Hi All,

A bit of a long shot, but has anyone else suffered a rattling rear end (!) on their Octavia VRS 5 door hatch?

It sounds like a marble rattling about intermittently or as though the tailgate is loose but it isn't. I've adjusted the rubber stoppers to tighten the tailgate, I've emptied the boot, taken the tools from the wheel well, rammed the badly fitting parcel shelf into place then removed it totally, had the seats down then up, fitted the seatbelts into the buckles when no one is in the car etc etc etc & always to no avail.

As you might have guessed I'm a tad frustrated.

Help me if you can,

Cheerio,

Mark W.

Some suggestions (things that have gone wrong on previous cars):

Rear number plate loose

Rear brake light housing

Rear seat mountings (I know you said you've played around with the seats but that's what it was with my octy - I notice the dealer has put tape around the latch that holds the rear seat backs in place).

Hi All,

A bit of a long shot, but has anyone else suffered a rattling rear end (!) on their Octavia VRS 5 door hatch?

It sounds like a marble rattling about intermittently or as though the tailgate is loose but it isn't. I've adjusted the rubber stoppers to tighten the tailgate, I've emptied the boot, taken the tools from the wheel well, rammed the badly fitting parcel shelf into place then removed it totally, had the seats down then up, fitted the seatbelts into the buckles when no one is in the car etc etc etc & always to no avail.

As you might have guessed I'm a tad frustrated.

Help me if you can,

Cheerio,

Mark W.

You'll find you answer here:

http://briskoda.net/forums/octavia-ii/half-dozen-questions-about-vrs/106546/

Had this issue on my Mk1 RS. Popped off the plastic panel inside the boot lid to find the pipe into the window washer was banging against the frame of the car. Wrapped something soft around it, hey presto, noise gone. Might be worth a look in there...