Rear Deck "popping/clicking/tapping/ticking" noise.

[Sideways?]

This noise started for me a few weeks ago so I'm going to try the fix and see how I get on because it drives me absolutely nuts!!

Thanks for the whole thread, especially the updates to the first page, made it very easy to get the help I needed!

[sieeegel]

Well i thought for the longest time that it had something to do with the rear chassis. Unfortunately all of these tricks didnt solve the problem. I took today to figure out where the noise was coming from and i think i found 2 areas.

1) The rear part of the headliner, where there is an anchor point with roof the car, there constantly is a rattle at various speeds. I think it has some thing do with the actual anchor hitting the roof of the car when i go over bumps

2) This is where i think the noise is really coming from: the rear right airbag. I removed the plastic cover for the rear airbag and gently tapped the rolled up bag. When i tapped the bag, I could hear the annoying vibration noise that has been driving me mad. I put a tiny piece of cloth around one of the metal hooks that attach the airbag to the steel chassis to dampen the noise. I put everything back together and the noise seems to be gone!

If people have been having issues with this rear deck noise and the tricks in the thread do not seem to work, I would suggest looking at the rear passenger side airbag.

[Captain Insano]

I will look into that. Thanks!

[Jayde]

Originally Posted by sieeegel

Well i thought for the longest time that it had something to do with the rear chassis. Unfortunately all of these tricks didnt solve the problem. I took today to figure out where the noise was coming from and i think i found 2 areas.

1) The rear part of the headliner, where there is an anchor point with roof the car, there constantly is a rattle at various speeds. I think it has some thing do with the actual anchor hitting the roof of the car when i go over bumps

2) This is where i think the noise is really coming from: the rear right airbag. I removed the plastic cover for the rear airbag and gently tapped the rolled up bag. When i tapped the bag, I could hear the annoying vibration noise that has been driving me mad. I put a tiny piece of cloth around one of the metal hooks that attach the airbag to the steel chassis to dampen the noise. I put everything back together and the noise seems to be gone!

If people have been having issues with this rear deck noise and the tricks in the thread do not seem to work, I would suggest looking at the rear passenger side airbag.

Any chance you could do a little DIY on how to check for this?

[CJB]

Originally Posted by sieeegel

Well i thought for the longest time that it had something to do with the rear chassis. Unfortunately all of these tricks didnt solve the problem. I took today to figure out where the noise was coming from and i think i found 2 areas.

1) The rear part of the headliner, where there is an anchor point with roof the car, there constantly is a rattle at various speeds. I think it has some thing do with the actual anchor hitting the roof of the car when i go over bumps

2) This is where i think the noise is really coming from: the rear right airbag. I removed the plastic cover for the rear airbag and gently tapped the rolled up bag. When i tapped the bag, I could hear the annoying vibration noise that has been driving me mad. I put a tiny piece of cloth around one of the metal hooks that attach the airbag to the steel chassis to dampen the noise. I put everything back together and the noise seems to be gone!

If people have been having issues with this rear deck noise and the tricks in the thread do not seem to work, I would suggest looking at the rear passenger side airbag.

You may be on to something. When I first heard my noise, I also traced it to behind the rear right-hand side airbag cover. However, I assumed it was the cover itself rattling. I had just gotten the car back from the tinter, and I assumed they put the paneling back on incorrectly after completing the job. Sure enough, there were some clips that were not correctly seated. Long story short though, over a month later, I still haven't gotten to the bottom of it.

Tonight, I went as far as removing the entire rear decklid cover, and so far the noise is gone. I'm going to leave it off and see how it does at highway speeds tomorrow before declaring victory though. If that solves it, obviously I still need to determine what part of the decklid is causing it.

If anyone decides to go this route, a tutorial can be found here for removing the rear decklid.

[jacjac3]

Just got it back from the dealer. They changed the hpfp, drl right and left, and tail light.
They also did the tsb for popping sound. It's still here, louder than before. Fml.

[Sportsguy83]

Originally Posted by jacjac3

Just got it back from the dealer. They changed the hpfp, drl right and left, and tail light.
They also did the tsb for popping sound. It's still here, louder than before. Fml.

Let me warn you before getting hopes up. There is a good chance the crickets will be back.

[jacjac3]

Originally Posted by Sportsguy83

Let me warn you before getting hopes up. There is a good chance the crickets will be back.

I know there is a chance. I just wanted to do it before a tune and mods. That way I can say it was happening before the mods

[ravenblackfrs]

Welp.... add me to the list... I hear them. More so when I run over bumps. I thought I was kicking up rocks and they were hitting the body pan of the car... but nope, must be this... thanks for the info guys. Going to ask my dealer what TSB's are out and what has been Complied With.

[CJB]

Drove to work today with the declkid cover and c-pillar covers removed, and the noise is only amplified. There is a rattling noise coming from each c-pillar, which is where the rear airbags are. There was also a popping noise coming from the decklid itself, which seems to come and go. These noises are really souring my opinion of this car. I'll try some things again tonight.

[sieeegel]

Later tonight I will put together a brief DIY on how to get rid of the sound.

[ravenblackfrs]

Originally Posted by sieeegel

Well i thought for the longest time that it had something to do with the rear chassis. Unfortunately all of these tricks didnt solve the problem. I took today to figure out where the noise was coming from and i think i found 2 areas.

1) The rear part of the headliner, where there is an anchor point with roof the car, there constantly is a rattle at various speeds. I think it has some thing do with the actual anchor hitting the roof of the car when i go over bumps

2) This is where i think the noise is really coming from: the rear right airbag. I removed the plastic cover for the rear airbag and gently tapped the rolled up bag. When i tapped the bag, I could hear the annoying vibration noise that has been driving me mad. I put a tiny piece of cloth around one of the metal hooks that attach the airbag to the steel chassis to dampen the noise. I put everything back together and the noise seems to be gone!

If people have been having issues with this rear deck noise and the tricks in the thread do not seem to work, I would suggest looking at the rear passenger side airbag.

Originally Posted by CJB

Drove to work today with the declkid cover and c-pillar covers removed, and the noise is only amplified. There is a rattling noise coming from each c-pillar, which is where the rear airbags are. There was also a popping noise coming from the decklid itself, which seems to come and go. These noises are really souring my opinion of this car. I'll try some things again tonight.

Pisses me off too... I just turn the radio up... lol... but thats not the fix for it. I'm not pulling shit apart either, I'm going to go to the dealership I got it from, and take my sales guy for a ride and let him hear it... then I'm going to give him a print out of this forum and then let them fix it... I shouldn't have to do ANYTHING when I just bought the car with 6700 miles on it.

[Jayde]

Originally Posted by sieeegel

Later tonight I will put together a brief DIY on how to get rid of the sound.

*Waits patiently for DIY*

[whtchocla7e]

I definately hear a popping sound coming from the back of the car. Used to it by now, lol.