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Why does my Impala make a clicking noise when I open the door?

Why does my Impala make a clicking noise when I open the door?

Look under the dash for all your grounds to the BCM and make sure they are tight, also for all your connections on the passenger side. IF all grounds are good. When your hearing this clicking open the fuse box and check the RAP fuse (AKA Relay). If sound is coming from that I would try replacing it if all the wiring is clean and test to be good.

Why do I hear a clicking noise when I open the front door?

I have a 2008 Impala LTZ and when I open any front door I hear a clicking noise. Thought it was blend actuator but can’t be sure. Any thoughts out there? Sounds like an HVAC actuator… Is it coming from the dashboard area? Also, when the car is running, does changing any of the HVAC settings (air temp, mode, etc) cause the clicking to start?

Where are the actuators on the front of the Impala?

Three of the four actuators are near the center of the dash – 1 is on the driver’s side below the radio and AC controls. 2 is opposite that on the passenger side. (These two control the hot/cold blend doors.) 3 is the mode selector (vent selector). It’s on the passenger side, higher up, near the left end of the glove box.

Where is the mode selector on an Impala?

(These two control the hot/cold blend doors.) 3 is the mode selector (vent selector). It’s on the passenger side, higher up, near the left end of the glove box. If you are in the car when the noise is being made, adjusting the three corresponding controls may help you ID which actuator it is. HTH.

What kind of noise does a Chevy Impala make?

In December, 2016, my 2009 Impala started having this loud clicking noise (sounds like a woodpecker) under the hood. The first time I heard this noise was the day after I got an oil change. As I was driving, out of nowhere, I heard this annoying clicking noise in the dash. It lasted about 90 seconds.

Is there a problem with my Chevy Impala?

IT DID OCCUR AGAIN AND ITS SO ANNOYING AND EMBARRINSSING AND THE NOISE IS SO LOUD THAT MY CHILD WOULD START CRYING EVERY TIME HE WOULD FALL ASLEEP : (… PLEASE HELP I’VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND ITS A MUNUFACTURE.

I have a 2008 Impala LTZ and when I open any front door I hear a clicking noise. Thought it was blend actuator but can’t be sure. Any thoughts out there? Sounds like an HVAC actuator… Is it coming from the dashboard area? Also, when the car is running, does changing any of the HVAC settings (air temp, mode, etc) cause the clicking to start?

Three of the four actuators are near the center of the dash – 1 is on the driver’s side below the radio and AC controls. 2 is opposite that on the passenger side. (These two control the hot/cold blend doors.) 3 is the mode selector (vent selector). It’s on the passenger side, higher up, near the left end of the glove box.

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Ruth Doyle