HELP!!! Rattling noise in the back, As the title says Options

[SupraKid]

sounds like a spindle then. best bet is ebay

With the car up on a rack we have tried to shake the suspension and there is nothing loose and no noise. It doesn't seem to be anything the suspension or chase. It sounds liken it is coming from inside the car. I took out the jack, spare tire, and everything from the rear of the car and it's still there.

The problem with that is that your not putting the force onto it that the car does when its on the ground. :\ So it may not produce the noise.

[cyberblader1130]

I have the same noise, rear passenger side. Very low rpm rattle, high rpms/high speed no rattle. I would be willing to bet it's your bumper rattling against 1 of a few things: Muffler, Bumper Bracket, pretty much anything it touches. So, try checking your bumper once and see if it's hitting anything.

Thanks for the tip but thats not it. Everything is solid both underneath and the bumper shows no movement at all. The exhaust system and everything else is rock solid. Did fixing your loose bumper cure the problem? What you are describing sounds like what I have.

Not yet, i'm missing a clip on my bumper so it has some movement and it's hitting against my Muffler. I also have side skirts that are cracking, so i'll be taking those off soon too. They are noisy as well.
Does the noise happen only when you are driving or can it be heard while your parked and revving?

[playboymma]

sounds like a spindle then. best bet is ebay

With the car up on a rack we have tried to shake the suspension and there is nothing loose and no noise. It doesn't seem to be anything the suspension or chase. It sounds liken it is coming from inside the car. I took out the jack, spare tire, and everything from the rear of the car and it's still there.

The problem with that is that your not putting the force onto it that the car does when its on the ground. :\ So it may not produce the noise.

yeh the best way to tell whether or not its the strut is to bounce the back of the car up and down. if it stops suddenly, theyr fine. if it keeps bouncing, ur riding on springs. thats what mine is and if im cornering hard and hit a bump the tail hops around on me

[lingham]

I know it sounds odd, but how are your rear seats (upper portion). I had a similar issue and it was driving me nuts....but yesterday when I was in the back seat cleaning the window i leaned up against the rear seat (upper) and it was sorta loose, like the latch was catching a bit....so I unlatched, and slammed the seats in....no rattle/squeak....

Thanks for the info but it does it with the seats both up and latched and down.

I have the same noise, rear passenger side. Very low rpm rattle, high rpms/high speed no rattle. I would be willing to bet it's your bumper rattling against 1 of a few things: Muffler, Bumper Bracket, pretty much anything it touches. So, try checking your bumper once and see if it's hitting anything.

Thanks for the tip but thats not it. Everything is solid both underneath and the bumper shows no movement at all. The exhaust system and everything else is rock solid. Did fixing your loose bumper cure the problem? What you are describing sounds like what I have.

Not yet, i'm missing a clip on my bumper so it has some movement and it's hitting against my Muffler. I also have side skirts that are cracking, so i'll be taking those off soon too. They are noisy as well.
Does the noise happen only when you are driving or can it be heard while your parked and revving?

Only at low speeds.

[lingham]

sounds like a spindle then. best bet is ebay

With the car up on a rack we have tried to shake the suspension and there is nothing loose and no noise. It doesn't seem to be anything the suspension or chase. It sounds liken it is coming from inside the car. I took out the jack, spare tire, and everything from the rear of the car and it's still there.

The problem with that is that your not putting the force onto it that the car does when its on the ground. :\ So it may not produce the noise.

We have tried shaking the car from side to side and up and down with the weight on it. The suspension seems tight with no movement whether on the rack or with the weight on it. The noise sure sounds like it is coming from inside the car. I have removed the spare and everything else from the rear of the car and the rattle is still there. No one can seem to find it or figure it out.

[b22ri22an]

i had a rattle from the back of my car i had trouble finding, it turned out to be bad emergency brake shoes and worn hardware, would only hear it at low speed cause at high speed road noise from the tires would be louder then the rattle after replacing the e brake shoes and hardware the noises have stopped

[barterj]

is all the plastic tight? rear strut mount maybe?

[BK94ST]

I had a bad clunking noise in the back also. When driving over bumps and potholes it sounded like the whole rear end was falling off. I checked everything but nothing was loose. My problem was the sway bar end links. I could not move them when the car was on the ground or on a lift. When I replaced the rear struts and put lowering spring on I replaced the end links and the clunking noise was gone.

[Stambo]

check the rear latch, on my coupe mine isn't as tight as it used to be and the trunk clunks ever so slightly every once in awhile over a decent bump. Just another thought of checking

[richee3]

Have somebody ride with you while you go for a drive and have them sit in the back seat and search the car top to bottom for the noise.