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#1 ·
My 2015 JGC Overland is driving me crazy with all of the rattle noises. I've scheduled an appointment at the dealership to have them look into it, but I was just curious if I'm the only one.

  • Driver side A pillar/dash: Only happens around mid acceleration. Sounds like a guitar string vibrating.
  • Console: Squeak comes and goes for no apparent reason. Almost sounds like it is rubbing against a seat, but doesn't go away except when opening the lid.
  • Liftgate: This only started after removing the panel to remove the tail lights. It is just a constant rattle unless driving on very smooth roads.
 
#8 ·
2015 Summit. Very quiet.
 
#9 ·
2014 Summit with 36k miles and quiet as a church. If yours is as bad as you say it is, I'd park it at the dealers until they fix it. The indicator that it was someone's science project is your statement that the tailgate started rattling after disassembly. Sure sounds like yours was taken apart and not put back together correctly.


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#12 ·
Have a 2011, 19K miles, terrible rattles from something underneath. Dealer claims they can't hear and it is out of warranty when it started.

I'm 90% positive I have found the culprit(s), but don't know how to fix. All those damn small heat shields with no rubber isolation. Bend them around and the noise changes or goes away for a couple days. Temperature of the exhaust/vehicle changes how much it rattles . I see why the dealer claims they don't hear, probably no way to actually fix. Screws are located where they get high heat, so not sure I can find a rubber to put in between that won't burn up. Like a bunch of tuning forks tacked on all over the place. Seems like bad design and I have not seen on other cars I have owned before.

Can only hear with the windows down, so I guess Jeep can enjoy the bad advertising as it rattles like a rust bucket down the street but is still the current body style being made.
 
#16 ·
I have a 2014 3.0 overland with about 12,000 miles. The quietest vehicle I have ever owned.:) Unfortunately my jeep has had a number of overnight service visits and although I am provided a Chrysler made rental vehicle, none is as quiet as my jeep. After surrendering the rental car and driving away in my Jeep I have a smile on my face.
 
#18 ·
Just picked up my 2012 Limited (37K miles) about 3 weeks ago, and all was very quiet until my wife adjusted the passenger seatback. I started hearing a rattle, and didn't take too long to chase it down to the plastic seatback. Just tapping on the seatback reproduced the rattle; I guess it's probably a loose cable inside the seat. Tapping hard on the seatback seemed to move the cable enough to get it away from the seatback, so now back to dead quiet again.
 
#20 ·
2015 Grand Cherokee Altitude I'm still trying to figure out my noise, it sounds like left door pillar but after taking panels off many times I can say it's not there. I now wonder if it;s in the seat but everything seems solid.

It sounds like creaking when vehicle flexes over speed bumps or even bumps
in the road . I sure hope it's not weld joints that have come loose !


Jon
 
#21 ·
Only rattles I have are in the driver door when I close it. I am thinking it is due to all the wires feeding all the switches on those panels. I thought about having the dealer look at it but when I had a similar issue on the last vehicle, the panel rattled more with bass and at other random times. Seemed like them taking the panel off fixed the internal rattle but made the door trim not fit as tight.
 
#22 ·
Officially fixed the rattle in the back. Apparently the license plate frame from my 2011 JGC that never rattled does on my 2015.

The squeak in the console still pops up now and then. I really think it is because I used some interior cleaner. So I'll be adding some leather conditioner to see if that helps.

Initially the dealer thought they repaired the vibration in the drivers A pillar but that only lasted a day. I'll be taking it back until they figure it out.
 
#23 ·
Glad to hear your making progress with squeaks and rattles, I still have my
noise in my drivers A pillar if that's where it is. I hear over some bumps but
mostly when pulling into drive way that cause vehicle to twist.


I think going to let dealer check it out I'll post there findings and please if yours
gets figured out let know the cause.

2015 JGC Altitude



Jon
 
#25 ·
My 2015 Overland is the quietest most solid feeling car I have ever driven.

Had to buy a Volant cold air intake to make some noise :)

Of course cranking the Alpine would dampen any rattles anyway so you wouldnt hear them.

Oh drive a convertible and any car will sound quiet LOL
 
#26 · (Edited)
Plenty of chittering, chirping squeaks from the cargo cover, which I leave covering the rear at all times. It's basically a constant background noise triggered whenever going over the slightest bump or any gust of wind. An occasional squeak from the driver side A pillar/windshield and also from under the console. I just turn up the volume to drown it out.

2014 EcoDiesel Summit.
 
#31 ·
Maybe this will help some of you with your rattles, my 2015 GC Altitude
has had three noises since I got it. I finally have fixed all three and I have
12,000 miles on it.


1st. rattle low rpm under dash by steering wheel, with help from this forum
it turned out being in the engine compartment. I took large zip tie on hose
in right side my back of engine and zip tied it up to a hose above it. Excuse
me but I don't have tread link but it under noise category.

2nd. Squeak in drivers seat when getting in and out , I put Velcro along
left plastic side panel and folded it over so seat cushion would not rub on
it.

3rd. Drivers door striker when door was shut the door latch would mover
making noise when going over bumps and pulling in out of driveways. I
took a pic pen housing cut a small piece of , then cut slit and put it over
door striker with some Krtox lube I got from Amazon. I also made sure all
other doors had lube on then to.

Hope this helps any of you that my have simalar noises, my Jeep is now
totally silent


Jon
 
#56 ·
Old quote, but seems appropriate. I have a 2015 Overland, right at 10K miles with the same sounding rattle/buzz. At about 900 - 1200 RPM, there's a transient rattle/buzz which sounds like it's coming from under dash. When you mention right side, is that when looking from the front or from the driver's seat.

Is it also correct that the unused bracket on the steering column was taken care of on the 2015 models (mine is late 2015).


1st. rattle low rpm under dash by steering wheel, with help from this forum
it turned out being in the engine compartment. I took large zip tie on hose
in right side my back of engine and zip tied it up to a hose above it. Excuse
me but I don't have tread link but it under noise category.

Jon
 
#32 ·
I gave my Jeep GC back to the Dealer in Florida, He wanted to blame everything on Jeep and failed to fix anything, We then find out this Jeep was in the Flood at the Jeep Plant at Jefferson North last year, Pay $46,000.00 for the top of the line Jeep and get a POS from them, This is my last Jeep from FIAT, We are in court now, Let you all know the out come of this, The dealer has had my Grand Cherokee for over six (6) months now and it has 1268 miles on it, So many problem with it, to list them would like a small book.:mad:
 
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