If you pay attention to a noise on your vehicle, you are right to be careful of it and take it seriously, although it is conceivable that nothing critical will happen, it is also conceivable that it is the indication of a more critical fix. A noise that occurs in the trunk of your Ford Galaxy is fortunately more a sign of a small correction or restoration, rather than a difficult one. To support you in your research, we have decided to produce this content page to present you with the most likely solutions to your problem. First we will see that this trunk noise on your Ford Galaxy can come from accumulated dirt, the problem 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 Ford Galaxy : Built up dirt that causes poor closing
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We will therefore start with a trunk noise on your Ford Galaxy created 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 priority or that the roads used are not very clean that dirt builds up at the trunk gasket. This problem causes a poor closure of the trunk and a noise that can sound like a crack. To check if you are in this scenario, open the trunk of your Ford Galaxy, verify 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 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 Ford Galaxy 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 Ford Galaxy.
Noise in the trunk of my Ford Galaxy : Loose lock, clicking noise
Second possibility, you may also, over time, be the victim of a locking system that became loose. And this is one of the most likely possibilities. In fact, knowing a trunk noise on your Ford Galaxy is very often related to this problem. Some solutions are existing 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 solve 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 case you would have to remove 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. Remember to check the centering of the striker in connection with the trunk lock. If after checking the trunk of your Ford Galaxy closes badly, it means that you have moved it too far, replicate the process by pushing the striker less.
Noise in my trunk Ford Galaxy : Rivet following plate change in the trunk/ bumper
Finally, one of the last possibilities. It is that following a license plate change you were unlucky and that a piece of rivet fell at the rear of your plate. In fact, when a plate change is done, to take off 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 Ford Galaxy linked to a rivet, you will need to check that it is in the tailgate open it and stir it to define 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 unpleasant situation, you will have to take off the bumper to remove the bits of rivet that are running around.