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·Hello Everyone,
New to the board and I wish I had found this site a long time ago.
We have a Toyota RAV 4 GX Estate, 1995 (N) approx 179K on the clock. Bought secondhand from a dealership (not Toyota) it has had a rattle from the back door since day one.
We have taken it back under the warranty (many times) where it has been supposedly sorted only to come back before getting halfway home. The dealership relplaced the lock and hasp as they said it was about to go anyway; they say they took the door off and re-aligned it; and on the last trip back they left a tin of grease and the paintbrush they applied it with in the boot. Unsure if this was a dig at us for being picky, but when you drive on unclassified back roads and lanes it gets very irritating to say the least.
Does anyone know what is causing it? I have been told by someone that the model has a problem with the door seal being a hard plastic and it should be softer, hence the door rubbing against it when the car flexs on uneven roads. But, the sound is more of metal against metal, which then again, could be the lock rubbing against the hasp.
I also have another problem which I am not sure is just a trait of the model. When I take my off foot off the pedal to slow down the rear end of he vehicle sometimes judders a little making a banging noise from the back, which sounds again like the door rattling.
Well, if anyone can help with any of these problems I would sure be grateful to hear from you. :lol:
Happy RAV-ING!
New to the board and I wish I had found this site a long time ago.
We have a Toyota RAV 4 GX Estate, 1995 (N) approx 179K on the clock. Bought secondhand from a dealership (not Toyota) it has had a rattle from the back door since day one.
We have taken it back under the warranty (many times) where it has been supposedly sorted only to come back before getting halfway home. The dealership relplaced the lock and hasp as they said it was about to go anyway; they say they took the door off and re-aligned it; and on the last trip back they left a tin of grease and the paintbrush they applied it with in the boot. Unsure if this was a dig at us for being picky, but when you drive on unclassified back roads and lanes it gets very irritating to say the least.
Does anyone know what is causing it? I have been told by someone that the model has a problem with the door seal being a hard plastic and it should be softer, hence the door rubbing against it when the car flexs on uneven roads. But, the sound is more of metal against metal, which then again, could be the lock rubbing against the hasp.
I also have another problem which I am not sure is just a trait of the model. When I take my off foot off the pedal to slow down the rear end of he vehicle sometimes judders a little making a banging noise from the back, which sounds again like the door rattling.
Well, if anyone can help with any of these problems I would sure be grateful to hear from you. :lol:
Happy RAV-ING!