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Old 04-02-17 | 06:00 PM
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Default Driver door rattle/vibrations with hard bass

When I first got my GS and started to play some music the bass would make something buzz and vibrate in the driver door. Instant disappointment. I don't like hearing rattles and buzzing sounds in my car it drive me insane. I started smacking and holding down differenet parts of the door. Found out it was the driver controls for the windows and door locks. If I put my hand on it, it stopped making noise.

Today randomly looking around watching videos about my GS350 this guy has a video on exactly my problem. So I am assuming this isn't too uncommon of an issue.

Here is the video:
Old 04-02-17 | 06:44 PM
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I hear the same rattle in mine. I have not checked yet to see where it is coming from but now that I have seen this, I will! Thanks!
Old 04-02-17 | 07:22 PM
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Common problem, I followed this guy's video when I first got my car. Did the job!
Old 04-03-17 | 07:12 AM
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If your car is under warranty, a dealership will just replace the whole part. Had that done in my car around a month into ownership. IIRC, warranty payout for dealership was around $550 with parts + labor.
Old 04-03-17 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by CTNYC
If your car is under warranty, a dealership will just replace the whole part. Had that done in my car around a month into ownership. IIRC, warranty payout for dealership was around $550 with parts + labor.
Interesting! I may go this route. I did put pressure on that part of the door when I cranked the volume up today and it make the rattle disappear so I'm pretty sure this is the same issue I have.
Old 04-04-17 | 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Mwfromva
Interesting! I may go this route. I did put pressure on that part of the door when I cranked the volume up today and it make the rattle disappear so I'm pretty sure this is the same issue I have.
My door rattled quite a bit as well, I did this a couple of months back and definitely fixed the issue. Trust me, it's well worth the 5 mins!
Old 04-04-17 | 06:24 PM
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I just did it the other day took care of my issue. I could take it to the dealer, but honestly what's to say it doesn't happen again? It was a quick and easy fix. Not to worried about this one.
Old 04-04-17 | 06:34 PM
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There's a thread here regarding a fix for this issue. This is a common problem. Im too lazy to search for the thread. LOL
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Here you go..

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...el-rattle.html
Old 04-05-17 | 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by CTNYC
If your car is under warranty, a dealership will just replace the whole part. Had that done in my car around a month into ownership. IIRC, warranty payout for dealership was around $550 with parts + labor.
Same here. Took mine in for one of the 5k services and did a drive with a service tech. They trimmed something and padded something else and problem was fixed when I picked up my car.
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