FJ Cruisers of Northern California

Rear door "creaking sound".

I have had a weird "creaking" sound in my driver side rear door when I go over bumps for awhile.
The thing is it only does it when it's hot out. 75+ degrees. Totally silent below that temp.
When I got back from Fireworks From Above last year it didn't do it for a week then it slowly came back.
Almost as if flexing the frame over the rocks had an effect on it. I was going to pull the panel some day and check it out because I'm pretty sure the Toyota guys probably won't be able to find it.
I wonder if it's related to the seat belt thing. Hmmm.
Wonder if anybody else has had this problem?

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Permalink Reply by FJ Drivin on April 5, 2013 at 9:24am

Seriously! What is that sound!!! Can't you all hear it!?! I'm not going crazy...Seriously!

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Permalink Reply by RJAMSOIL on April 8, 2013 at 9:06am

srry to hear about the noise it could be the plastics under the rear seats close to that door? I have creaking noises but i amno help as pretty much everything creaks inside it is never quite in my fj :( i blame all my noises and squeaks and creaks and thumps and rattles to offroad

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Permalink Reply by Blowtorch Betty on May 29, 2013 at 6:06pm

FYI had the recall work done on my suicide doors/seatbelt retractors today. They take off the interior panels and put some kind of reinforcing steel plate in there.