yesterday i took it in to have the squeak/creak/rattle looked at. i had the xfire tech drive the car with me as passenger so there would be no mistake as to what the noise was and where it was coming from. i left the car with them and picked up my rental. they called in the aftn and said the car was ready and that the recommended fix from chrysler was to place foam rubber under the trim piece to insulate it from the window trim. they also used pieces of the thick wax-paper backing from those little oil change reminders that cling to your windshield. i wouldn't imagine there's some kind of specialized part to fix the problem, so i am ok with some improvising on the dealership's part.... as long as it works. unfortunately, within a half mile of leaving the dealership it started again. i was running late so i just drove the car instead of taking it back. this morning i noticed that there were also some minor linear scratches along the window trim where they trimmed back the foam and paper so it wouldn't be noticeable. i went back to the dealership this morning and made an appt for next wed.

i must say that even though this might seem like an insignifiant issue, the noise is quite annoying. the fact that it wasn't fixed on the first attempt is also dampening my love for the car. the marks in the trim from a knife also don't make me feel so enthused. the dodge durango rental i had for the day was actually a relief to drive because it was quiet.