5th Gen Front pasenger side squeak/rattle?

[LimeLED]

I wanted to share with you what I did to shut my seat rattle up. Just in case it will help you. I don’t have pics yet but I was able to isolate the plastic piece that was rattling when my passenger seat shakes. If you can locate the long plastic trim piece that runs along the outside seat track/rail between the end caps, that was the piece making the noise/rattle for me. It’s the piece that almost looks to rest along the carpet but actually sits in and around the seat rail. Nearest the door. I could mostly reproduce it by banging on my seat back to simulate bumps in the road. I just put my ear down there and banged on the seat back while parked. Seats shakes pretty good. When I held that piece firm the seat still shook but the plastic rattle was minimized a lot. Almost silent. I couldn’t totally remove that trim piece but if you pull the end caps you will see how you can loosen it up by releasing a clip on the front side. I loosened it up and applied felt along the top of the trim piece and resecured it. Rattle seems to be gone. I wish the seat was more secure but at least the rattling is solved. You may have a different cause for your rattle but you might consider this if you haven’t yet. Hope it helps.

Would you be able to post a photo? I have the same terrible rattle when the passenger seat shakes. I’ve already eliminated the four rail caps (padded them with EPT foam).

 

[rsimi72]

Would you be able to post a photo? I have the same terrible rattle when the passenger seat shakes. I’ve already eliminated the four rail caps (padded them with EPT foam).

I'll give it a try after work today. Stay tuned. I hope it'll fix it for you. Super easy fix for me, though I still wish my seat was more stable. At least the plastic rattle is gone. *Edit - I’m having difficulty uploading the image from my phone. I’ll try again later from my computer.

**Edit again - I'm sorry, but I'm not having luck uploading a photo. Not sure why, I just keep getting a failed message. I'm sorry about that. If you look at the plastic piece that runs horizontally between your end caps, you can ID the trim piece that I found to be the source of my rattle. If you pinch the clips at the front, once the caps are removed, you can loosen it up. It'll drop a bit and create some space so you can run a piece of felt tape along the top of the plastic piece. Then reconnect the piece at the front and you're done. That will insulate/pad the space between the plastic trim piece and the bottom of the seat rail. I was able to test this before loosening it up by pounding on the back of my seat. When it shook, I could press on that horizontal trim piece and the rattling would pretty much stop. That's how I found the source of my rattle. Applying the felt tape seems to have done the trick, though my seat is still a bit wobbly. But at least that plastic rattle noise is gone. Good luck and let me know if I can help.

 

[bowhun2r]

Good luck. I had trouble hearing exactly where it was rattling while driving. I found that I could park, open the passenger door and bang on the seatback with my fist. When the seat shook (and continued to shake) I could pinpoint the rattle better and push on the trim piece to see if it made a difference. Let me know if you need a pic or have questions about loosening that piece up to insulate.

Well this seems to be my culprit! Thank you very much sir.

Granted, likely do not need the entire piece covered (had left over sound deadening material) but I figured do the entire piece and I can always trim it down. The bottom wraps up underneath to put some pressure on it.

Maybe when I upgrade the audio some day and I have to remove the seat I can do a more elegant fix. But for now... just got back from riding around and I do not hear the rattle while hitting bumps.

 

[rsimi72]

Well this seems to be my culprit! Thank you very much sir.

Granted, likely do not need the entire piece covered (had left over sound deadening material) but I figured do the entire piece and I can always trim it down. The bottom wraps up underneath to put some pressure on it.

Maybe when I upgrade the audio some day and I have to remove the seat I can do a more elegant fix. But for now... just got back from riding around and I do not hear the rattle while hitting bumps.

That is awesome! Congrats! Happy it worked for you. Enjoy the quiet ride.