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Thud sound from the back of my A4?

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  • 12-01-2009 11:26am
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    jack_pearse
    Registered Users Posts: 120 ✭✭


    Hi
    Just bought a 2005 A4 in England befor x-mas. I have noticed recently that when starting off in 1st gear sometimes I hear a thud sound coming from the back of the car, as if there is something loose in the boot.
    Anybody any ideas on waht this could be?

    Thanks


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    rebel.ranter
    Registered Users Posts: 3,570 ✭✭✭rebel.ranter


    Exhaust bracket that has broken?

    Worn suspension component, rubber mount?

    Most likely causes


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    Darragh29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,097 ✭✭✭Darragh29


    jack_pearse wrote: »
    Hi
    Just bought a 2005 A4 in England befor x-mas. I have noticed recently that when starting off in 1st gear sometimes I hear a thud sound coming from the back of the car, as if there is something loose in the boot.
    Anybody any ideas on waht this could be?

    Thanks

    The most obvious of them all, your jack could be rattling around the the space for the spare wheel. The only time I ever got a 50 Euro tip from a customer was finding this was the problem after she had been to 2 garages and one said she was imagining the noise and the other said it was her shocks!


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    jack_pearse
    Registered Users Posts: 120 ✭✭jack_pearse


    Thanks
    Hopefully it is just the jack....will check it out at lunch time.
    Never thought of checking the spare wheel and jack!


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    Darragh29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,097 ✭✭✭Darragh29


    jack_pearse wrote: »
    Thanks
    Hopefully it is just the jack....will check it out at lunch time.
    Never thought of checking the spare wheel and jack!

    Always start with the cheapest possibilities! ;)


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    mumblin deaf ro
    Registered Users Posts: 604 ✭✭✭mumblin deaf ro


    Could be dead or near-dead body in the boot. A quick trip to the Wicklow mountains should sort it out- bring a shovel.


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