those parts or not, but I'm guessing they probably do.) I don't know if that helps, but it's a place to look anyway...
-Rob
Dont get me wrong, this is a very quiet vehicle and and I am very happy it has no other rattles(knock on wood) in the 2 weeks I have had it. My wifes Muranos door panels rattle like crazy in cold weather.
On my test drive, I noticed the same thing and the salesperson discounted it as a loose license plate on the back.(I did not agree)
On the LE that I purchased, It has the same noise coming from the drivers door.
If you push on the door, is stops.
I am thinking it may be the license frame that the dealer put on it. Thats the only thing that has changed since my test drive. I didnt hear it during test drive and boy after the Murano I was listening for rattles. Also the right side of the plate will get tight,but the left side will not screw in all the way leaving that side a little loose.
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