Rattling Windows

[Tricky Dick]

Hi!
Here is a video of how my window sounds on a dirt road: Let me know if I should DM you my info as well.



Bronco Badlands 4 Door

Wow. I get the concern now.

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[TX_Bronco77]

Not sure what they didn't get right but after driving cars with frameless windows for the last 20+ years I can say for sure frameless does not equal rattling.

 

[Ksjrb03]

Wow. I get the concern now.

That's actually pretty tame. Hit a pothole with a little speed and you will think the window exploded.

 

[Sighlense]

Not sure what they didn't get right but after driving cars with frameless windows for the last 20+ years I can say for sure frameless does not equal rattling.

They got something wrong, because the rattle is real.

 

[Broncogoat]

I never claimed it to be a problem that exists on all frameless windows designs. But I do believe the window on the Bronco would not rattle if it was framed.

Yeah, it's a bad design and should have be engineered correctly from the get go.

Mine never rattled until dealer had it for 3 weeks replacing the stay bar disconnect as it broke for some unknown reason. Came back with 40 extra miles on it and a rattling drive side window . I think this happens when a clip or two is loose or broken. Rattles to the point I'm thinking the window will pop out.

 

[TX_Bronco77]

They got something wrong, because the rattle is real.

That's what I meant, you can have frameless with no rattling every single one of my Mustangs had no rattle what so ever when halfway down. Which is why I said "not sure what they didn't get right".

And I phrased it that way specifically because if Ford got it right on several generations of Mustangs, why the sudden problem with a Bronco. Grasping at straws and not in attempt to give Ford an out but maybe because the Bronco windows are not as long and taller than a Mustang?

 

[Sighlense]

That's what I meant, you can have frameless with no rattling every single one of my Mustangs had no rattle what so ever when halfway down. Which is why I said "not sure what they didn't get right".

And I phrased it that way specifically because if Ford got it right on several generations of Mustangs, why the sudden problem with a Bronco. Grasping at straws and not in attempt to give Ford an out but maybe because the Bronco windows are not as long and taller than a Mustang?

There is hardly any play in mine when in any downward position, so I have absolutely no idea why the rattle when going over bumps. It’s pretty violent when it happens.

 

[TX_Bronco77]

There is hardly in any play in mine when in any downward position, so I have absolutely no idea why the rattle when going over bumps. It’s pretty violent when it happens.

I have no idea either. I live in a port city that is criss-crossed with railroad tracks that the approaches have been demolished by years of big rigs rolling over them. I feel like I will break a shock or a rim before, at the very least destroy my alignment before the window rattles.

Which is why I am interested in this thread. I haven't taken delivery of my Bronco yet but if the rattle is that bad I may just bust a window on my way to work with the window partially open.

 

[Boreal]

I used to have a 1994 Subaru Legacy RS-TT (Frameless Windows as well), lowered and stiffened up on coils…. Never once in five years of ownership did I ever have a single window rattle. Let alone any rattle as bad as the partially drawn Bronco window - this isn’t a frameless window thing, it’s a design flaw through and through. I thought the window exploded the first time I went over a set of railroad tracks with it half lowered, it scared the shit outta me

 

[Tricky Dick]

Ya I’ve already been through that. Both the dealer and myself. It’s the same procedure as fixing the window getting caught on the weatherstripping when opening door, causing a horrible shake and rattle. Can make them better but they still suck. It’s a badly designed window system.

At least this an acknowledgment from Ford that there is a problem.

 

[ChompSticks]

Mine rattles when partially down.

 

[asurfer11]

on Facebook, at the bronco 6th gen group there is a post - apparently Ford recognizes this is a real problem and issued some kind of service bulletin to the dealers. Window glass inside door needs adjustment. Not sure if it is legit yet...

 

[Judge Rufus]

Take the doors off, like you're supposed to...problem solved.

 

[Saltlife4shore]

Here is mine.

 

[Ford Motor Company]

Hi!
Here is a video of how my window sounds on a dirt road: Let me know if I should DM you my info as well.



Bronco Badlands 4 Door

Hi there. This doesn't sound like an experience we want you to have with your Bronco. Could you please send us a PM with your VIN and the name and location of your Ford dealer? I'd be happy to look into how I can assist you with this rattle concern on my end.

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