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Originally Posted by broknlgs24
i know you all are convinced that it's coming from the rear seat area, but have any of u considered sticking the felt pads on the hatch bump stops? when i first bought my '03, i had an annoying rattle which i swore sounded like it was coming from inside. i couldn't find it; so, i started looking elsewhere. then, it seemed to be coming from outside; so, i put weather stripping on the back of the rear license plate. still, the rattle was there. it wasn't until someone on here mentioned the rear hatch bump stops and putting the felt stickers on them that the rattle went away. as for now, i'm rattle free (knock on wood).
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I'm pretty sure that's a different noise altogether. I recently started noticing an occasional metallic *clunk* that I at first attributed to the jack in the spare tire compartment (because I had broken my jack holder strap changing a flat), but when the *clunk* was still there after getting a new strap and re-securing the jack, I realized it was probably the hatch. When I looked at it from the outside, it did seem as though the hatch was recessed a bit from the rear side panels, so I adjusted the stops out several turns. This def. helped with the *clunk* sound (although it still does it a little over big bumps, so I think I'll try the felt pads... ) but the faint plasticy vibration/rattle has been a separate thing entirely.