Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I have been chasing an elusive rattle in the rear seat area of my new car...................
Have tried all sorts of things, but today decided to remove the various bits and bobs I have in a box in the boot to attempt a fault finding session and found a spare locking wheel nut form my Defender, so out it comes and I go to drive a local rough road........ ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH the rattle is still there so out with the complete box, off for a drive, nope still have a rattle. There's only two things left to remove from the boot - 2 carrier bags with the tailored seat covers in them, surely they cannot be the cause of this annoying rattle................... they were, as I lifted them out the zip pull rattled against the zip and lo problem solved, quick test drive and yes no more rattle! 2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes

Last edited by Tim in Scotland on 17th Aug 2010 6:41pm. Edited 1 time in total

know the feeling wife is always saying to me "are you deaf" when she is speaking to me, but can hear a mouse FART in the FFRR ........... ( figure of speech )

the trouble with noises like this is the more you hear it the louder it gets.... ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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My neighbours must have thought I had flipped my lid over the last few days with rear seats being folded and unfolded, parcel shelf in and out, removed the boot floor and checked everything in the spare wheel well (BTW the RRS has a nice moulded polystyrene insert there that holds everything you need to carry and what FFRR has is a bit cheap and nasty in comparison!), even the wheel nuts checked to be fully done up and all it turns out to be is a b y zipper pull vibrating against the metal zip! I even had screwdrivers and torx drivers out to check every darned thing I could find was tightened down  2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes

Any body had experience is stripping down the steering column, I ahave an annying rattle in there, also an occasional 'squeeking' when steering wheel is adjusting to position. Whilst under garage warranty (2004 L322 Vogue) the garage claim to have replaced the motors twice!! Now out of warranty they 700€ (yes E's I am in France, oh for the decent UK garages who actually understand the vehicles are talk to the customer!!) to investigate the fault!!!!
Thanks.