If you notice a noise on your automobile, you are right to be careful of it and take it seriously, although it is possible that nothing significant will results, it is also possible that it is the sign of a more significant fix. A noise that occurs in the trunk of your Volvo V60 is fortunately more a sign of a small manipulation or fix, rather than a difficult one. To help you in your research, we have chosen to compose this content page to present you with the most likely solutions to your problem. First we will see that this trunk noise on your Volvo V60 can come from built up 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 Volvo V60 : Built up dirt that triggers poor closing
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We will therefore begin with a trunk noise on your Volvo V60 created by dirt accumulated on your joints, lock for example. In fact, it is possible that on a automobile 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 accumulates at the trunk gasket. This problem 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 Volvo V60, examine the state 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 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 Volvo V60 that is linked to other origins such as shock absorbers, do not hesitate to read this content page on the noises at the back of a Volvo V60.
Noise in the trunk of my Volvo V60 : Loose lock, clicking noise
Second possibility, you may also, over time, experience a locking system that has taken up some play. And this is one of the most potential alternatives. In fact, knowing a trunk noise on your Volvo V60 is very frequently linked to this problem. 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 sufficient to resolve 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 circumstance you would have to remove the cover that permits 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 verify the centering of the striker in relation to the trunk lock. If after looking at the trunk of your Volvo V60 closes badly, it means that you have moved it too far, repeat the procedure by pushing the striker less.
Noise in my trunk Volvo V60 : 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 at the rear of your plate. In fact, when a plate swap is made, to remove the old one the procedure used is to drill the existing rivets in order to released 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 Volvo V60 linked to a rivet, you will need to verify 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 embarrassing situation, you will have to remove the bumper to remove the bits of rivet that are running around.
