jonathan909 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 This has been drivng me nuts. I replaced those two little springy-things with what seemed light a tighter pair, and the rattle persists. What's the fix? New gasket or something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 check the license plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzam Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Are you sure it's the hatch? I had a license plate that used to make a lot of noise. Is it while driving only ar can you get it to make the sound manually? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan909 Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share Posted March 16, 2019 (edited) This isn't a light-and-tinny plate rattle - it's a got-some-mass door rattle. It manifests with normal road vibration; when I wiggle it by hand it seems like there's the play that would cause it. What's left other than the gasket (which seems to be in pretty good shape) and those little springy-things? The latch itself? Do they wear? Edited March 16, 2019 by jonathan909 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forester2002s Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Try wrapping some electrician-tape around the mating surface on the latch-loop (the steel-loop attached to the sill of the trunk). No too much tape, or else the latch won't work. Just a wrap or two can cure rattling a hatch-back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan909 Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 That sounds like a perfectly terrible answer - I despise electrical tape at the best of times, and in this case it's guaranteed to get trashed and spread its disgusting gooey adhesive all over the damn place. But it might be a good diagnostic for a worn latch mechanism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Pull the cover around the latch hook on the body. There are 2 12mm bolts that hold it. Mark it's present location, loosen the bolts and give it a good tap. it will move back about an 1/8". That should do it. It's worked for me more than once. Larry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carfreak85 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I agree with @Imdew, you need to adjust the latch to tighten the hatch to the body when shut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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