[sugene74]

my microwave is suddenly making a rattling noise when it is on. i thought it was either the rack or turntable, but when i take them out it is still doing the same thing. the food is still getting hot, its just noisy. should i have someone come in to service? the service call alone is 65-90 dollars, then repair cost on top of it. my thoughts are maybe i should just let it go on being noisy til it stops heating? or should i repair at this point, and is it worth it?

[PSJ]

I have a similar problem with my GE microwave and am hoping to find some help or tips to diagnoze the problem.

[b00kemdano]

I'm currently working on my GE microwave. When we first got it, it made a pretty loud noise while running that sounded more like an out of balance tire than a rattling noise.

When I started poking around (carefully!) I found that the cooling fan for the transformer had bad bushings and was wobbling a bit.

I wonder if your cooling fan could be making the rattling noise you are talking about?