Does anyone else have this problem?
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Pro
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From: Jacksonville FL
Does anyone else have this problem?
When I open the rear hatch I hear a gasket/plastic squeak like sound up at the hinges. The dealer replaced the weather stripping but it still makes the same noise. They then checked the new vettes on the lot and several made the same noise. They kept my car a few extra hours and had GM on the phone but were unable to figure it out.
Is anyone else hearing this noise? Has anyone else had it taken care of successfully?
Is anyone else hearing this noise? Has anyone else had it taken care of successfully?
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If it makes the noise while it is opening and/or closing, it may be the oil flowing through the valving in the struts that dampen hatch movement.
Melting Slicks
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I've never heard the noise you describe. I've had 3 C6 coupes, 05, 07 and now an 09. I just went out to the garage and listened very carefully. It was perfectly quiet.
What kind of temperatures are you dealing with. Cold or warm can affect things, such as the struts mentioned.
What kind of temperatures are you dealing with. Cold or warm can affect things, such as the struts mentioned.
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Pro
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From: Jacksonville FL
I am in Florida, but warm or cool it still makes the noise. I have 19,000 miles (yeah, no garage queen here) and it just started making the noise a few months ago. I can live with it but I find it funny that the first time I reported it the dealer said they fixed it. So this time they struggle with it for a day and say "we have no idea".
I also had to have my climate control buttons replaced. The defroster button would not push in. They had to tear the dash apart for that and I was really thinking hard about just living with the problem but they fixed it and no damage to the car. It was a good day (two actually) at the dealer.
I also had to have my climate control buttons replaced. The defroster button would not push in. They had to tear the dash apart for that and I was really thinking hard about just living with the problem but they fixed it and no damage to the car. It was a good day (two actually) at the dealer.
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I have the same sound on my '09 Z06, it sounds like the weather seal is rubbing near the hinge when the hatch opens.
Not worth fixing to me. Why give the local dealer a chance to mess something else up !
Not worth fixing to me. Why give the local dealer a chance to mess something else up !