Rattle/clunking sound

[Monty]

Whenever the road gets a bit bumpy, or go over a bump, I get a horrible rattle/clunk sound. Difficult to know where its coming from - below the passenger seat or centre console?. Nothing appears to be loose. Sounds a bit like if you had a tool-box in the car and it rattled every time you hit a bump.

Anyone else have this?

Hope there isn't a spanner from the factory left in my centre console!

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[Goosey]

Is it worth checking under the car for exhaust mountings etc. if you think its under the centre console it could be under the floor pan not over it and inside the car.

 

[Manders Mustang]

I get a rattle and a clunk too.... It's the passenger side... It's my locking wheel nut in the glove box :lol:

 

[slowhand99]

I get a rattle and a clunk too.... It's the passenger side... It's my locking wheel nut in the glove box :lol:

..........and a whine from the drivers seat. ;-)

I'm with [MENTION=24040]Goosey[/MENTION] most likely to be the exhaust, mine is very close to the diff.

 

[tooley]

Mine sounds like pebbles on a tin tray over certain types of road surface. Definitely coming from inside the dash somewhere I think, sort of a buzzy rattle, though i will get the dealer to check the exhaust mounts

 

[Manders Mustang]

..........and a whine from the drivers seat. ;-)

I'm with @Goosey most likely to be the exhaust, mine is very close to the diff.

I don't whine when driving unless on the phone to Ford/Some incompetent twat. :lol:

 

[Monty]

Is it worth checking under the car for exhaust mountings etc. if you think its under the centre console it could be under the floor pan not over it and inside the car.

Good advice, thanks, I completely neglected to think of that as I was focusing on the interior.

Mine sounds like pebbles on a tin tray over certain types of road surface. Definitely coming from inside the dash somewhere I think, sort of a buzzy rattle, though i will get the dealer to check the exhaust mounts

Got a buzzy rattle coming from glove box that I'll have a go at fixing with with neoprene or felt pads where the 'lid' meets the box. Also got one on the steering column, which a hard thump every now and then seems to fix. Another one on the passenger side door seems to be near the speaker, but I don't fancy removing the door card. I expect a full symphony of rattles and clanks by the time the car is 3 years old!

 

[stevec]

..........and a whine from the drivers seat. ;-)

I'm with [MENTION=24040]Goosey[/MENTION] most likely to be the exhaust, mine is very close to the diff.

I get a whine from the passenger seat all the time. I just tell her she can walk if she dont like it!

 

[Jimboy2]

Check your passenger seat belt. I had a knocking earlier, moved seat forward and it went. It was the seat belt hitting something

 

[Monty]

Update - fixed!

Got it up on a ramp today, just needed a couple of bolts tightening (exhaust bracket).

Thanks again for the helpful replies.

 

[avocet]

I get a whine from the passenger seat all the time. I just tell her she can walk if she dont like it!

:lol:

 

[Kristian87]

Got it up on a ramp today, just needed a couple of bolts tightening (exhaust bracket).

Thanks again for the helpful replies.

DIY? or did Ford actually manage to sort a problem???

 

[Monty]

DIY? or did Ford actually manage to sort a problem???

Just got up on a lift at a local garage. He diagnosed the problem in 10 seconds and took another 10 seconds to fix.

The 'local' Ford garage wouldn't touch it (not allowed apparently) so I would have had to book in to the nearest Ford Store, which is a hateful time consuming journey for a start. I also had the underseal professionally done recently, so thinking about it, if they were being mean, they could have even said that the loose bracket was down to the guys who did the underseal work, therefore not covered under warranty (and charged me an hour labour!)

Still need to book into Ford Store for other warranty work (leaky window, puddle light, door mirror, etc.) but dreading it, so keep putting it off.

 

[twold]

Last week I suddenly acquired a quite loud metal click/ting sound from my GT .It exactly followed the engine speed and appeared to come from the auto box area.Expecting the worst I took it straight to a Ford dealer who suggested it was coming from the resonator and would need a complete new resonator to back system ,and as I had Roush axlebacks it would probably be warranty rejected by Ford......
So I thought I would try and dislodge the loose metal bit with a good 1 hour boot home.....and it worked,it got quieter and quieter then completely disappeared and car is again silent .So whatever it was if you get the same problem give it some wellie,it might just work,don't try this with a knocking sound from the engine though:headbonk:

 

[Manders Mustang]

Last week I suddenly acquired a quite loud metal click/ting sound from my GT .It exactly followed the engine speed and appeared to come from the auto box area.Expecting the worst I took it straight to a Ford dealer who suggested it was coming from the resonator and would need a complete new resonator to back system ,and as I had Roush axlebacks it would probably be warranty rejected by Ford......
So I thought I would try and dislodge the loose metal bit with a good 1 hour boot home.....and it worked,it got quieter and quieter then completely disappeared and car is again silent .So whatever it was if you get the same problem give it some wellie,it might just work,don't try this with a knocking sound from the engine though:headbonk:

Yeah the axle-back caused the loud clunk in the resonator. Ok then Ford, go prove it. Lazy.

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