2000 Dodge Intrepid rattling sound at idle

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warstoryz - 25 Nov 2006 18:03 GMT

Hi. Thanks in advance for reading this. I'm new here and hoping someone
might be able to help me solve a problem I am having with my 00 Dodge
Intrepid. The car runs great, but when I start it up and when I let it sit
and idle, I get this loud rattling sound almost like the sound a diesel
engine makes at idle. I swear something has to be rubbing somewhere, but I
can't find the problem. Any suggestions?

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Dave Young - 25 Nov 2006 23:09 GMT

Put it up on jack stands/ramps and have someone rev it up a bit while
you listen at the catalytic converter. Could be it's breaking up. I
know you said it was only at idle, but maybe it's doing it while you're
accelerating and don't realize it.

> Hi. Thanks in advance for reading this. I'm new here and hoping someone
> might be able to help me solve a problem I am having with my 00 Dodge
> Intrepid. The car runs great, but when I start it up and when I let it sit
> and idle, I get this loud rattling sound almost like the sound a diesel
> engine makes at idle. I swear something has to be rubbing somewhere, but I
> can't find the problem. Any suggestions?

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Abby Normal - 26 Nov 2006 17:09 GMT

could also be a stone in a heat shield somewhere or a heat shield that has a
cracked weld. I've had both at one time or another either could make a
rattling sound.

> Put it up on jack stands/ramps and have someone rev it up a bit while you
> listen at the catalytic converter. Could be it's breaking up. I know you
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>> I
>> can't find the problem. Any suggestions?

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