The car's engine rattled and died.

Our truck, whose wheels by this time were balls of mud, was pulled forward, while its engine rattled helplessly.

Megan parked, cringing as the Lumina's engine knocked and rattled before going silent.

The engine rattled on pathetically for half a minute.

At idle all is not so peaceful, the new engine rattling away in typically diesel-like fashion.

Kramer pressed the starter button and the engine rattled into life.

Travis closed the door, and she heard the engine rattle to a start.

The engine rattled to life fitfully, despite having been run earlier in the day.

The engine sputtered and almost stalled, then caught itself and rattled away.

The engine rattled and wheezed, and Paul knew it was about to give up the ghost.