babbage1109

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'01 pontiac trans am..idle or whenever i guess you hear a small rattling..like something isnt tightened down. anyone have an idea as to why it does this?

KevinR

Where is it coming from? Underneath, or on top of the motor? Or is it under the car?

babbage1109

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sounds like its under the car..i know my mom used to have a firebird conv and complained about the rattling too

KevinR

Man..can you post a video of it. Anyone on here could guess several different things, but someone may be able to narrow it down a little better if you had a video of it.

babbage1109

iTrader: (11)

yeah i can try to tonight. thanks

RetepNielk

I know in my '01 WS6 its the trunk. Damn thing rattles every time I start the engine and goes away when I put it in gear.

buddyleex

iTrader: (4)

Where is/are your muffler(s)? If it sounds like its coming from them it might just be a broken baffle. Happened to me, drove me crazy cause I thought something on the body was loose.

jdiddyws6

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Headers hitting k member?

KevinR

In my old cobra, I had one of my cats go out, and it made a rattle noise.

babbage1109

iTrader: (11)

it sounds like something isnt tightened up....like washers on a bolt rattling together its real quiet..but i notice it and it drives me insane haha.still havent found it

arioch

ive got a sound like this. had it since the day i bought the car. sounds exactly like you described but its really bad at cold start up and goes away as it heats up....

ULTIMATEORANGESS

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i had a rattling noise. my trans blew up shortly after.

Canbarelygo

well thats cheerful lol

ive got a crazy anoying squeak sound when at low speed and the road is kinda eh or if its in gear at a stop it sometimes does it as well though.

i know its my headers rubbin my k member and it drives me nuts

ryle

iTrader: (19)

out of curiosity... did that rattling noise sound almost like something was rubbing your driveshaft and only happen once in a while when driving at low speeds?? cause that's an issue I'm having and I can't narrow it down.

my bandit

iTrader: (10)

if its at idle it could be your y-pipe banging on your transmission cross member. mine does the same thing under low rpms too. try putting it in neutral when it does it again and see if it stops. it might not be the transmission just because that would vibrate

SILVER 2288 SS

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i know when i had my stock y pipe on the passanger cat was rattaling badly

WhiteHawk489

Gotta love that GM feeling! If i had a $1 for every rattle...... id have at least $6! My e-brake handle, ash tray lid, muffler heat shield, strange one at high rpm(still havent figured that one out), driverside window when half way down, and something near the back hatch when bass hits! unfortunatly these cars arent made like a mercedes but they are f*cking fun to drive!