Rattling/Clicking sound on my 06 CLK Cab......
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Rattling/Clicking sound on my 06 CLK Cab......
Everytime I start my new CLK Cab up, I hear a rattling/clicking sound sound coming from the lower rear of the car----almost like a sound of pinballs rattling around--if that makes sense.
While in park, if you rev up the engine, it goes away--but comes back after you let your foot off accelerator. When in drive, after going over 5 mph, the sound goes away. I suspected a loose muffler or something like that. However, after looking under the rear of the car, I saw nothing out of the ordinary or loose.
Any ideas? Just irritating for a brand new 60K car.
I appreciate any insight.
While in park, if you rev up the engine, it goes away--but comes back after you let your foot off accelerator. When in drive, after going over 5 mph, the sound goes away. I suspected a loose muffler or something like that. However, after looking under the rear of the car, I saw nothing out of the ordinary or loose.
Any ideas? Just irritating for a brand new 60K car.
I appreciate any insight.
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2004 Silver CLK500
Get the catalytic converter checked..
Your problem looks suspiciously similar to the scraping sound that was coming from the undercarriage of my CLK500. The sound came when car was idle. In my case the culprit was the catalytic converter. I don't exactly know what was the problem, but the service advisor implied that this problem was quite common in CLKs. It is all covered under warranty, ask the service area to check for problems with the converter.
All the best,
Zee
All the best,
Zee
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Originally Posted by CharlestonGator
Everytime I start my new CLK Cab up, I hear a rattling/clicking sound sound coming from the lower rear of the car----almost like a sound of pinballs rattling around--if that makes sense.
While in park, if you rev up the engine, it goes away--but comes back after you let your foot off accelerator. When in drive, after going over 5 mph, the sound goes away. I suspected a loose muffler or something like that. However, after looking under the rear of the car, I saw nothing out of the ordinary or loose.
Any ideas? Just irritating for a brand new 60K car.
I appreciate any insight.
While in park, if you rev up the engine, it goes away--but comes back after you let your foot off accelerator. When in drive, after going over 5 mph, the sound goes away. I suspected a loose muffler or something like that. However, after looking under the rear of the car, I saw nothing out of the ordinary or loose.
Any ideas? Just irritating for a brand new 60K car.
I appreciate any insight.
Have you spoken to your service department? Since it is brand new, I assume you have a full warranty.
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From: Staten Island, NY
2005 clk 500 cab, 2004 Bmw 530I, 2008 E350 4matic, 2010 C300 4matic
i had the same prob. when i 1st got my 05 clk500 cab. i took it right to the dealer and made him take it for a ride w/ me in the car so i could id it.at about 5 mph he cleerly heard what sounded like a clicking noise, he then said that it was some kind of bareing that was under the car that needed to be oiled, it took all of 10 min to fix.. i hope this helps
Originally Posted by CharlestonGator
Everytime I start my new CLK Cab up, I hear a rattling/clicking sound sound coming from the lower rear of the car----almost like a sound of pinballs rattling around--if that makes sense.
While in park, if you rev up the engine, it goes away--but comes back after you let your foot off accelerator. When in drive, after going over 5 mph, the sound goes away. I suspected a loose muffler or something like that. However, after looking under the rear of the car, I saw nothing out of the ordinary or loose.
Any ideas? Just irritating for a brand new 60K car.
I appreciate any insight.
While in park, if you rev up the engine, it goes away--but comes back after you let your foot off accelerator. When in drive, after going over 5 mph, the sound goes away. I suspected a loose muffler or something like that. However, after looking under the rear of the car, I saw nothing out of the ordinary or loose.
Any ideas? Just irritating for a brand new 60K car.
I appreciate any insight.
