Rattle in the drivers left ear - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

vath2001 · 11-15-2009, 02:54 PM

Has anyone found / fixed a rattle just behind your left ear? It an annoying little rattle that I hear at highway speeds. Can't fnd it while I'm driving and I can't see or feel anything when I'm parked. Sound like it's in the top mechanism, but not in the top.

Only there with the top up. I wouldn't be able to tell if its present with the top down due to wind noise.

superbuick · 11-15-2009, 03:22 PM

I have this exact same rattle and have not yet been able to diagnose.

RandallNeighbour · 11-15-2009, 04:44 PM

hoo boy I've got it too and can't figure it out.

It sounds tinny like something going on with the heat shield above the motor, but it's under carpet and I don't think that's really it.

Someone said it was the door latch and adjusting the door latch loop up or down a little keeps the door from rattling.

Who knows for sure?

I'd pay someone handsomely if they could solve this problem!

turbo23dog · 11-15-2009, 04:44 PM

Does your car have a headliner? If it does, there's a plastic clip that holds and elastic band that stretches part of the headliner tight. On my car, this clip broke and is hanging loose just behind my head on the driver's side, basically right next to the seat belt turnbuckle. Could this be your problem?

vath2001 · 11-15-2009, 05:40 PM

No headliner. I've checked the top and its not in there.

I don't think its in the door. Heat shield on the motor? Not likely. But I will try looking this winter.

Aron in Toronto · 11-17-2009, 02:02 PM

It may be coming from the door striker/catch plate. I've heard others have wrapped electric tape around the metal (silver) loop to see if that was the source of the noise. If the noise goes away with the tape then it may need to be adjusted.

Good luck tracking it down.

Dave S. · 11-18-2009, 04:04 AM

I'm sure you've looked at this, but I had a rattle behind the driver's head and it was my seat hitting the roll bar, just had to move the seat a hair to stop it. That is probably not it, but I just had to mention it.
I also had a little rattle in the windstop window. Put a small piece of electrical tape on the bottom of the window and it fixed it.