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Questions tagged [rattle]

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Rattling sound and loss of power

My brother's '85 Toyota Camry with ~190k miles started making a funny rattling sound and lost about a quarter of its power. The rattling seems to come into play when it's under load, like when he's going up a hill or trying to accelerate strongly.…
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What could be causing the rattle in the front of my car?

I have a 2010 Hyundai Elantra Touring. Whenever I'm stopped (either in park or braked in drive) there's a rattle that seems to be coming from the driver side dash. I'm having trouble figuring out what it is. It's louder when the air is on, but still…
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VW Jetta GLI making intermittent grinding noise on launch

I just saw a 2007 GLI with 120,000 kms that I was interested in purchasing today. There were 3 issues that I need help with: Upon launching the car (gas pedal floored) I could hear some kind of grinding noise from the mid-rear section. I could not…
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What is this piece, and is it important?

I recently started hearing a rattling noise coming from under my 2009 Kia Sedona. I jacked it up and found that a piece had completely rusted off and was just resting on top part of the exhaust system. I couldn't really see exactly where it had…
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Car rattles at low RPM

I have a 2002 E39 BMW. The car gives a rattling noise when rolling at low rpm with the clutch engaged in any gear. The noise goes away if I add a little gas or depress the clutch any idea what could be causing this? Thanks!
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Toyota Highlander 2015 rattle sound at (cold) start

I just noticed a rattle/humming sound when starting my 2015 Toyota Highlander. It happened 3 times, all in the last week or so. It could be cold-related (around freezing temps). It sounds like some electric motor, similar to what a large computer…
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Rattle at some point of clutch engagment when the pedal is coming up

I can hear rattling noise when I am releasing the clutch pedal. The problem is as follows. I push the clutch pedal to the end, change to the first gear, and start releasing the pedal (without pushing on the acceleration pedal for this test). At some…
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Interior Rattling

Alright so I'm big on listening to music in my car. However there's one thing, I can't listen to music (with bass) without the grips on the door rattling. It's only on the driver's door and the passenger door, if I reach over and grab them the…
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Diagnosing rattling noise whilst car under acceleration

I have a 2008MY Fiat Grande Punto (6 speed manual transmission), which has developed what I would describe as a rattling noise during acceleration. A few observations I have made: The noise sounds like it is coming from underneath the car, at the…
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How to quiet a noisy passenger seat?

I've noticed recently that my passenger seat is quite noisy. The highways I drive on for work are bumpy and uneven, and the passenger seat seems to shake a lot. It makes a constant rattling or tapping sound, and it does so at a fast pace. I can…
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09 Mazda 6: Metallic rattling sound when accelerating at low speeds

I have a 09 Mazda 6 that I purchased used about 3 years ago. For the past couple of months or so it has been making a soft, metallic rattling whenever I accelerated at low speeds (usually when I accelerated even a little bit at about 20MPH). For the…
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Subaru Outback with EJ25 making noise when easing off the accelerator

My friend has a 2007 Subaru Outback (with an NA EJ25 motor, 140k miles, automatic) that is making a noise when he eases off the accelerator pedal. It seems to happen when the engine hits over 3k RPM and then releases the pedal. The noise happens…
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Rattle on Ford Focus, suspect heat shield

Ford Focus 1.8 Ghia '99 V A little while ago a large section of the aluminium heat shield above my exhaust came loose. Being in a situation where I needed to keep going and without tools, I crawled under and ripped the whole thing off. Now (a few…
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rattle at very low speed

when in very low speed I get rattling,this had started only in when in 1st or 2nd gear and pulling away but recently I hear it when not in gear, could this still be caused by release/throw out bearing? as I read on here that could be the cause when…
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Engine Rattle at Constant Acceleration

2005 Subaru Legacy GT 5MT Having an issue where my Subaru feels like I'm driving over a constant rumble strip. Thought it may have been a spark plug issue but changed those out and still not fixed. Here are the symptoms: Most noticeable during…
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