Anybody had this rattle?

[shaunw]

My Leon has developed a really annoying rattle. It sounds like its coming from the underneath / back of the car on the passenger side and happens when going over bumpy roads at low speed. If you hit a a pump it sort of goes ddddrrrrrrrr. I presume something might be rattling against the floorpan.

Havent been able to get underneath to have a good look around yet. Anyone experienced this and found the cause?

Regards

Shaun

 

[ste-lfc]

yeah m8 i got this too,i traced it to the 2 rubbers holding exhaust up in the middle,i pushed them on a bit more and was ok for a bit but its back now,i got a heat shield rattle now also,service due soon so will get them to fix it then.

 

[shaunw]

Cheers for that, I'll have a look

 

[cupra2007]

yeah m8 i got this too,i traced it to the 2 rubbers holding exhaust up in the middle,i pushed them on a bit more and was ok for a bit but its back now,i got a heat shield rattle now also,service due soon so will get them to fix it then.

the same for me,2 rubbers, but fortunately didn't came back,so far !what i have now is a noise like the boot isn't closed properly.they checked it at seat and haven't found something!!at the service(15000km) i'll make them have another look.cheers!

 

[Rob66]

Cupra2007

Pull the back seats forward and wrap insulating tape round the metal retaining clips on the bodywork - this will form a tighter fit when the seats are pushed back into place and hoepfully stop the rattle. I had the same thing and this sorted it out, you will need to replace the tape every 6 months or so.

regards

Rob

 

[cupra2007]

Cupra2007

Pull the back seats forward and wrap insulating tape round the metal retaining clips on the bodywork - this will form a tighter fit when the seats are pushed back into place and hoepfully stop the rattle. I had the same thing and this sorted it out, you will need to replace the tape every 6 months or so.

regards

Rob

unfortunately i've done it,also on the clip of the boot!it's not from there!seat people cheched the lock and it was ok,its really-really strange because when you hit a bump the noise is exactly like the boot isn't closed 100%!they said that at the service they will open all the plastics from the rear and try to find it.

 

[_Hellfire_]

I had something like this on my Octavia - turned out to be a loose heatshield.

Steve

 

[tissot]

could be the backing plate on the brakes. mine just needed bending out

 

[Gib83]

I had a similar sounding rattle and it turned out to be the CD storage holder just behind the centre armrest. I too thought it was something at the back of the car.

 

[CBRED]

mine is the heat shield also.rattles like hell.
when i first got the leon it had a loud bang at the rear.turned outto be the spare tyre was not fastened down .easy fix thank god.

 

[coggie]

Has anyone had any luck fastening the heatshield back tightly? I have a very similar sounding rattle but I don't really fancy a trip to the dealer...

 

[Muesli]

I had the same knocking like the boot wasn't properly closed on my last car (Audi tt) and all it needed was the rubber bump stops to be unscrewed a couple of turns. That then creates tension on the boot latch instead of it flapping around when you go over the bumps.

Worth a try along with everyone else's suggestions!