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      03-25-2013, 05:45 PM   #1
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Well, after enduring 4,300 miles of rattle, I think I may have resolved my issue. The rattle sounded like a loose wire hitting another part behind the instrument panel, or so I thought. The noise had been there since the car's arrival in the US, but I was not yet ready to turn it in to the dealer to fix the problem. Today, while cleaning the interior, I noticed that the OBD port and a plastic panel sit just above the driver's footrest. These two parts appear to rub together or vibrate when driving over rough roads and cause the rattle. So, I placed a small piece to insulation between the top of the footrest and the plastic panel, lo and behold, problem solved.



Ultimately, I used a black piece of door/window weather stripping tape from Home Depot. In the photo (to highlight the problem area), I wedged a piece of felt padding (the kind you stick to the bottom of furniture to protect wood floors) in between the top of footrest and the plastic panel. You just need something (anything) to separate the OBD panel and keep it from rattling against the top of the footrest.

One full day of driving and the rattle is officially gone. This fixed my issue, but this solution obviously may not solve rattles that others have encountered. Good place to start though. Hope this helps!
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      03-25-2013, 08:50 PM   #2
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Thanks! can you please post a bigger picture? itīd be nice to circle the point where the rattle was comming from :-)
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