Rattling - tailgate end?

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Paul - 13 Mar 2007 20:41 GMT

My 53 plate (UK) Mk2 Focus has a really annoying rattle at the rear which is
driving me crazy. It appears to be worse at startup when travelling at
relatively low speeds and sounds like the parcel shelf loose (it isn't as I
tried that) or one of the rear seats not secured properly. I have had the
contents of the boot emptied but it's still there so I just wondered if
there are any classic or common things I need to look at or that are
particularly common with this car?

I know it's a long shot but worth asking before I take it all to bits!!

Cheers

Paul

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Ed Rear - 14 Mar 2007 07:15 GMT

Copied from a car report - worth checking

Tailgate Listen for a rattle from the boot area when driving over rough
roads.

(Ensure you have fixed the tailgate).

If there is a rattle, the nylon rubber that sits around

the latch on the striker plate of the boot will

probably have vanished.

Number plate Push and pull the number plate, if it rattles, it is probably
the cause of

a rattle that can be heard when driving.

The number plate needs some foam strips behind it.

> My 53 plate (UK) Mk2 Focus has a really annoying rattle at the rear which
> is driving me crazy. It appears to be worse at startup when travelling at
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> Paul

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Ray - 14 Mar 2007 21:13 GMT

I have the same type of a clunky noise from A 2001 Focus se station wagon,
but so far havent located the trouble.

> Copied from a car report - worth checking
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Gary - 15 Mar 2007 00:10 GMT

From: "Paul" <neverchecked@nomail.net>
Newsgroups: alt.autos.ford.focus
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 7:41 PM
Subject: Rattling - tailgate end?

> My 53 plate (UK) Mk2 Focus has a really annoying rattle at the rear which
> is driving me crazy. It appears to be worse at startup when travelling at
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> if there are any classic or common things I need to look at or that are
> particularly common with this car?

That happened to mine a few years ago. The mechanic said it was a screw
securing the bumper to the car body, and that it had happened on his and
taken him ages to find it.

That's as specific as I can get unfortunately, as I wasn't there at the time
to see which specific area he was talking about.

Gary.

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