Rattling Tailgate...

Hey all dont know if any one can help but ill ask any way ...

my tailgate has started rattling and its driving me insane i tried adjusting the latch on the body with no luck and now im outta ideas .... any one else had this problem or got a idea how to fix it ?

probably not helpful but are you sure it's not your muffler rattling at all, those things get loose and lose stuff holding them tight over the years, always sounded to me like the boot hatch..

Otherwise how does it rattle, shouldn't the rubber seal for water prevent it from rattling?

EDIT: oh wait a sec, have you had a look at the panel on the interior that covers the top latch area and wiring? also check the brake light, its plastic but can be poorly fit against the rear windscreen.

hope something here helps ;)

ill check the muffler but im 99% sure its the hatch.... i pulled the panel off the back of the hatch cause i thought it was the problem but its not ... i took the brake light out as the case was all cracked and it was annoying at night

thanks for your input

Try checking the speaker board.....mine was not align and keeps hitting the rear windscreen.

hope it helps.

check the latch,
the internal metal skin,
brake light at the window/mounting point,
check your number plate screws are tight,
check rubber stopper on the frame/hatch interface are still there,

if all else fails turn up your radio....

i got the same problem in i reckon the lock gets worn and dont sit right on the latch if you solve your rattly boot let me know how.

unscrew the 2 lower rubber stops to protrude out abit till it applies tension against the latch so prevents it rattling freely about

i did think of that but only one of mine winds out the other one is fixed in place and will not move ...

odd? both of mine can be screwed in/out

ive tried this still the same there fully screwed out

Just a thought.... My rattle ended up being my rear wiper motor which practically came apart due to too much bass from the sub... Lol... Replaced motor and rattle now gone...

mine only rattles when the road is uneven or i hit a bump ... so it pretty much rattles all the time i got 2 new rubbers for the tail gate but am yet to try them ill let every on know how i go

Could be your drop links on rear stabilizer.
I had similar problem rattling noise, I thought it was tailgate rattle.
Check your drop links both sides rear.
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my boot lock barrel linkage rod also made an annoying loose rattle, removed it

I ended up pop riviting the inspection hatch on the inside of the rear hatch .. damm thing rattled and vibrated no matter what I did with the screws and for access I just drill out the pop rivits .

I adjusted the stricker right forward on mine and now the lever inside dont work, have to use the key, but the door dont rattle no more

Hi all!
i replaced my hatch a while back but when i finally got around to re-installing the hatch brake light, i realized it was not as straightforward as i thought.

can anyone fill me in with or w/o pictures of ur existing hatch brake light? i might be missing a mounting bracket or something...?

thx in advance!


update:
after googling ard i found that not all k11's had the hatch brake light, and it so happens that when i replaced mine at a local scrapyard, i didn't pay attention to that detail :(

so, while simply drilling the necessary holes to mount the light is a simple job, i'm now wondering if there's any difference in the mould of the hatch between the ones with and w/o the brake light. Like, would there be a sunken area where the light would fit?

cheers!