If you identify a noise on your vehicle, you are right to be aware of it and take it seriously, although it is conceivable that nothing major will occur, it is also conceivable that it is the indication of a more critical repair. A noise that shows up in the trunk of your Cadillac DTS is thankfully more a indication of a small manipulation or restoration, rather than a complicated one. To help you in your research, we have chosen to write this article to present you with the most likely solutions to your issue. First we will see that this trunk noise on your Cadillac DTS can come from accumulated dirt, the issue can also come from a loose lock and finally, it can even come from a simple rivet that sits inside your bumper.
Noise in the trunk Cadillac DTS : Built up dirt that causes poor closing
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We will therefore begin with a trunk noise on your Cadillac DTS induced by dirt accumulated on your joints, lock for example. Indeed, it is conceivable that on a vehicle that is already a few years old and whose cleaning is not always a top priority or that the roads used are not very clean that dirt accumulates at the trunk gasket. This issue causes a poor closure of the trunk and a noise that can sound like a crack. To verify if you are in this condition, open the trunk of your Cadillac DTS, check the state of the gasket that goes around the entire tailgate and clean it with a wet/soap cloth, dry the whole thing and try to close the trunk and take a dentred road to see the difference. If this is not the case, continue to the other hypotheses that will probably give a solution. It is conceivable however that you have a trunk noise on your Cadillac DTS that is connected to other sources such as shock absorbers, do not hesitate to read this article on the noises at the back of a Cadillac DTS.
Noise in the trunk of my Cadillac DTS : Loose lock, clicking noise
Second possibility, you may also, over time, encounter a locking system that has taken up some play. And this is one of the most potential possibilities. Indeed, knowing a trunk noise on your Cadillac DTS is very frequently connected to this issue. Different solutions are available to you subject to the level of play you have with your lock. The first is that in some cases the offset is minimal and a simple greasing of the mechanism with thick grease is appropriate to resolve the trouble. Secondly, it is also conceivable that you really have a lot of play on your lock and that each time the trunk “jumps”, in which circumstance you would have to remove the cover that enables access to the lock (inside the trunk). Then, using torx screws, you unscrew the striker attached to the threshold, simply push it back a little towards the inside of the trunk and tighten it again. Be sure you verify the centering of the striker in relation to the trunk lock. If after verifying the trunk of your Cadillac DTS closes badly, it means that you have moved it too far, replicate the procedure by pushing the striker less.
Noise in my trunk Cadillac DTS : Rivet following plate change in the trunk/ bumper
Finally, one of the last possibilities. It is that following a license plate change you were unfortunate and that a piece of rivet fell backside your plate. Indeed, when a plate swap is done, to take out the old one the technique used is to drill the existing rivets to be able to release the license plate. Unfortunately, it can happen that part of the rivet falls into the hole of the bumper and it will therefore wander inside the bumper and can trigger an annoying noise. To check that it is this problem you are experiencing, and that you have a trunk noise on your Cadillac DTS linked to a rivet, you will need to verify that it is in the tailgate open it and stir it to discern the noise. If this is your situation, you will have to take out the linings from the trunk to remove it. Finally, if it is your bumper, it is in this rarer and more embarrassing situation, you will have to take out the bumper to remove the bits of rivet that are running around.
