If you notice a noise on your automobile, you are right to be concerned of it and take it seriously, although it is possible that nothing major will result, it is also possible that it is the signal of a more critical fix. A noise that happens in the trunk of your Audi E-Tron is fortunately more a indication of a small adjustment or service, rather than a difficult one. To help you in your research, we have chosen to write this content page to present you with the most likely solutions to your issue. First we will see that this trunk noise on your Audi E-Tron can come from built up 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 Audi E-Tron : Accumulated dirt that causes poor closing
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We will therefore begin with a trunk noise on your Audi E-Tron caused by dirt accumulated on your joints, lock for example. Indeed, it is possible that on a automobile 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 builds up 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 circumstance, open the trunk of your Audi E-Tron, 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 impact. If this is not the case, continue to the other hypotheses that will probably give a solution. It is possible however that you have a trunk noise on your Audi E-Tron that is related to other sources such as shock absorbers, do not hesitate to consult this content page on the noises at the back of a Audi E-Tron.
Noise in the trunk of my Audi E-Tron : Loose lock, clicking noise
Second probability, you may also, over time, be the victim of a locking system that has taken up some play. And this is one of the most probably alternatives. Indeed, knowing a trunk noise on your Audi E-Tron is very frequently related to this issue. Some solutions are existing to you depending on 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 system with thick grease is enough to eliminate the trouble. Secondly, it is also possible that you really have a lot of play on your lock and that each time the trunk “jumps”, in which case you would have to take out the cover that allows 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. Make sure to verify the centering of the striker in regards to the trunk lock. If after verifying the trunk of your Audi E-Tron closes badly, it means that you have moved it too far, replicate the operation by pushing the striker less.
Noise in my trunk Audi E-Tron : 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. Indeed, when a plate swap is done, to take out the old one the process used is to drill the existing rivets to be able to put out the license plate. Sadly, 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 create an annoying noise. To check that it is this problem you are experiencing, and that you have a trunk noise on your Audi E-Tron linked to a rivet, you will need to verify that it is in the tailgate open it and stir it to identify 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 take out the bumper to remove the bits of rivet that are running around.
