When i go over a bump in the road in my fiat 500 diesel they is an annoying rattling noise coming from the drivers side rear.Any sugestions on what it could be and how to fix it.
General Rattle noise
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General Rattle noise
Is the spare wheel (or repair kit) secured properly in the wheel well? Sometimes work their way loose and rattle.
Dodgy rear damper bush?
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It sounds like it coming from drivers rear under window. Noise is inside car not out. 
The spare wheel has been ruled out then
Grimwau had a broken weld iirc?
I did, but it was in the tailgate and was like it from new so therefore it was never right to go wrong, if you get my drift. Probably unlikely that a spot weld like that would ever break under normal conditions. But, if only to eliminate the possibility I found that sitting in the back and pressing hard on the top of the rear window frame whilst it was happening caused instant relief.
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Thanks i will have to give that a go tomorrow and i will let you know what happends.
I just re-read this and it might be misleading as the terminology could make it appear that I was referring to the rear side window. I actually was referring to the OS top tailgate frame, sorry for any confusion.
I had that is was the wheel brace right at the bottom of wheel well.take out jak and clip bak in the w,brace, replace jak and winde jak up while in place so it grips it's outer edges of its home gaffer tape other tools in place and hey presto it worked
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i took all the spare wheel out to see if it was that and it is making exactly the same noise so it rules that out. now i need to see how to remove trim under window to see if it is that.
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Just a suggestion but have a look at the rear bump stops.
One thing I found with my OH's 1.2 Lounge, which had a rattle in the back, was that the folding rear seat(s) had not been pushed back firmly enough into the retaining lug, after rectifying same, no rattle. Easy one to miss.
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Slamming the folding rear seats closed to ensure they latch fully is something I was informed about in the handover of my 500 when I first collected it!
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I will try that tommorrow morning. No one told me when i bought mine from fiat thanks
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I slammed the rear seat as people had stated still the same
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Found the cause of the rattle it was the seat belt tensioner banging on metal. A bit of rubber and fixed.
Hi there, im keeping this post alive, i think im having the same problem, does sound metallic and its coming from the rear at the drivers side. Cab you give me a few details of what you dis and where abouts? Thanks in advance
This is only rattle i get from the 500 when the seat has not been pulled back into the latch, or CD cases rattling when gear ratios are wrong.
