MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: c0v3rt on October 10, 2012, 10:41:50 am

Title: Rattling type noise from rear seat area...
Post by: c0v3rt on October 10, 2012, 10:41:50 am

Hi all! Fairly new here so go easy on me - I did a search before posting this but couldn't find anything relevant.
Picked up my gti at the weekend, loving it so far!  :happy2:
There is a slightly annoying rattling from the rear seat area (car is a 5door version) when cornering etc.
I thought it was the seat belts (bits you plug into clattering together etc) - I tried putting a cloth between them but the noise remains...
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!

Title: Re: Rattling type noise from rear seat area...
Post by: bacillus on October 10, 2012, 12:55:06 pm

Could be the seat latch. Try driving with your rear seats folded down and see if the noise disappears.

Title: Re: Rattling type noise from rear seat area...
Post by: c0v3rt on October 10, 2012, 01:11:27 pm

^ thanks mate, will give that a go on my way home tonight.
I thought it might be something in the spare wheel well(toolkit etc) but it doesn't sound that far away if you know what I mean.

Title: Re: Rattling type noise from rear seat area...
Post by: TIGER-UPPERCUT on October 10, 2012, 03:05:43 pm

Hi mate mine does this, rear passenger side. I have checked the following and still not found it:

1. Rear parcel shelf
2. Rear seats
3. Rear belts

Having searched on forum and read through some previous post it looks like it maybe coming from the rear lights fitted to the tailgate.  Im going to take them apart and see if anything is look.  Mine sounds like squeeking plastic....does my box in.

Title: Re: Rattling type noise from rear seat area...
Post by: pd9264 on October 10, 2012, 06:10:56 pm

could be the bootlid. try adjusting the black rubber stoppers out abit. happend on mine.

Title: Re: Rattling type noise from rear seat area...
Post by: TIGER-UPPERCUT on October 10, 2012, 10:28:03 pm

Nice one. Will try that.

Title: Re: Rattling type noise from rear seat area...
Post by: PSItuning on October 12, 2012, 10:34:55 am

Inside the car or out ?

Title: Re: Rattling type noise from rear seat area...
Post by: callis on October 12, 2012, 06:42:08 pm

Quote from: pd9264 on October 10, 2012, 06:10:56 pm

could be the bootlid. try adjusting the black rubber stoppers out abit. happend on mine.

how do u adjust the bootlid? sorry if a stupid question lol

Title: Re: Rattling type noise from rear seat area...
Post by: c0v3rt on October 24, 2012, 06:59:19 pm

Thanks for all the help as above.
I've tried the seats folded down, plus rear belts plugged in, and adjusting the parcel shelf strings, but the noise remains!

I think I have tracked the rattling down to the rear air vents - one of these is missing the chrome adjuster tab, and am wondering if this is knocking around inside..
Can anyone shed any light on removing the rear vents/getting inside them?

Thanks in advance!