C-rod

Some type of noise, rattle or ticking noise coming from the front passenger door panel...l'm not sure if the door panel is loose, or a pin is broken...but it also is not consistent as well.........any thoughts..............

dgiturbo

Either my daughter or my wife drove the ML and dropped a hairpin in the door pocket. Then placed a water bottle in the panel holder where the thing decided to hide under. Drove me nuts in corners as it slid and rattled.
Take everything thing out and vacuum, then see if it goes away.

C-rod

I vacuum my vehicle once a week...and l don't leave anything in the door pockets, so l have eliminated those things....l'm a "neat freak"...Anyone know of any TSB's on this item.............Thanks................

dgiturbo

Only other time I have heard of this is some debris (welding rod) left in the door during assembly on my friends GMC truck. Looks like your door panel is coming off...

C-rod

Though, l'm not ruling out, it could be the front passenger side A-pillar ???

YYZ-E55

I found an extra seat bolt in the floor pan of my 550. Drove me crazy as it would rattle when accelerating/decelerating.

Marz1

Just picked up a 2011 ML350 for my friend and it has the same rattle . Any updates?

DieselLover

Could it be the seat belt height adjuster not set properly?

GregW / Oregon

I had a noise that occurred under acceleration, decelleration or turning that sounded to me like it was coming from the passenger door. Turned out to be a pen that had got into the HVAC duct under the passenger seat.