Mazda Miata: Possible Resolution of '03 Door Rattle

Ever since I bought my new '03 SE, I've heard an annoying rattle in the
driver's door, top up or down, window up or down. My local dealer couldn't
fix it after fiddling with door innards (I couldn't bear to look at door
innards, a gory sight, I'm told).

However, to his credit, the service manager called me today, unsolicited,
and told me there is a (new?) technical service bulletin out for just such a
rattle. The dealer will replace a belt molding, whatever that is, which has
redesigned clips. He said that should fix it.

Didn't know if others were having a similar issue. Miata.net doesn't list
this TSB, so thought you might like to know it's apparently out there. If
anyone is interested in the follow-up, I'll let you know how it goes.

Alan
Rattled owner of MiniMi the '03 SE

I had the same problem in the driver's door of my 03 - but it only rattled
when I went over a bump. Took it to the dealer Saturday morning, two days
after I bought it, the service guy drove it and said "Nope no rattle". I
drove it a few hours running errands and it was making me crazy so I went
back to the dealer that same day and convinced the service guy to ride with
me while I drove it. Everytime I heard it I went "There! Did you hear it
just then?" and he would say "...no." Finally after about 30 minutes I hit a
big enough bump for him to hear it and then he took the wheel and drove it
and was able to replicate the rattle. He fiddled with the door, pressing it
in different places, and moving it around and decided he knew what was
wrong.

I took it in for service the next Monday and left it - they replaced some
interior molding and clips inside the door and it has been perfect ever
since. They told me it had been incorrectly installed at the factory when
they built the door. If YOUR dealer has a problem get them on the phone with
Darryl in the service department at Jeff Haas Mazda in Houston. He fixed
mine so he knows what it is.

--
3,016 men, women and children were murdered September 11, 2001 by 19 men
armed with boxcutters.
One gun on each plane could have changed things.
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