# Rattle

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/rattle/23072>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [December 7, 2008, 5:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rattle/23072 "2008-12-07T05:58:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![allport](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@allport](https://community.cartalk.com/u/allport)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 5:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rattle/23072/1 "2008-12-07T05:58:43Z")

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Hi, I have a rattle from under the front. It tends to be loudest when I let up on the gas, it often disappears when I step on the gas, and it always disappears when I brake. It also seems to be loudest when the road is wet, and it also seems to be louder when I turn left. Sometimes we don’t hear the rattle at all. My car has a lot of miles on it. Any suggestions? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![mr\_josh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mr_josh/32/3008_2.png) [@mr\_josh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mr_josh)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 9:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rattle/23072/2 "2008-12-07T09:02:51Z")

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I’m going to suggest that you have a loose exhaust heat shield, possibly worn motor mounts.

What kind of car, how many miles, and what kind of repairs and maintenance have been done to it?