2005 XC90 - driver's side door panel rattle

Hi Mike,

Talked to you before > We have an annoying rattle behind the front driver's door panel on our '05

Yes, I have the same rattle in my XC90 D5, with about the same build date as yours. However, I did not yet take the time to further investigate it. Did you already search the XC90 forums on this, or post your question there?

J.

J,

Thanks for getting back to me on the rattle. We really like the V8, lots of oomph when needed. We get around 18mpg in the city, around 22 on the higway.

The vehicle, although I complain about the door rattle, really is a solid car. Like driving a cast iron bathtub filled with heavy cream. Solid, smooth, powerful.

I did search the XC90 forums for a door rattle, did not find any info. I will likely post to them as well. I also have contacted the dealer via email, we'll see how they respond.

Interesting that you have the same rattle. It must be something they missed, insofar as keeping all the loose bits from banging around behind the scenes.

Rest of the car is by and large silent.

What is the D5, is that the 5 cyl? I have an 850 with an inline 5. Very happy with it.

Regards,

Mike

Indeed, same here, although mine also has a small rattle when driving faster than 130km/h (80 mph) which is described by others in the XC90 forums. Seems to be caused by the mud guard on the wheel arch or something.

The D5 is Volvo's inline 5 cyl diesel engine, with common rail direct injection, turbo, intercooler. It's derived from the inline 5 engine you probably have in your 850. This D5 engine is very popular in Volvo's in Europe.

J.

I also have an '05 XC90 V8 and am very happy with it so far (6,000 miles). But speaking of rattles, I get quite a few (mostly) "creaking" types of noises at slow speeds, especially when turning --- sounds like they're coming from the back of the vehicle. Anybody have this or have an ideas about it? I'll be asking the dealer to check it out at 7500 mi check, but any up-front ideas are welcome.

Count me in for the annoying rattle. I'm about ready to get rid of the car because of it. If anyone figures out how to get rid rattle, please let me know.

CJB

As a follow-up to the door rattle, I've got an appt w/Volvo dealer to pull both door panels and find the rattle, on 12/23.

I hope that there answer leads to a very happy Christmas for you and yours.

All the best, Peter.

All,

I did take our 2005 XC90 V8 into the Volvo dealer 12/23/05 to have the driver's side door rattle fixed. After they removed the driver's side inside door panel, they found (and fixed), as stated on the work order:

"Tech removed door panel and found screws on panel loose, and rivets loose on window regulator. Tightened screws on door panel and re-riveted widow regulator."

It took only an hour or so, warranty work of course. Very courteous staff, no problems. And no rattle any more.

I would have had them check the passenger side too for good measure, but I wanted to get home, plus I did not really detect any rattle from that side anyway. If it appears there, I'll have them look at it.

I also noticed another potential source of rattling, could be the door lock pull. When doors are locked, it's possible the little plastic pull thingy could potentially rattle around in it's little collar a bit. But in this case, that was not the cause of the rattle.

Mike

That thing started rattling recently on my 740, been meaning to remove the door panel and see if I can quiet it down, I'm not sure what's supposed to prevent it from rattling.