I'm in the same boat , I almost traded it in last week, but I decided to give it 1 more shot. The dealer picked it up today i'll let you know how I make out. It sucks I get pissed too why a 80,000 dollar car squeeks,creaks, and rattles is no excuse.

 

I just completed the recall work on the rattling last week. They had to replace bushings in the roof with rubber ones, versus plastic that were originally installed. The repair seems to work as I expected. I haven't heard the annoying rattling since I picked up the car.

 

Hi everyone. Hope people see this old thread. I have a 2004 XJ8 with 67400 miles on it. For the last 500 miles or so, I too have experienced a maddening creaking or rattling sound (one rattle though, it's always one knock or rattle at a time), usually when accelerating while at a slow speed or driving slowly over uneven road surfaces. For example, when driving into my garage yesterday from the alley in back of my house, the rattle/creaking occurred three or four times in the space of about two seconds. I took a look at that service bulletin mentioned earlier in this thread (jtb00002) but it specifies that the noise tends to come from the front or front left of the vehicles in question. But the noise in my car sounds like it's coming from the starboard B pillar area or even from inside the starboard rear door. Incredibly annoying. I think everyone here has a newer XJ than mine. Any guesses as to the cause?

 

From time to time I have had a rattle in the drivers side B pillar and found that is came from the seat belt detractor and that it went away after a week or two, but that was a couple of years ago and I attributed to the climatic conditions of temp and moisture.

 

You're in the wrong forum for your car. This one is for the XJ from 2009, yours is the previous model, (like mine). Whilst both cars are made totally of aluminium, the body shells are totally different.

 

All I was asking for was some insight into the creaking sound in my XJ. I know that this is the X 351 forum and that I have an X 350, but since this is where I found a discussion of such noises, I thought it was a good place to inquire.

 

OK, fair enough. Main reason for the creaks and groans on the X351, (current model XJ) was the sunshine roof installation. Its a complex assembly and clearly not well designed at all at least the early ones. Here in England the editor of the Jaguar Enthusiasts Club had to have the whole sunshine roof module replaced to cure the noise ! As for my car, and X350s in general, I have seen very few posts on creaking noises, it's not a problem generally, although obviously something is wrong in your car. Have you posted in the X350 forum yet ?

 

I will do that, although a search doesn't seem to yield a previous discussion. But I can certainly start a thread there.

 

Good, see you there. I think yours will be the first post re creaking noises ! When something like this starts, I always try to think back about what has happened with the car in the recent past.

 

I was hearing rattle from time to time coming from the back of sunroof. Ive noticed it goes away after washing the car. So I sprayed wd40 to the sunroof sealings from outside. Rattle is gone.

 

Since you've sprayed WD how often are you hearing the noises? Mine has the same noises no fix I went to Jaguar Lookers London twice they are rubish. I've paied alot of moneys for nothing I am still looking for a fix it's been 6 months since I am struggling to fix it.

 

I sprayed it and never heard a rattle since then. try to spray on sealings from the outside.

 

I will. I'll keep you posted if it's any improvement. Cheers

 

Once again i heard rattle in the back side from sunroof. I sprayed wd 40, my car is silent now.

 

Bump to this thread, if your still on this forum could you tell me where you sprayed the wd40?

Has any-one else had any success in sorting out the sunroof rattle on their X351?

 

Scroll up the thread and read serlock's comments: I was hearing rattle from time to time coming from the back of sunroof. Ive noticed it goes away after washing the car. So I sprayed wd40 to the sunroof sealings from outside. Rattle is gone.

 

Thanks I'll give it a go

 

As a more permanent solution many of us with XF models have found the same issue. If you get a tube of Sil-Glyde and open the sunroof and apply it liberally to the rubber sunroof seal that fixes it for a year or two. It's the rubber seal drying out and sticking to the metal lining of the sunroof