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Scion tC Rattles, Squeaks and Other Noises

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Re: Rattles from the hatch 06' TC [phindias] by mark19
Nov 07, 2005 (2:19 am)
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Replying to: phindias (Nov 01, 2005 11:43 pm)

if you look on the sides of the hatch.. left side, right side, you will see bumper stops on the hatch itself.. put some foam tape (adhesive type) to that area, and it should act as a buffer between the hatch and the other bumper stop it mates up to..
 
they are outside the hatch, on the left side and right side (black rubber with a big bolt holding it to the hatch)hope that explained it for you..
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Re: Rattles from the hatch 06' TC [mark19] by phindias
Nov 19, 2005 (8:06 pm)
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Replying to: mark19 (Nov 07, 2005 3:19 am)

After applying some foam tape to the bumper stops on the hatch, I can no longer hear the annoying rattling sound from the back. Thanks Mark19
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Re: Rattles from the hatch 06' TC [phindias] by tonka_tuph
Dec 05, 2005 (8:59 pm)
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Replying to: phindias (Nov 19, 2005 9:06 pm)

I have tried that idea. The rattling was on the passenger side.I had applied it to both sides and then the rattling started to come from the drive side. So i took it off the driver side, and then it was fine. I removed it all togher and it stopped temporarily. I'm beggining to think its a bad body design. The frame seems to warp when you go over bumps because i noticed a huge shift about in the placement of the foam tape. It moved from one side to the other, so i'm thinking that the hatch is not stable. Well i'll test this theory tommorow. Thanks for the post.
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Re: Rattles from the hatch 06' TC [tonka_tuph] by bhcar
Dec 06, 2005 (7:32 pm)
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Replying to: tonka_tuph (Dec 05, 2005 9:59 pm)

I fixed my hatch rattle by putting felt pads on the two rubber pieces on the left and right sides of the hatch.
That was two weeks ago and the I haven't heard a peep since.
The felt pads are the ones that you put on furniture bottoms to keep from scratching the floors.
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Re: Rattles from the hatch 06' TC [bhcar] by tonka_tuph
Dec 07, 2005 (3:43 pm)
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Replying to: bhcar (Dec 06, 2005 8:32 pm)

OK! This is great! I'm glad I brought my car into the dealer instead of trying to do it myself. I was goign to resolve to just putting tape on the rubber pieces you guys are talking about. But i brought it in and thank God one of the sales managers owns a TC or this could have been a never ending battle. So to make a long story short, i brought it in, the tech says he's seen the problem before. It was a really easy fix. took maybe 10min. Here's how he did it, the two rubber things on the hatch, no the ones on the bottom the ones on the side, he just adjusted those and made them and not its tight and snug! Perfect, no rattleing, just usaual noise from going over bumps. Problem Solved. I own an 06 Flint Micha TC
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06 Rattling from the rear...any answers? by tonka_tuph
Dec 03, 2005 (9:13 pm)
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Hey guys as my very first time buying a brand new car, I chose the scion tc. I am very happy with everything...to a point. Seems like i'm not the only one with the rattling problems. This rattling is coming from the rear also. I'm wondering if it is the hatch problem i'm reading everywhere. It sounds like its coming from the seats though.
 
I've only had had the car for 3 days, I noticed it as I was driving home from the dealer. I thought it might just be a loose article in the trunk that they forgot to secure. I got home and found everything tight and secure. The salesman said that he had some noise after reclining his rear seats, but as soon as he put them up it went away. I treid readjusting my rear seats back and forth between the reclind and inclined positions. I'm not sure if its coming from the seats for from the rear.
 
The sound is almost like a thump sometimes, then it can also sound like a clicking poping sound, like metal hitting metal.
 
Has anyone got any ideas. I'm brining it in to get looked at on Wednesday, but seems like bringing it in can become a disaster in itself after reading some posts. I'm so disappointed and pissed off.
 
Any comments would be appreciated.
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Re: 06 Rattling from the rear...any answers? [tonka_tuph] by axiomowner
Dec 04, 2005 (5:24 pm)
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Replying to: tonka_tuph (Dec 03, 2005 9:13 pm)

I recommend always having Scion try to fix it. However, check out this link for some pretty good causes/solutions.
 
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=89149
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Re: 06 Rattling from the rear...any answers? [tonka_tuph] by thomas16
Jan 06, 2006 (9:45 am)
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Replying to: tonka_tuph (Dec 03, 2005 9:13 pm)

Your experience sounds like the same exact story as mine. My dealer says it was listed as a "Technical Problem" I'm not sure of the terminology but it is a Bushing in the right rear strut. I've been waiting on the part for mine since December 27th. This is sounding like a common problem. It's a rattle that is hard to detect unless you have someone sitting in the back seat while you go over bumps - my dealer didn't think it was the muffler even though you can move it up and down easy like it's loose.
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Re: 06 Rattling from the rear...any answers? [thomas16] by thomas16
Jan 19, 2006 (5:53 am)
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Replying to: thomas16 (Jan 06, 2006 9:45 am)

Found out its a strut in the hatch not the back tire. Still makes a funny noise over bumps but its much better. There's some interesting fixes on other Scion forums as well. Simple fixes like putting furniture pads in spots that takes care of the rattle. I'm going back to read further and maybe try it.
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tuph by stickguy
Dec 07, 2005 (6:46 pm)
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just to be clear, he adjusted the ones that are attached to the body of the car, not the ones on the hatch, right?
 
I will look to see if that is an easy DIY. Put, just out of curiousity, I threw on a couple of felt chair pads last night.
 
Well, my hatch had been sqeaking so bad lately I was ready to trade it in on anything. After the bads, pretty much not a squeak today.
 
I still plan to take it in, but at least now I can live with it until after the holidays.
 
Even the roof seems to be creaking a bit less. It was either having a good day, or maybe the problems were relataed (somehow the hatch flexing was tweaking the roof)?
 
All I know is it ain't easy to cut 2 huge holes in the top of the car and keep the structural integrity intact.

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