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Old 04-19-10, 07:21 AM
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Default Passenger Arm Rest Squeak

I have a small squeak I guess you could say, from the arm rest of the front seat passenger door. I'm in Australia and hence my car is a right-hand drive car. The passenger when putting their arm on the arm rest of the door, the arm rest will squeak / rattle / creak with the movement of the car. This seems to be the point where the rear of the arm rest meets the rest of the door. I can make it perform this squeak / rattle / creak by simply applying a bit of pressure to this point. Is this a known issue or is it probably going to be that that piece has come loose and just needs tightening (which is what I believe the problem to be).

This picture is of a left hand drive vehicle, but illustrates the spot I am talking about



Can I get to the screw that holds this in place quite easily or is there a complicated process to get to it?
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Is it still under warranty?
I will have to look at mine to see if I can find the screws for tightening.
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My car is a 2004 so it is well out of warranty.
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xfirechief or anyone else know how to get to this part of the door (screws etc) so I can try tightening it?
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xfirechief or anyone else know how to get to this part of the door (screws etc) so I can try tightening it?
Can't find any screws, do u think the dealers service rep would show u?
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Possibly not sure. I might give them a call and see if they may know how to get to this part of the door.
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Hi Draco,

Did you figured out to resolve the door armrest squeak? I am having same issue and it is annoying as I am used to put my elbow there when driving.
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