Body & Frame - Pop Noise From Windshield Area

NUMBER: 93-T-18

CORP.REF.NO: 262001

DATE: November 1992

SECTION: 10

SUBJECT:
"POP" NOISE FROM WINDSHIELD PILLAR AREA

MODELS/YEARS
1991-93 BRAVADA

REFERENCE COWL "POP" TAPPING NOISE DEALER TECHNICAL BULLETIN 91-T-167.

Owners of some 1991-93 Bravada's may comment on a cowl "pop" noise transmitted through the "A" pillar. It has been determined that sections other than the windshield cowl area may produce a sound which imitates cowl "pop".

PRIOR TO PERFORMING ANY CORRECTION FOR COWL "POP" TAPPING NOISES, VERIFY THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE(S) TO DETERMINE IF IT IS A VALID COWL "POP" CONDITION.

Possible noise areas to check are:
^ Instrument panel "itch"/noise.
^ Loose door lock rods.
^ Loose wires/harnesses contacting the wall of the engine passenger compartment (cowl).
^ A lack of door hinge lubrication.
^ An Electmnic Control Module (ECM) bracket "itch".
^ An ash tray rattle.
^ An air vent squeak.
^ Hood hinge "flutter/rattle.

FURTHER INFORMATION:
1. INSTRUMENT PANEL (I/P) "ITCH"/NOISE sound at the front edge of the I/P may occur if the VP part rubs against the cowl/dash support panel. Refer to "Instrument Panel Part to Cowl Panel "Itch" Noise" Dealer Technical Bulletin 92-T-128.
2. LOOSE DOOR LOCK RODS may vibrate during vehicle operation creating a rattle type noise. Refer to "Front Door Lock Rod Rattle" Dealer Technical Bulletin 91-T-194.
3. THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) WIRING HARNESS CLIP may not be properly attached at the transmission bell housing bolt allowing contact with the floor pan/front of dash area. This sound may be amplified by the HVAC ductwork.
4. LOOSE WIRES/HARNESSES may be tapping against the engine/passenger compartment wall (cowl).
5. LACK OF DOOR HINGE LUBRICATION - Insufficient lubrication may create a binding/squeaking condition.
6. AN ECM BRACKET "ITCH" sound may occur if the ECM moves within its mounting bracket.
7. AN ASH TRAY BRACKET RATTLE coming fmm the ash tray or radio area of the instrument panel may occur if the bracket is loose and vibrating against the I/P.
8. AN AIR VENT "ITCH" may occur if the louvered vent and A/C duct rub together.
9. HOOD "FLUTTER/RATTLE" may occur if there is movement in the hood hinge attachment to the truck frame. Sound may accompany the hood movement.