Trunk Rattle?

daleks · 09-03-2010, 03:38 PM

I took apart my trunk plastic to figure out what was going on. I had a few issues:

1. There was a loose metal bracket behind the rear most plastic cover. The bolt was loose enough to rotate by hand.

2. There is a lot of play in the hatch latch. If you can shut the hatch and still press down with plenty of play, then you will hear a *whump* noise when going over bumps. You can either adjust the latch, let the dealer adjust the latch, or put 75 cents worth of rubber washers in the rubber stopper receivers near the weather stripping.

3. The foam insert to the right of the spare tire didn't have the velcro wrapped around the spare tire. It left too much clearance for the top foam insert with the large cutout to flop around; it's supposed to be held in from the sides.

4. My owner's manual container was in the parcel box behind the passenger seat. It doesn't fit snugly and flops around when going over bumps.

One other thing I noticed when driving around trying to diagnose the issue is while I had the plastic out I had a noise that sounded like an occasional rattle. I thought it may be gas sloshing around (I had the plastic out so I heard all sorts of noises) and after filling up it went away. I'm probably totally off base on that, but that's what happened.

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09-03-2010, 03:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
daleks Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: St. Louis Posts: 424 Drives: 2011 Evo X MR Rep Power: 17	I took apart my trunk plastic to figure out what was going on. I had a few issues: 1. There was a loose metal bracket behind the rear most plastic cover. The bolt was loose enough to rotate by hand. 2. There is a lot of play in the hatch latch. If you can shut the hatch and still press down with plenty of play, then you will hear a whump noise when going over bumps. You can either adjust the latch, let the dealer adjust the latch, or put 75 cents worth of rubber washers in the rubber stopper receivers near the weather stripping. 3. The foam insert to the right of the spare tire didn't have the velcro wrapped around the spare tire. It left too much clearance for the top foam insert with the large cutout to flop around; it's supposed to be held in from the sides. 4. My owner's manual container was in the parcel box behind the passenger seat. It doesn't fit snugly and flops around when going over bumps. One other thing I noticed when driving around trying to diagnose the issue is while I had the plastic out I had a noise that sounded like an occasional rattle. I thought it may be gas sloshing around (I had the plastic out so I heard all sorts of noises) and after filling up it went away. I'm probably totally off base on that, but that's what happened.