Well, here we go again, it goes back to the dealer next week. Still have my rattle in the front end, all that's left is the struts. Thank goodness I bought extended warranty!

 

i also have a 07 that iam starting to hear the rattle in the front end.... ive been through this with my 06 cobolt ltz .... its not able to be fixed is what ive been told .... ive been going roun d and around with gm with this car now iam out of warranty and it clunks like the wheels are going to fall off... its had steering intermeadent shafts done 2 times steering rack 2 times stablizer bushings 2 times strut mounts 2 times struts both sides and the car sounds the same , iam not going through this with the hhr ...... iam getting really tired buying gm cars and having to put up with this .... the dealers dont seem that concerned about the problems with theses cars . i know this is the hhr forum but the cobolt is built on the same platform.... good luck getting your front end rattles fixed!

 

Ours has a strange thump occasionally when leaving our parking lot...I've been wondering what it is.

 

By the way don,Welcome!
Hope ou resolve your rattle.
Keep us posted....

 

HHR is NOT American made...made in Mexico, baby!

Mine doesn't rattle but when waxing it today, noticed that the LF fender is actually loose and makes noise when you push on it.

Last "American" brand car I buy as well.

JIm

 

My dealer replaced the strut mounts, better bit no cigar. Replaced the lower control arms, no change. Replaced outer sway bar links, no change. Replaced the inner sway bar bushings, BINGO!! Noise gone, but beginning to come back after another 6k.

Replaced the garbage 215/55/16 Firecrap Affinity's with 205/60/16 Goodyears and most noise went away. PLUS I can hear my radio again!!!

I'll probably replace all the bushings with aftermarket Moog parts when they are available.

 

Had the same rattle left side on a 2007 LS. Dealer replaced link and bushings, front stabilizer shaft at control arm. No more rattle, in and out 1 hr. I'm happy.

 

My rattle problem had two causes. I have a new intermediate steering shaft and now I am waiting on stabilizer bar end links. The steering shaft took care of a lot of the noise but I still have some when driving in gravel parking lots. I have 4k miles left on the warranty, so the service guys know me by name.

 

I'm taking mine in either tomorrow or Thursday to take care of this issue along with the head impact protection recall, loose headliner fastener fix and tilted armrest problem. I gave the service rep the recall card and TSB numbers for all these issues above today to note in the system and to book an appointment.

I've never had a new vehicle before and I'm always a little nervous taking a vehicle to the dealer after hearing horror stories. I'm optimistic that these minor issues will be taken care of perfectly and I'm sure this work would all be covered under warranty wouldn't it? Still, I wonder if there will be some charges assessed to me (admin charge? tax? service fee? deductible?) after all is said and done.

I don't know what to expect as I've never dealt with warranty work before.

 

Mine rattles a bit over some rougher roads especially now that it is cold out...not chit I can do about it at 46K miles...does this hurt anything other than being noisy?




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