I have a tin can rattle sound coming from my front driver side during low speeds and dies down at speeds above 50. The rattle usually occurs while accelerating during low speeds, but disappears when the car is put on neutral, but can still occur on neutral when driving over a bumpy road. I have checked the cv boot and there is no tears or leaks, but I have noticed the axle is kind of loose when i try to shake it. Also when the car is off and I turn my wheel there is a clunking sound like my cv joint is bad.

My question is can the axle or cv joint be the source of this tin can sound during low speeds during acceleration, but goes away on neutral at the same speed or is it more related to my wheel bearing or tie rod?

I have been trying to pin point this rattle for a while and its been driving me crazy. If it helps I have changed my upper control arm because it had play and changed my suspension in order to fix this rattle, but had no luck.

Here is a video of the problem.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXOX7YvABRQ

 

Are you sure the noise is coming from the front driver side suspension area? I would check your heat shield. Header shield and CAT shield.

Kev

 

x2 the mounts break and they bounce around and vibrate on the exhaust, pretty annoying

 

This is my guess too. I have the same rattle sound right now and mine is coming from the CAT shield. Just trying to figure out if I should remove it or use a big hose clamp or bailing wire to stop the rattle

 

Just take it off. Not worth the effort with the clamp. All the vibration from the motor will just throw the clamp off anyway. Dont need that **** anyway...

Kev

 

I had a bad window regulator that rattled in my driver's door. Replaced it and sound is gone.

 

That was my first guess since civics are known for the corroded heat shields. I already took off the heatshield for my headers a while back and the noise was still there. There is no rattle when giving it gas in neutral. Any other guesses? I've taking it to a few shops and they told me it was my upper control arm having play and I fixed that with a camber kit, but noise is still there.

 

Any other thoughts would be appreciated.

 

Its a rattlebox!