Rattling Noise Inside Trunk Hatch!!?!?
I have the same rattle (the only one in the entire car). Since the hatch lid itself sits almost entirely on top of weather stripping which acts as a cushion, it can't be the hatch metal itself. Has to be the trim piece. If it is the trum, inserting a few tiny tightly folded pieces of paper (no wider than the nail on your pinky) between the trim and the hatch should provide enough cushion to stop it. I am going to give it a go this weekend and see what happens.
Same problem here...i have stock cat-back. It sounds like it's coming from the left rear hatch/seatbelt area, its likea ding ding ding when i go over bumpy roads, but you can only hear it when the car is warm
I notice this noise as well...especially on uneven pavement. My car is not lowered nor does it have an aftermarket exhaust. Still can't figure out where the heck the noise is coming from. Can it be the rear strut bar?
I'm going to let WCN take a peek at it. Will let you guys know the results.
I'm going to let WCN take a peek at it. Will let you guys know the results.
Originally Posted by Chad68
I love quoting myself.
I added a second thin shim and the noise has once again gone away. I noticed that when I removed the catch to install the 2nd shim, that one of the 2 screws was not as tight as the other one, Even though I torqed the **** out of both screws, it still loosend a tiny bit, probably because the shim got compacted. So I added the second shim, so if or I should say when it starts doing it again, I'm just going to try to re-torque the screws and see if that's what caused it. If that's what it is I'll then try adding loctite to the threads.
And if those don't work then I'll push it off a cliff.
I added a second thin shim and the noise has once again gone away. I noticed that when I removed the catch to install the 2nd shim, that one of the 2 screws was not as tight as the other one, Even though I torqed the **** out of both screws, it still loosend a tiny bit, probably because the shim got compacted. So I added the second shim, so if or I should say when it starts doing it again, I'm just going to try to re-torque the screws and see if that's what caused it. If that's what it is I'll then try adding loctite to the threads.
And if those don't work then I'll push it off a cliff.
Well that didn't work. SO I removed the plastic hatch cover and drove around for a few minutes and didn't hear anything, so I'll leave that off for a while and see how that goes.
NICE CAR!!!!
UPDATE:
Just letting you guys know, I did end up going through a lawyer for the lemon law. Although Nissan wont buy the Z back, they are gonna give me an alright settlement, close to $3,000. It'll do I guess...
Just letting you guys know, I did end up going through a lawyer for the lemon law. Although Nissan wont buy the Z back, they are gonna give me an alright settlement, close to $3,000. It'll do I guess...
WOW where the Hell is my 3 grand haha.
I removed the plastic hatch cover alltogether about a week ago and I haven't heard the annoying rattle. Only when I hit a large bump do I hear any type of noise from the hatch and it's not very often. I still say it sounds like the latch.
So now I'm thinking MAYBE it's the plastic hatch cover and not metal or possibly the metal push clips on the cover. Sometimes the noise sounds metalic and sometimes it almost sounds like plastic.
If the plastic is cold it could sound more like metal and when warm sound more like plastic?? Dunno. So I'm going to use silicon on those pink plastic push tabs to eliminate them form flopping around and run sticky soft foam tape (not double side tape) along all the plastoc hatch covers edges and insulate the metal push tabs and see WTF that does.
I'm not ready to give up yet but would still like my 3 grand
I removed the plastic hatch cover alltogether about a week ago and I haven't heard the annoying rattle. Only when I hit a large bump do I hear any type of noise from the hatch and it's not very often. I still say it sounds like the latch.
So now I'm thinking MAYBE it's the plastic hatch cover and not metal or possibly the metal push clips on the cover. Sometimes the noise sounds metalic and sometimes it almost sounds like plastic.
If the plastic is cold it could sound more like metal and when warm sound more like plastic?? Dunno. So I'm going to use silicon on those pink plastic push tabs to eliminate them form flopping around and run sticky soft foam tape (not double side tape) along all the plastoc hatch covers edges and insulate the metal push tabs and see WTF that does.
I'm not ready to give up yet but would still like my 3 grand
Ok. I had the same noise. I searched for it. Mine only came in to play at speeds greater then 50 mph.
Well two weeks ago I had the Z in a rack.I found the FLOOR SIDE FAIRING on the drivers was missing one of the two nuts.
See attached
Maybe this my help someone
Chad
Well two weeks ago I had the Z in a rack.I found the FLOOR SIDE FAIRING on the drivers was missing one of the two nuts.
See attached
Maybe this my help someone
Chad
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From: belgium ledegem
same problem here:(
i'm going to try to explain it well but my english isnt that great
everytime i turn a little fast its like they throw a rock in to the backwheel on the passenger side but there is never a scratch on the car!!!is this the same kind of sound you hear
the sound is really driving me mad cause i al ready had the same problem on my MB clk230
but now i'm a man on a mission and i will find it
.tomorow i going to check it all out with the information you have me in the topic and i will let you now
thx
and good luck everyone in finding the problem
grtz
everytime i turn a little fast its like they throw a rock in to the backwheel on the passenger side but there is never a scratch on the car!!!is this the same kind of sound you hearthe sound is really driving me mad cause i al ready had the same problem on my MB clk230
but now i'm a man on a mission and i will find it.tomorow i going to check it all out with the information you have me in the topic and i will let you nowthx
and good luck everyone in finding the problem
grtz
Originally Posted by mndthegap1
also make sure the spare is tight if its loose it may be rattling.
Originally Posted by HIGHTECHZ
After I put in my exhaust, I got the rattles too. I think I have narrowed it to the plastic trim on the hatch itself.
I bought a small vacuum the other day and it was a tight fit, pushing against both the floor on the bottom and the hatch on top. Not a single sound or vibration on the way home. I checked it out and the box wasn't touching any of the sides or panels, just the floor and the hatch. I have some sound deadening I will try and get back to this thread and let you know how it goes.
Anyone else have this problem with the trunk rattling? It sucks!
I bought a small vacuum the other day and it was a tight fit, pushing against both the floor on the bottom and the hatch on top. Not a single sound or vibration on the way home. I checked it out and the box wasn't touching any of the sides or panels, just the floor and the hatch. I have some sound deadening I will try and get back to this thread and let you know how it goes.
Anyone else have this problem with the trunk rattling? It sucks!
Try holding the 3rd brake light cover when you hear the noise that was my problem i wedge it to stop sound
