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Lift gate rattling
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Stewart
2021 MY, blue/black FSD & Tow
Can you be a bit more specific? I do have some noise back there when driving (bumps)but haven’t spent time- yet to sort out where it’s coming from.
Take a passenger with you and have them sit close to the noise and see if they can push or pull something that affects the noise.
I did that with my Y and passenger located inside the front vent rattled. Mobile service took it apart and was done in 30 mins. Maybe you will get lucky and be able to DIY or find some way to stop it temporarily.
I did that with my Y and passenger located inside the front vent rattled. Mobile service took it apart and was done in 30 mins. Maybe you will get lucky and be able to DIY or find some way to stop it temporarily.
Yes, it turned out to be in the area of the lift gate hinge. If you apply pressure to the trip trim piece, the creak is there. I also heard it when opening or closing. I took it upon myself and relief the gaps of the panels a slight bit. But what really did it is loosening and retightening the bolt to the antenna amp, which relief the stress between the pieces.
Falcon73
Member
On ours it was the license plate holder. I put some pads under the corners which helps with the noise. Hopefully it won't mar the paint over time.
I hate to post another rattling issue, but since they seem to come up a lot, I was wondering if anyone could help me identify the cause of some rattling coming from the lift gate. I've included a 15 second video where you can hear it pretty clearly.
From other threads, I've heard of people adjusting the rubber stoppers, padding their license plate (I did this and it was definitely not the issue), looking at their subwoofer/amplifyer assembly, etc.
I'm hoping to try out a few fixes, but I may just create a SC appointment. The noise is fairly loud and had been happening since delivery in mid November of this year. To be honest, it puts a huge damper on the whole driving experience of this car.
Video of rattling:
From other threads, I've heard of people adjusting the rubber stoppers, padding their license plate (I did this and it was definitely not the issue), looking at their subwoofer/amplifyer assembly, etc.
I'm hoping to try out a few fixes, but I may just create a SC appointment. The noise is fairly loud and had been happening since delivery in mid November of this year. To be honest, it puts a huge damper on the whole driving experience of this car.
Video of rattling:
Tha_Ape
Active Member
A friend of mine got their Y a couple weeks ago and told me they had a rattle coming from the back. Not sure if its the same one, didnt press them on it since its a new car and I didnt want to pry. They set up a service appointment.
I'm sure they'll fix it... so much for improved QC at the factory. One day they'll learn it costs them more in the long run to fix this stuff post delivery.
I'm sure they'll fix it... so much for improved QC at the factory. One day they'll learn it costs them more in the long run to fix this stuff post delivery.
ElectricAnt54
Active Member
ElectricAnt54
Active Member
I was able to locate the source of my trunk/lift gate rattle after 4 months. I sat in the trunk with a friend driving me over rough road to trigger it.
The back plastic trim was loose where I have wedged foam and I was able to hear it coming from here in minutes. Applying gentle pressure to this corner stopped rattling, which came back as soon as I lifted pressure. The foam “fixes” it but is disappointing.
Since I’m not able to replicate it consistently, my service center has so far not tried to fix it saying they can’t reproduce it, and even telling me it sounds like my foam fixed it
Anyways, I hadn’t seen this spot being the source in my months of searching.. so sharing here in case it helps someone. At least the insane rattle has stopped for good with my foam even if Tesla won’t fix this.
The back plastic trim was loose where I have wedged foam and I was able to hear it coming from here in minutes. Applying gentle pressure to this corner stopped rattling, which came back as soon as I lifted pressure. The foam “fixes” it but is disappointing.
Since I’m not able to replicate it consistently, my service center has so far not tried to fix it saying they can’t reproduce it, and even telling me it sounds like my foam fixed it
Anyways, I hadn’t seen this spot being the source in my months of searching.. so sharing here in case it helps someone. At least the insane rattle has stopped for good with my foam even if Tesla won’t fix this.
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Benito1283
2021 MYLR 19"
I wonder if some clear silicone where you have that foam would stop the rattle.I was able to locate the source of my trunk/lift gate rattle after 4 months. I sat in the trunk with a friend driving me over rough road to trigger it.
The back plastic trim was loose where I have wedged foam and I was able to hear it coming from here in minutes. Applying gentle pressure to this corner stopped rattling, which came back as soon as I lifted pressure. The foam “fixes” it but is disappointing.
Since I’m not able to replicate it consistently, my service center has so far not tried to fix it saying they can’t reproduce it, and even telling me it sounds like my foam fixed it
Anyways, I hadn’t seen this spot being the source in my months of searching.. so sharing here in case it helps someone. At least the insane rattle has stopped for good with my foam even if Tesla won’t fix this.
I’ll have to try that. Now that I know this is the issue, something clear there dampening the plastic hitting glass would fix it I'm sure. Foam was a crude way to verify it went away before moving on to a better DIY fix, so thanks for the tip there!
FOOLSLFDRVNG
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ElectricAnt54
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Wow! This was the source of some noise when I go over particularly bumpy roads. One side of my trunk trim was very flexible in the red areas. The other side if firm with not flexibility anywhere. The red box with the black line denotes the area where the trunk trim overlaps with other trim and there is a lot of looseness which allows the two pieces to make noises in some road conditions.
Any solutions besides the foam "fix" by @Interplanetary? I found mine makes rattle noise on both sides. I am thinking about applying felt tape but the edge is too thin to adhere anything on it.
ElectricAnt54
Active Member
Make sure your lift gate plastic trim is not loose like mine. In this photo you can see mine is separating from metal. Mine freely moves up and down. Other side has no movement. This is source of my rattles. Making appointment this weekend.
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