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Offline RocketRossUK

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Re: Low speed rattle
« Reply #10 on: 26 February 2016, 11:01 »
Quote from: ronnie3585 on 26 February 2016, 08:30
I finally diagnosed the source of the rattle, or I should say my father did! He got the boot and I drove up and down the road slowly, he had it figured out within 20 seconds - the boot door.

When he pushed against the the boot door, pushing out if that makes sense, the rattling immediately stopped and it was quiet as a mouse. When he took the pressure off again - rattle, rattle, rattle. It's a plastic on plastic sounding rattle so I assume the plastic interior of the boot door is loose/poorly fitted/rubbing. The only access I have are the removable panels for the rear lights but I can't see anything there - there isn't much to see really.

Unfortunately it doesn't look like there's a DIY fix as I can't get any access inside the boot door, I assume there are specialist tools needed. Has anyone any experience with this before I send it into the garage and have to argue that it's covered under warranty?

All you need is panel removal tool, its just held on with 4 or 5 clips that just pop off. I had a similar rattle, i used sticky cushion pads that normally go on the bottom of table legs, sorted mine out
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Offline SunnyGTI

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Re: Low speed rattle
« Reply #11 on: 19 March 2016, 12:27 »
I've also got a rattle coming from passenger side...maybe the door. So annoying :(
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Re: Low speed rattle
« Reply #12 on: 19 March 2016, 15:13 »
I can't say that I have any rattle but I do have a type of 'creak' coming from the drivers door, right beside my ear. It appears to be caused by slight flexing in the body and can be really distracting. Not there 100% of the time either. Any ideas anyone? Thanks.
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Re: Low speed rattle
« Reply #13 on: 20 March 2016, 17:37 »
Think I have it. Tried tape at various and all points of the seals and finally wrapped a loop around the striker - sorted! Now for something more permanent.
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Offline ronnie3585

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Re: Low speed rattle
« Reply #14 on: 22 April 2016, 15:12 »
After three trips to the main dealer they have finally diagnosed the source of the blasted rattle!

The latch the the boot locks on to (the vertical steel latch in the tailgate) is loose. It's a non-movable, non-wearing part and the dealer has never seen it before. They're going to replace the latch, it's seat and the the trim on the tailgate as it's been removed several times at this stage, all under warranty. New parts arrive next week :smiley:

Although it's taken some time I have to credit the main dealer. They were very easy to deal with and at no stage tried to fob me off when I was complaining of the rattle. Looking forward to some considerably quieter motoring :cool:
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