We're coming up on 36k miles and it will be a real hassle to get it into the dealer before it reaches the end of warranty. The lift gate is rattling horribly (my 8 year old diesel truck is tight compared to this car). Is it worth trying to get it into the dealership for this or would I be wasting my time because they can't do anything about it anyway? Or, is there a fix I can do relatively easily myself?
IME what sounded like severe liftgate rattle turned out to be a rattle coming from the right side panel area inside the trunk/hatch. I'm only at 7k miles. I addressed the issue at my recent 1yr service. The tech packed the area with foam material; the rattle is gone.
It is worth having them note in their records. I lined the inside surface with sound deading material and it really helped.
