Has anyone else noticed a sqeak or rattle coming from the rear hatch? When we ride over a rough road or hit a bump, there is a noticeable noise coming from the rear. I can reproduce the noise by holding the hatch open and shaking it a bit. Will definitely take it back to our VW dealer. Hopefully some lubrication or adjustment will take care of this.
Rattle from rear hatch
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I noticed a bit of this going over railroad tracks, so I rotated the two bump stops on corners of the hatch about a half a turn. The power tailgate had no problem latching and I haven't noticed any further rattle.
I did that as well with no results. But when washing the car I noticed that the rear tail light wasn't properly seated. So I pushed it in just above the VW emblem. Problem solved. No rattle or squeak now.
Do you have a gap between the hatch and trim piece?
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Yes it was wider and seemed loose in the center. When you pushed on the closed hatch there was a squeak which was similar to the sound I could hear in the car over large bumps. When I pushed on the center of the light bar there was a definite snap as though a clip connected into it's spot. Still a gap but not as large and no play.
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Mine too..Its coming from the seat belt inside the right back seat. Yes,inside the back seat the seat belt is mounted. Not sure how to fix that,but darn its irritating. I dont think its possible to open up the back seat to fix this without breaking it to pieces. Hope I'm wrong
Thanks for this post, I had a squeak start and I couldn't figure out what it was. Mine was the same thing. The rear tail light was protruding just a bit. I pushed it in and it doesn't creak anymore. I have to go to the dealer for maintenance on another problem so I will have them look at this as well
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mine seems to be rattling/squeaking from the rear tail light assmblly too, i'll try pushing near the logo to see if it snaps in, right now it seems to be coming from the outer corners of the tail light part on the hatch itself
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Anyone also hearing/feeling a vibration in addition to the hatch rattle? Every time I hit any kind of bump, I get the rattle as well as a vibration that takes maybe a quarter second to settle and also seems to be coming from the hatch. I've tried adjusting the bump stops but doesn't help. I took everything out of the rear as well so I don't think its an object vibrating. Started happening about 4-5 months into ownership. I feel like it's the hatch vibrating, but I would've thought tightening up the bump stops would have helped.
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