The Passat had a persistent rattling noise at the rear. Resolution

Hi,
"Ever since I bought my car, it's been making an annoying rattling noise on the right rear side, especially when driving over bumps. I cleaned out and checked the storage boxes to see if anything was loose inside, but there was nothing. I thought that if I had time, I would remove the rear panels, maybe I would find something underneath. Now, the car has had new shock absorbers installed in the rear, and the rattling is gone. I asked the workshop if they noticed anything. Their response was that the right rear shock absorber was completely incorrectly installed. A washer was missing, which caused a rubber bushing to slide downwards." And the previous owner told me: "Yes, it's true, it seemed to me that something wasn't right since the last suspension modification." Well, he's a friend, otherwise the car is okay, and the price was reasonable.

Best regards.
Florian.

OK.

Here's a quick tip about potential variations to explore:

In my G3 variant, the bushings on the rear seatbacks have worn out. This causes them to rattle. The rattling noise disappears when the seatbacks are under pressure or simply latched together with the rear shelf.

I've already "filled" the compartments in the middle with tape. On the outside, they are just simple hinges, but inside, the plastic housings of the backrests rotate.

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