Noise from Parcel Shelf when going over bumps?

[CristianG13]

Hi everyone,

I have an 18 plate Audi A5 Sportback and each time I go over bumps there's an annoying sound coming from the back of the car to the point it makes you dread driving over bumps..

I think it's the parcel shelf potentially? I don't think it's anything related to suspension as it comes from inside the car.

Has anyone experienced anything similar with the Sportback and managed to find the culprit?

Thank you,

Cristian

[alpha omega]

my old auid a4 2011 parcel shelf was not sitting right in place and making a knocking noise. so a few squirts of the smelly WD40 and massaging the mechanism on the parcel shelf for 15 minutes or so sorted itsorry i have no idea about an a5 2018 but this could be the problem...now sits in place and no knocking

[Magnet]

Hello Christian,

Have you removed the parcel shelf to test if the noise goes away?

Kind regards,

Gareth.

[alpha omega]

lol simplicity first

[CristianG13]

2 hours ago, Magnet said:

Hello Christian,

Have you removed the parcel shelf to test if the noise goes away?

Kind regards,

Gareth.

Hi, 

No, but that's what I should've done first.

I'll do that and see if thats indeed what's causing it as reports online point either to that or a speaker coming loose.

Kind regards,

Cristian

[Steve Q]

Keep us posted on how you get on 

[CristianG13]

I'll drive the car tomorrow for a bit so let's see if removing the shelf can help me pinpoint the root cause of the sound. 

[CristianG13]

I can say that after going every bump in sight with no parcel shelf, it is indeed the culprit.

Now, my challenge is to find exactly how to fix this as I am not sure if it's the shelf itself or the fit that's causing this issue.

[alpha omega]

please try what i suggested above

[CristianG13]

On 1/26/2024 at 10:21 PM, alpha omega said:

please try what i suggested above

I'll give it a try.

You applied the WD40 on the plastic bits on the side of the parcel shelf?

[alpha omega]

wherever the mechanism is that keeps the shelf in place