If you pay attention to a noise on your vehicle, you are right to be aware of it and take it seriously, although it is conceivable that nothing serious will result, it is also conceivable that it is the sign of a more significant fix. A noise that happens in the trunk of your Scion tC is fortunately more a signal of a small correction or fix, rather than a complex one. To support you in your research, we have decided to generate this content page to present you with the most likely solutions to your trouble. First we will see that this trunk noise on your Scion tC can come from accumulated dirt, the trouble 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 Scion tC : Built up dirt that triggers poor closing
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We will therefore begin with a trunk noise on your Scion tC caused by dirt accumulated on your joints, lock for example. In fact, 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 trouble triggers a poor closure of the trunk and a noise that can sound like a crack. To verify if you are in this scenario, open the trunk of your Scion tC, examine the condition of the gasket that runs 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 improvement. 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 Scion tC that is connected to other sources such as shock absorbers, do not hesitate to consult this content page on the noises at the back of a Scion tC.
Noise in the trunk of my Scion tC : Loose lock, clicking noise
Second possibility, you may also, over time, experience a locking system that became loose. And this is one of the most potential possibilities. In fact, knowing a trunk noise on your Scion tC is very frequently connected to this trouble. Different solutions are existing to you subject to the level of play you have with your lock. The first is that oftentimes the offset is minimal and a simple greasing of the mechanism with thick grease is enough to eliminate 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 will allow access to the lock (inside the trunk). Then, using torx screws, you unscrew the striker attached to the threshold, just push it back a little towards the inside of the trunk and tighten it again. Don’t forget to verify the centering of the striker in regards to the trunk lock. If after verifying the trunk of your Scion tC closes badly, it means that you have moved it too far, replicate the process by pushing the striker less.
Noise in my trunk Scion tC : Rivet following plate swap in the trunk/ bumper
Finally, one of the last possibilities. It is that following a license plate swap you were unlucky and that a piece of rivet fell backside your plate. In fact, when a plate replacement is done, to remove the old one the process used is to drill the existing rivets in order to released 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 generate an annoying noise. To check that it is this problem you are experiencing, and that you have a trunk noise on your Scion tC 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 remove 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 remove the bumper to remove the bits of rivet that are running around.
