Rattle from back set, anyone experienced the same?

[Peskarik]

Mines (leather interior) was located to be the rear centre arm rest mech. Cured using silicone spray.

After that another rattle came from the plastic surround of the rear tail gate. Cured by strategic placement of rubber pads between the trim and painted portion of the tail gate.

Thanks! I have to look into that.
I did not find the solution to rattles yet.

[indublin]

Good luck finding it.  I have had the same rattle for the past 2 years, still can't find it.  I think it's in the tailgate.  It aint the seats, or shelf.  Also it's the reason I very rarely use the car.

I know what you mean...

It is most definitely not the undercarrige, it is coming from inside somewhere...

The build quality of the car is not so good:
1) these rattles
2) the fact that VW did not bother put leather on the parts of the seats that closest to the central tunnel, but left the gray cloth there instead.
3) the black material that covers the floors is cut very strangely, I have a rectangular pieces that are totally loose and fall off (my English is not good enough to clearly describe what I mean. I'll take the picture and put it here).

It is a nice car, but the abovementioned just makes it feel cheap for me (and financially, it was not). 

I have not got to the end of this post so excuse me if this has been mentioned later on. Have you checked the little balls on the parcel shelf cord? These can, when hanging down, bump of the car body.
I have an annoying rattle from the back, I have tried everything.... I even took out the parcel shelf and lowered the seats down, but had no luck. I just turn up the stereo now.....

[Grab]

Right then, I think I might have found the answer.

I have been able to recreate the rattle that I get by pushing the rear seats forward and then wiggling the trim that is imediately under the rear seat loop (this is linked to the trim under the drivers side rear passanger window). I then undid the torq screw next to the seat belt loop and could look behind the trim enough to see that a pretruding piece of plastic attached to the trim that is banging on the metal work. Unfortunately I couldn't work out how to remove the piece of trim and wasn't brave/ stupid enough to experiment with ways of taking it off.

If anyone knows how to remove the trim, let me know and I will see if I can cure the elusive rattle!!

o yeah - I have got a 08 3 door with leather interior if that helps.

[Saint Steve]

Does anyone know how the rear base bench seat is removeable or can it be tilted so the rear seats fold flat??

[Peskarik]

I now put household scotch around the white hinges to which the rear sits lock. I have also opened the armrest in the middle of the seat. I have then driven over rough road and I think the rattling has diminished considerably. Maybe the armrest was making the rattles. Anyway, the plastic cover behind it is very screechy.

Earlier I had my girlfriend sit in the back listening to rattles, but she did not hear many and could not place the ones she heard  Girls... I think she was not concentrating. 
Will drive around and see whether I have fewer rattles now.

[jreed110]

I have a very similar rattle coming from the rear passenger side. I think I've located it to the area the seat belt lives in and comes out of. I've managed to correct this by messing around with the seat belt then leaving it plugged in but it soon comes back. Got my car booked in to look at this as I can't find an easy way of opening the compartment up.

[Peskarik]

I have a very similar rattle coming from the rear passenger side. I think I've located it to the area the seat belt lives in and comes out of. I've managed to correct this by messing around with the seat belt then leaving it plugged in but it soon comes back. Got my car booked in to look at this as I can't find an easy way of opening the compartment up.

I played with belts too, but they were not the cause.

[Quagmire]

Has anyone solved this problem yet?

I have the same metallic tapping sound in the rear, close to the seat belt (I think).

[MarkS]

Not read the rest of the thread but...

Could be the seatbelt clip banging on the side of the car?

[Quagmire]

No that's not it.

This sounds like banging two metallic ball bearing balls on a string together.