I traded in a 2019 Ridgeline for my Gladiator. The Ridgeline was probably the best truck I ever owned. That encompasses Tundra, F-150 Ecoboost, Avalanche, Dakota, and my current Gladiator. The problem was that the Ridgeline was as exciting as my dishwasher.
I'm 6' 4" in a Sport S with manual cloth seats. My head gets pretty close to the sport bar and it's even worse for me in the passenger seat.
I did not have this problem in my JK, TJ, YJ or M151A2. Depending on the number of head hits I take it may eventually cause me to find a new vehicle.
Take off the freedom tops and it is the roof bolt going into the sport bar. I would tighten the one over the driver side and it would loosen up and start rattling again after a few weeks. It has finally calmed down. That thing drove me nuts for weeks!
There is a hardtop bolt under the freedom top on the driver and the passenger side. If one gets loose they rattle on every bump. My drivers side one was loose and if I hid a reflector/manhole cover etc on that side it would rattle.
19xx M151 (ok, I didn't own it, but I drove it around Germany for a few years)
1991 YJ, 4 cyl, 5 speed
2006 TJ "X" 6cyl, 5 spd
2015 JK "Oscar Mike"
2020 Glad, Sport S, Max Tow
Well, mine was the drivers side hard top bolt (over the drivers head, under the freedom top) had backed out since I last tightened it. I will blue loc-tite it if it happens again
You are not alone. My SportS has 1300 miles on it and started making a loud rattle/clunk on the drivers side. It is easily repeatable if you "drift" left over road reflectors or manhole covers. It sounds like it involves the front or rear left door, possibly making contact with the top. It also...