Hi everyone,

I have a '08 RR Sport TDV6 that a while back developed an extremely loud and thus severely annoying rattle and squeak in the rear of the car. It is a noise that is coming from the rear right of the passenger compartment for sure but unfortunately I have no clue as to its precise location. I have applyed the tailgate rattle solution just in case but as I expected it wasn't related to my problem. The rattle appears when the back end goes over high bumps, has an extremely high pitch and as far as I can tell isn't caused by the rear seats or pillars since I had a friend on mine drive around with me in the trunk pushing on every little part in hope of finding the source. It appears even when the car is completely empty-no baggage,no tools and even no roller loadspace cover.The only thing that I could find on the web that is similar is in the following video only mine is quite louder:

If you have any ideas regarding the source or possible solutions I would be deeply grateful

Could the spare wheel be loose ? or maybe the weights that hang under the back moving around ?

Get the mrs to drive it while your in the back. 👍my guess is a tired ball joint if it mimics road surface changes. 2x TDV6. SE and HSE. Both returned to sender with issues👀
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I will definitely check the spare tire because the squeak sounds like something made out of rubber that moving around, I haven't thought of that and is actually a great idea. I will also check the surrounding area and see what I can find. As soon as the weather clears I will take another ride in the trunk that's for sure. Hopefully I will have some luck this time around

You could drop the spare wheel out Yanislaw and take a short trip without it hanging below the car to see if this stops it. I agree, sounds like a good thing to check.

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If you drop the spare wheel and then drive without the spare in place, take care with the cable. It needs a load on it when it's wound back in or it can cause issues (there was a thread on here a while back about it). Perhaps just carefully coil it up and tie wrap it out of the way rather than winding it in. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
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Guys, I think I found the source !!!

In the trunk on the right side there is a small removable "door" which gives access to the locking mechanisam of the gas cap and a bunch of other wires and what not. In that area there is also a metal bracket that holds a plastic box with cables going in and out. That metal bracket is loose and as it rubs against adjacent objects it gives out that horrific noise. The solution- 2 zip ties that hold it firmly in place so it doesn't shake on bumpy roads

Seeing as no one else gave a thank you for that useful tip, I will. Rattles, squeaks and other noises are a pain ...

Glad I could help that noise annoyed me quite a bit for a while and hopefully no one will have to endure it in the future

i have the same rattle but mine appears to be from the rear left of the car. i tried most of the things you have done and you would'nt believe some of the stuff i found right in the bottom of that little "compartment ".

still not solved the rattle though

Did notice that 2 of the cargo tie down brackets are missing ,,,,those chrome flip up hooky things ,, anyone know where i can get a couple as they seem to secure the basae of the boot also 2010 RRS, TDV8
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