# 2017 Cadillac XT5 - mystery rattle

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-cadillac-xt5-mystery-rattle/183499>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** xt5, cadillac\
**Created:** [April 9, 2022, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-cadillac-xt5-mystery-rattle/183499 "2022-04-09T22:03:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![noflyman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecccb3/32.png) [@noflyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/noflyman)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-cadillac-xt5-mystery-rattle/183499/1 "2022-04-09T22:03:58Z")

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When driving down any road the car sounds like something is rattling or lose its not a smooth quiet ride that I would except from a Cadillac. Could it be the Goodyear tires that came on it in stead of Michelin ?

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-cadillac-xt5-mystery-rattle/183499/2 "2022-04-09T22:15:31Z")

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A tire would not rattle. you could have a loose exhaust or heat shield.

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-cadillac-xt5-mystery-rattle/183499/3 "2022-04-09T22:20:45Z")

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also there have been a lot of complaints with owners of your vehicle having a rattle from the dash area.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-cadillac-xt5-mystery-rattle/183499/4 "2022-04-10T16:32:10Z")

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If it were the tires, why would it take five years to develop a rattle?  
As W-W noted, likely exhaust or the under dash as a source.