Q: What's that rattling/squeaking noise coming from the hatch area?

A:F-bodies are notorious for their "mysterious" rattles/knocks/squeaks. The 4th generations cars have greatly reduced these rattles, but they are not totally eliminated. Try one of the following: [ul][*]Put some white lithium grease on the hatch latch and its shock supports.[*]Ensure the spare tire is tightly secured in its place.[*]Wrap some electrical tape around the rear seat posts. There usually isn't a perfect fit of the seat latches and the post causing rattling. The tape will reduce any play and deaden any rattle.[*]It could also be the hatch. Give the rubber posts at each corner of the hatch about 1/2 turn out and then wrap 2 layers of electrical tape around the hook/latch in the middle of the hatch that the lock assembly clamps onto when you close it. It may also be necessary to adjust the whole lock assembly (up or down).[*]Also try the B-pillar where the clothes hook is. There's some velcrose already holding the molding on. Try shoving some foam or double-face tape in there and press it down tight. This should reduce any movements and hopefully eliminate any noise.[*]If you are getting a rattling from what seems to be the ceiling, more than likely is the seatbelt retractor on the passenger side. This seems to be a common problem with a lot of the later model 4th gens. There has only been a handful of people who have fixed this, and they did it by shoving some felt cloth or other types of soft padding in the ceiling panel where the seatbelt retractor makes contact.[*]Rattling from the doors - Probably the windows moving around. If you want to take off your door panel, there are little brakets that put tension on the window when it goes up and down, you can try to tighten these a little, or lubricate the runners that the window goes up and down on.[*]Rattling from the walls next to the rear seats - Some people have reported that the fit of the plastic panels next to the rear seats is pretty poor. You can try to fix it yourself by putting some padding under it where it appears to be rattling, or try taking to the dealer to see if they can fix it.[*]Noises from outside body panels - The fit and finish of these cars is not always as good as it could be, and often times there are body panels that rub together. A real common one is the drivers side front quarter panel rubbing against the frame. Getting in there, removing the bolts, putting some type of silicone lubricant on it and retightening them seems to help here.[/ul] In most cases, its not worth the effort required to take care of a squeak, and most dealers are very uncooperative about fixing strange noises from these cars under warranty. If you have a squeak or rattle, the best thing you can do is accept it and try to drown it out with the stereo.