Several annoying rattles!

[john87]

..and there was me thinking a quality-built German car would be free of rattles. Perhaps not with sports suspension and the terrible UK roads 

Has anyone ever heard a quiet-ish rattle from behind the dash, only heard on idle and as the revs are coming down on engine braking between 2 and 1k revs?

Also, there's an intermittent rattle coming from underneath the car, checked the exhaust and all is tight and not hitting off anything..it's a similar sound to a pen rattling about in the armrest cubbyhole 

I suspect it's something loose beneath one of the 'cover panels' that are either side of the exhaust. Presumably these can be removed?

Sometimes I wish I didn't have such acute hearing 

[monte]

I had the most annoying rattle for years that sounded like it was behind the dash/drivers side air vent area.

I found it in the end 

Sit in your seat with a torx 20 bit.

Look forward and upwards.

Lower the sun visor.

See if the bracket moves up n down from a loose screw.
It might be the slightest bit loose, but because its metal on metal it really rattles with the smallest movement. 


I was Really satisfying to have found this rattle on mine.
It drove me crazy.
I wouldn't have ever looked up there to find the rattle. I was convinced it was the clocks or vents.

[monte]

...oh, and check the screw on each visor.

Passenger side was a little loose on mine too 

[andybon]

Also, Do you have a metallic keyring on your keys?

I had one similar, Held my keys and it stopped.

[Andy]

i had a matter around the radio so i stripped it all out and put each part back bit by bit  till i found it