Re: noises

[Chuck Simpson <csimpson@zeltech.com>]

Okay...

I had a similar problem with my '98 GLX a few weeks ago.  I began noticing
this really annoying rattle during hard accelerations, especially during the
cold mornings.  It seemed to stop when the car warmed up after a while.
It wasn't really a rattle, it was worse.  It had me really worried.

I decided to prop the car up and take a look underneath.  I found the problem
to be the muffler.  There is an "L"-shaped hook on both sides of the muffler
on the front and rear sides.  One of the "L"-shaped hooks somehow pulled
out of the rubber muffler mount.  I just had to push the muffler up enough to
insert the hook back into the muffler mount... and *voila*, NO MORE RATTLE!!!

Make sure you check these mounts... it can be easy to miss.

-Chuck Simpson
'98 White Jetta GLX-VR6


P2floyd@aol.com wrote:

> Hey everyone,
> Happy holidays and all that stuff, but I have a prob with my car if someone
> can help me. It snowed here in Maryland yesterday and I had to drive around in
> it. Well, this morning, I took the car out and now whenever I go over bumps or
> accelerate hard, there's this rattling in the back of the car. It sounds like
> something came loose and is clanging, rattling, whatever up against something.
> I checked under the car but I can't see anything that would be the problem. I
> even looked in the trunk. Maybe its something inside the body? If anyone knows
> about something like this or has the same prob can you fill me in? TIA.
>
> -Patrick
> 97 Windsor blue GLX