# VW Touareg noise on start-up (when cold)

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/vw-touareg-noise-on-start-up-when-cold/45355>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** touareg, volkswagen\
**Created:** [March 1, 2010, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vw-touareg-noise-on-start-up-when-cold/45355 "2010-03-01T20:56:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![KCEmilio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f0a364/32.png) [@KCEmilio](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KCEmilio)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vw-touareg-noise-on-start-up-when-cold/45355/1 "2010-03-01T20:56:03Z")

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I’ve got a 2007 T-reg that makes a horrendous rattle upon start-up, especially when cold. Makes it for about 2-5 seconds. If revved, it will go away. Once warm - no noise. Hot days, little noise at all, but only when the engine has not been running.