fred coupe

i have a very annoying rattle coming from the back of my wr1, ive heard that scoobys suffer with this, do you have any suggestions on what this could be.
thanks fred

dazzlers82

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i have a horrible rattle on my classic drivers side rear door is were it sounds as though it is comin from but cannot pin point it exact drives me mad

fred coupe

mine sounds as if its coming from the boot. fred

dazzlers82

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im not sure about the wr1 but on my classic there is a heat shield under the boot just above the exhaust may be that rattling

fred coupe

but when i took it in to subaru and they test drived it they heard the rattle as well and said it wasnt underneath the car.

joe79er

have you tried where the spare wheel is, only because on my classic i had a rattle and it was the tools/spanners you get with the car hitting/sliding around

fred coupe

no i havent but ill try that thanks fred

COLZO

Might be the infamous strut problem, you would hear the rattle (or knocking) more when pulling away or coming to a stop. My 05 STI rear brake calipers worked loose from their mountings (fixed under warranty) which made a rattle. If you have changed the exhaust (excluding the Prodrive silencer which was already fitted to a WR1) it could be hitting off the diff. Or simply the jack needing tightened up. Hope you get to the bottom of it mate, nothing worse!

D1CCY

I had a harsh plasticy rattle from the back. Turned out to be plastic C pillar panel rattling on the rear glass. Was worse in cold weather (plastic harder?). Cured by putting a piece of cardboard under the bottom of the plastic cover to force it permanently against thne glass.

Another possibility is the rear seat belt reels. If its this then loosen bolt and move the mount slightly to see if that helps.

bushiwarrior

take the rattle off the baby in the back seat job sorted

COLZO

Graz

Make sure the dude in the boot is actually dead (watch Goodfellas )

fred coupe

it is still standard and under warranty but every time it goes into subaru they say theres nothing wrong.

scotthldr

Rear struts or check the jack in the left hand side access panel may be loose.

powerman1

There is a rattle comes from the rear window...if you get in the back seat and pull the roof lining back a bit you will see a velcro thingy in the middle of the window(remove it) and there is also some plastic locating plugs at either side of the window cut these off with a stanley knive and the rattle/squeak should dissapear.
I have just had my rear struts replaced due to another knocking noise from the rear when setting off and stopping(changing gear) but the knock is still there but i am going to book it back in for further investigation..MY06 STI

MRSIMPSON

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I've got a rattle in mine...To my ear it sounds like the heat shield had a quick look under but it looks miles away !?!?!

Its a very tinny clanging that I get after accelerating hard in gear then lifting off the throttle and letting the car slow down at its own speed...

!?! trying to get powerstation to take a look, but they dont like email... !?!

Norman Dog

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I am getting this on my car too, annoying rattle and creaking from passenger side rear like there's something loose in the boot but isn't.

Had the rear shocks replaced less than 20k miles ago, any ideas what it could be?

rezaP1

passenger side rear often points to the exhaust and its mountings .... worth a thorough nose around maybe?

rezaP1

Unfortunatley, this is what virtually all dealers are like ... ive had this with subaru, bmw and mercedes!! you are much better off spending the time and effort yourself sourcing the issue, then telling them what to fix. On every occassion where dealers say they cant hear it, ive had to go there myself, put one of the mechanics in the car, and usually go no further than their own car park because the sound is so bl##dy obvious. They're just not interested in locating/investigating noises ....

wiley

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ive got a squeaky from the passenger side, possible exhaust rubber

wiley

Norman Dog

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Just found out what mine was, the jack was loose and rattling around.

Thank christ I'm not looking at a big repair bill.