Hatch rattle squashed

[Dennisis]

Thankfully my MY has been almost rattle-free, though on rough patches I'd hear a "tinny" vibration coming from the hatch area. After several short investigative trips and failed searches I partially removed the top interior panel on the hatch by pulling where it meets the lower panel - it stayed attached at the top center. I discovered a hard black plastic bracket 12" or so long, one on each side, which when tapped in various locations seemed to produce the same sound I was hearing. I then ordered this on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004J64OOO

I applied in several locations between the bracket and the frame until I tapped and all sounded solid, then pressed the panel back into place and wiped everything down. Test drives lead me to believe this fixed the annoying rattle! (heavy knocks on wood here...)

Anyway, hope this may help someone else. If nothing else this "Quiet Tape" is good to keep in mind if you have a similar situation.
Cheers!

 

[spygame]

Thankfully my MY has been almost rattle-free, though on rough patches I'd hear a "tinny" vibration coming from the hatch area. After several short investigative trips and failed searches I partially removed the top interior panel on the hatch by pulling where it meets the lower panel - it stayed attached at the top center. I discovered a hard black plastic bracket 12" or so long, one on each side, which when tapped in various locations seemed to produce the same sound I was hearing. I then ordered this on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004J64OOO

I applied in several locations between the bracket and the frame until I tapped and all sounded solid, then pressed the panel back into place and wiped everything down. Test drives lead me to believe this fixed the annoying rattle! (heavy knocks on wood here...)

Anyway, hope this may help someone else. If nothing else this "Quiet Tape" is good to keep in mind if you have a similar situation.
Cheers!

I feel i have the same rattle and unable to pinpoint where it is coming from, on rough patches it is consisent. Which top interior panel are you referring to? on the hatch door itself?

 

[Dennisis]

I feel i have the same rattle and unable to pinpoint where it is coming from, on rough patches it is consisent. Which top interior panel are you referring to? on the hatch door itself?

Yes it’s the top U shaped panel on the hatch.

 

[TLLMRRJ]

I love a good tape product, so even though I am not chasing any rattles, I just ordered a roll of hushmat to add to inventory.

Thanks for the tip!

 

[mark95476]

+1

I've got the same tinging sound. I tapped around the rear hatch to try to locate it, but haven't tried opening it up yet. I have a service appointment this week so hopefully the tech can locate and fix it.

Thankfully my MY has been almost rattle-free, though on rough patches I'd hear a "tinny" vibration coming from the hatch area. After several short investigative trips and failed searches I partially removed the top interior panel on the hatch by pulling where it meets the lower panel - it stayed attached at the top center. I discovered a hard black plastic bracket 12" or so long, one on each side, which when tapped in various locations seemed to produce the same sound I was hearing. I then ordered this on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004J64OOO

I applied in several locations between the bracket and the frame until I tapped and all sounded solid, then pressed the panel back into place and wiped everything down. Test drives lead me to believe this fixed the annoying rattle! (heavy knocks on wood here...)

Anyway, hope this may help someone else. If nothing else this "Quiet Tape" is good to keep in mind if you have a similar situation.
Cheers!

 

[JavTPY]

Please report back and let us know if the tech finds and fixes that rattle. I took both panels apart and couldn’t find it.

 

[mark95476]

Nope! Ugh..

I scheduled a mobile service appointment to fix some of the ADDITIONAL trim+seal issues and rattles that appeared up after my SC appointment.

Please report back and let us know if the tech finds and fixes that rattle. I took both panels apart and couldn’t find it.