Rattle from rear suspension

**svwnath** · 07-08-2011, 02:11 PM

I have a similar problem in my 9 month old 118TSI. It resembles more like a loose door on rear passenger side and often heard when I go over a bump! It's strange to see so many of you having similar issues! Luckily, I have already clocked 13,500km and due for my first service soon. Hopefully I would be able to replicate the noise when I take it to the dealer.

**dasrattles** · 08-08-2011, 10:38 AM

one of the mechs told me rattles from the door could be caused by the doors being too tight (happens pretty often on the tiguan) , he moved the striker plate out a little, lub it up and viola. not a sound from them anymore. give that a go and see what happens

**Mi16 Man** · 08-08-2011, 07:15 PM

Bam, we might have the same knock. I driven around without the parcel shelf, spare wheel + kit, boot floor, seats down etc. Nothing changes. Grrrr.

To me, it doesn't seem to be the suspension as such, more a rattle mimicking the rebound/spring compression what the car goes over short/sharp bumps.

I just turn up the stereo! Shouldn't have to however...

**MkVIGTI** · 09-08-2011, 02:00 PM

Read it on vwgolf.net that it could be the strike plate of the rear doors

**Mi16 Man** · 15-09-2011, 08:32 PM

Or, a loose tail light. I finally peeled back the carpet on the LHS in the boot and found the screw that holds the tail light in not that tight.

Had a few beers tonight so cannot test drive to see if that is my fix.

See how you go!

I only stumbled across the source of the rattle when I accidentally slammed the rarely used rear left hand door.....

**svwnath** · 17-09-2011, 02:16 PM

I took my vehicle for it's 15k service to Burwin and mentioned the sound from B-pillar to those guys. They had a look at it and going to replace a spare part in left B-pillar. Will be taking it to them in end of the month for the same

**Johnson4** · 08-05-2013, 09:58 AM

I've had a similar rattle in my 3-door GTI for about 12 months. Rear passenger side, clatters when going over bumps. At first I thought it was the rear LHS seatbelt latch rattling on the hard plastic behind it (who thought up that design gem?) but it's more like something inside the side panel.

What's the B-pillar rattle people are talking about? That's a possibility too...

**Dazvw** · 16-05-2014, 08:02 PM

Hi just been on the forum a couple days. Have a 2012 golf6 cabriolet and a brand new golf7 90tsi. I have the very same issue with my rear suspension, hard to pinpoint but I would say drivers side rear . Occurs over broken bitumen sub 70kmh potholes stir water and manholes. Checked rear springs exhaust and all suspension. Components. If you didn't know better it's like an old holden with a stuffed shocky. Yes the rear cargo shelf cover us loose but it's not the noise have checked. Love the 7 over the 6 the dsg is far better. Sorry I don't have answer to the noise issue...