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Old 04-22-2004, 09:01 AM
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I have this annoying rattle somewhere in the passenger seat area. I thought at first it might be the seatbelts, but it's not. It happens on bumpy roads only and I'm having a hell of a hard time identifying where exactly it's coming from. It's either the passenger seat or the windscreen or secret compartment. Anyone else have this?
Old 04-22-2004, 09:08 AM
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Might possibly be the nut that holds the spare tire in place? I'd check that out first...my car had a rattle on bumpy roads that sounded like it was coming from behind the passenger seat, and it was because that nut was loose.
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It's probably the passenger seat. Does the sound go away when you're driving with a passenger? More of a dull rattle than a creak right? When a passenger sits in the seat, it holds the seat down preventing any rattling. My car does this.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by SiDriver
It's probably the passenger seat.
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Is the passenger seat belt hitting the door causing the rattle? Swing it all the way up. See following thread:

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Originally posted by 8BALL
Is the passenger seat belt hitting the door causing the rattle? Swing it all the way up. See following thread:

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Yeah I checked that it's not. I grabbed the belt and held onto it and I still heard the rattle.
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Try banging the back cushion with your fist and see if it makes the same noise. I think the "teeth" which adjusts the seatback tilt are probably too large perhaps, I dunno.
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jarod,

Have you checked the nut that holds the spare tire in place?
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Originally posted by cyber_x
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Have you checked the nut that holds the spare tire in place?

Not yet. I'll check that at home. Which nut in particular? I haven't even opened the cover that hides the spare tire. Is it some big single nut that holds it?
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by jarod


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