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coubister

Member Since: 05 Dec 2012
Location: North of Scotland
Posts: 2

2008 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Zermatt Silver

Whilst sitting next to wife driving from South of Scotland to the North the car developed an annoying rattle from centre console whilst car was travelling at about 55 mph. Despite levering every crack, seam with a coin and randomly thumping the plastic bits the rattle carried on until I touched the lower rim of the rear view mirror ..... Peace.

28th Dec 2012 3:54 pm

djwhyte

Member Since: 24 Aug 2010
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 336

2007 Freelander 2 i6 SE Auto Tambora Flame

Does this only happen with the wife in the car?

My rear view mirror does the same. I am generally able to move it out of position and back into position to rectify for some duration of time.

HTH's,
Whytey 1st time FL2 owner. 2007 SE i6 in Tambora Flame.

29th Dec 2012 12:25 am

Pete The Biker

Member Since: 30 Sep 2012
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 77

2007 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

I have my car key on a ring with a leather fob which has a metal badge on it. Sometimes my house key, which is on the same ring, rattles against the badge on the fob.

Pete

29th Dec 2012 11:01 am

piattj

Member Since: 18 Jan 2012
Location: where the crowds aint...
Posts: 1235

2011 Freelander 2 SD4 GS Auto Baltic Blue

djwhyte wrote:
Does this only happen with the wife in the car?

My rear view mirror does the same. I am generally able to move it out of position and back into position to rectify for some duration of time.

HTH's,
Whytey

I couldn't get this to occur when at the dealer's but it persists so I shimmed the mirror with a tiny piece of rubber. Prevents mirror buzzing against the frame of the mirror, is invisible. Problem solved. ...

Be true to yourself. That way happiness lies...

29th Dec 2012 1:00 pm

coubister

Member Since: 05 Dec 2012
Location: North of Scotland
Posts: 2

coubister wrote:
Whilst sitting next to wife driving from South of Scotland to the North the car developed an annoying rattle from centre console whilst car was travelling at about 55 mph. Despite levering every crack, seam with a coin and randomly thumping the plastic bits the rattle carried on until I touched the lower rim of the rear view mirror ..... Peace.

.... Only when she's driving ! She had moved the rear view mirror a little moving the frame around the glass. It was surprising how much noise was coming from the mirror and how far the noise travelled. So far no more rattles.
The Freelander is a new car to us having recently upgraded from a Disco3. So far apart from the rattle I like the improved fuel economy, less RFL . The back seat passengers are missing the heated seats though....

29th Dec 2012 11:42 pm

Andy131

Member Since: 09 Dec 2009
Location: Manchester
Posts: 2175

coubister wrote:
.......... The Freelander is a new car to us having recently upgraded from a Disco3....

just waiting for those driving Discos to comment.

Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner

30th Dec 2012 2:10 am

Lakelander

Member Since: 07 Nov 2019
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 238

2013 Freelander 2 SD4 XS Auto Orkney Grey

Poobaa wrote:
Hi, My Freelander is an 09 GS Auto and it has developed a rattle that appears to come from below the speaker grill in the centre of the dashboard. It is very intermittent and occurs only on rough roads so it is a bit difficult to reproduce and diagnose. Is this similar to yours? I am about to book it in at the main agent to try to get it sorted before the car is a year old.

came across this ancient thread and just wondered if you ever found the cause of the rattle- i have exactly the same problem?

FL2 SD4 XS 2013 Orkney Grey

15th Jun 2020 12:42 pm

SYFL2

Member Since: 16 Jun 2012
Location: Sheffield
Posts: 2593

Like you said ancient thread but the guy only made that one post 10 years ago.

15th Jun 2020 1:08 pm

Lightwater

Member Since: 21 Aug 2014
Location: Sydney Northern Beaches
Posts: 4905

2013 Freelander 2 2.0T SE Auto Fuji White

Once I had a strange rattle from what I thought was the front. Took me weeks to find it. It turned out it was something sitting the rear right door pocket. Couldn't believe it how the sound played tricks on where it was coming from.

Agree, listen from a different position in the car. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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15th Jun 2020 1:27 pm

3landertwo

Member Since: 27 May 2020
Location: UK
Posts: 1125

Lakelander wrote:

came across this ancient thread and just wondered if you ever found the cause of the rattle- i have exactly the same problem?

take off the external nearside wing vent. This one .....

Check the fixing screws of the air intake pipe are tight.

you may be able to get at the nut with just the side indicator popped out.

15th Jun 2020 1:37 pm

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