OK, I'm getting so happy with my car the slightest things are suddenly highlighted to me... Now I KNOW that rumble strips on the road (the ones when you approach a 30 from a 40, 20 from a 30 limit) are designed to wake you up and slow down a little, but the back of my car makes the most AWFUL rattle/shake/graunch noise when going over them. :(

This has been amplified (excuse the pun) more recently by me fiddling with my audio and having to fold down the rear seats to do so, and also in me removing the big bulky bit of trim on the boot lid that the boot handle/plate lights/Skoda Badge sits over. Now this rattle noise makes me really wince, as I have to go over these strips quite often on my commute.

Is there anything obvious in the boot lid itself that I could pad out whilst this bit of trim is out the car? I haven't tried the "slam the boot right tight shut" method yet which could be the answer? Otherwise everything feels really solid to the touch inside the bootlid... so whats bloody rattling so loudly when I go over rumble strips? :(

Maybe the rear seats aren't fully in place ?

Maybe the rear seats aren't fully in place ?

I have to admit to thinking along the same lines, but the rattle (now I can hear it a lot clearer) seems to be coming from further back, either from the bootlid itself, or where it meets the rear bumper.

edit: Just wanted to clarify that despite the odd name, the "rumble strip rattle" is not some weird dance move.

so whats bloody rattling so loudly when I go over rumble strips? :(

I suppose you have gone over everything, but just in case:

spare wheel loose?

tool box on spare wheel?

rear seats not clicked in place?

parcel shelf clipped home fully?

do you have mudflaps on the rear? (they can scrape the road)

exhaust loose?

is it a critical nut on the driver's seat?

I suppose you have gone over everything' date=' but just in case:[indent']spare wheel loose?

tool box on spare wheel?

rear seats not clicked in place?

parcel shelf clipped home fully?

do you have mudflaps on the rear? (they can scrape the road)

exhaust loose?

is it a critical nut on the driver's seat?

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spare wheel being loose is likely, although its not a "heavy item" rattle - Sounds loose and quite light. Its definitely internal, or at least is now my seats are folded flat and that bit of trim is off. Exhaust is firmly held in. I know that because I got it sparkling at the weekend, so it had some abuse while I was cleaning it. (no misquotes on that right!? )

could be the parcel shelf cords, they have weights on the end which might knock against the interior trim.

Could be one of the clips on the rear seat belt hitting the interior trim/bodywork.

I had a rattle in my Octy that I was convinced was coming from the front passenger door internals....every time I got the missus to drive whilst I sat in the passenger seat to check it out , the bL**dy noise stopped!! turned out to be the frame on mini-me's child seat in the back!! rattling when mini-me was not sat in it - as soon as the both of us were in the car we had to take min-me with us and her weight stopped the rattle !

Accoustics can play strange tricks?

I'm pretty sure now the rattle is coming from inside the bootlid somewhere... The last time I went over a rumble strip, I looked totally behind me as I went over (after checking way ahead was safe & clear) and was watching where it was rattling. Seems to be from inside the bootlid, quite low down, so I'm beginning to suspect the latching mechanism.

If I remember I'm gonna slam the boot shut on the way home tonight, and see what happens when I go over the same strip again.

Just reading your x-plan of where your rattle is and it sounds in a similar place to the one i have just cured on my vrs.The rattle also was coming from the boot lid when going over small bumps and i took off the large section of trim on the inside of the hatch which covers all the gubins to do with the rear wash wipe etc.The rattle was coming from the wire that power's the rear heated screen rattling against the metal around them,just put some small bits of foam aroun the areas that it was hitting and hey presto all is quiet in the world of vrs again.Hope this cures you prob as there is nothing worse !!!!!

Just reading your x-plan of where your rattle is and it sounds in a similar place to the one i have just cured on my vrs.The rattle also was coming from the boot lid when going over small bumps and i took off the large section of trim on the inside of the hatch which covers all the gubins to do with the rear wash wipe etc.The rattle was coming from the wire that power's the rear heated screen rattling against the metal around them,just put some small bits of foam aroun the areas that it was hitting and hey presto all is quiet in the world of vrs again.Hope this cures you prob as there is nothing worse !!!!!

Now THAT is sounding very likely!

i have had a similar problem recently, im gonna check all that and see what happens, good thread, i like it when we get to the bottom of something that quickly.

Alex

If it's rubbing it's definitely worth getting that done - loose wires are never good, ground wires or not

Stick someone in the boot and go for a drive.

That should help trace the problem