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Old 10-14-2012, 04:58 PM
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Rattling under car

I noticed today that when closing the rear doors hard and sometimes the front doors, there was a loud rattling coming from under the car. Has anyone else noticed this? Seems to be coming from the skid plate under the rear doors. Now that I have noticed the noise, its driving me crazy. How can I fix it?
 
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Old 10-14-2012, 07:32 PM
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We have the same sound. My guess is it is the exhaust heat shield, but I don't know for sure.
 
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Old 10-14-2012, 07:35 PM
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License plate on rear hatch? Or, jack it up, support it safely and explore underneath and see what you can find. Should be pretty easy to spot the problem?
 
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Old 10-15-2012, 07:55 AM
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Yeah I crawled around and tapped what I am guessing is one of the exhaust heat shields. I made the same sound I have been hearing but I can't seem to figure out how to make it stop rattling.
 
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Old 10-15-2012, 08:31 AM
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I have the same thing going on in my car. I also hear it buzz sometimes when accelerating lightly. It annoys the crap out of me b.c I am very tuned into my car, so any little difference in sound or feel I notice.
 
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Old 10-15-2012, 09:44 AM
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I hear the same from under mine when it is cold. When the car is warm it does not make the sound. Leads me to belive it is the exhaust (have a Magnaflow) is the rattle and when it expands from heat it stops.
 
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Old 10-15-2012, 12:55 PM
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I havent tried listening for it when the car was warmed up. I will have to try that.
 
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