Rattle vibration at idle

JLL2000

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2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE
AWD
AUTOMATIC
86,000 MILES

I have a rattle type noise and vibration that can be felt through the car. Worse when you turn A/C on and I have had two A/C compressors and it is still there. The first video is with A/C on and the second with it off. Toward wheel you can hear the light vibration the most.

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KEN L

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Thanks for the videos it makes it much easier to get to the bottom of the problem without guess about the noise. The first thing I would do is remove the serpentine belt and then start the engine to see if the noise is gone. If so then I would lean toward the serpentine belt tension-er (if you could get a video of that with the engine running it would help as well) if the noise it still there I would look at the harmonic balancer or timing chain guides.

The video upload is a new feature I can see it helping us fix anything now.

Let me know what you find then I can send diagrams of the repair to get you back on the road.

Cheers, Ken