i dont know if anyone else has this problem butt its drivin me nuts my hatch squeaks when im driving it squeaks constantly unless the road has no bumbs at all then it is quiet butt a perfect road is RARE if anyone else had this problem and knows how i can fix it PLEASE fill me in this is realy annoying i can usually just drown it out with music butt sometime i like to cruise with the windows down and listen to that baby purrr and i know its the hatch cuz i opened the hatch and it stopped

 

i seem to have the same problem. was wondering if new hatch struts might fix it, try lubing the latch on it. not sure, ive been dealing with it for a while

 

i was thinking adjusting the latch down a little bit it will make it harder to shut and stay shut but it may keep the hatch tight

 

u could try that. not sure. ive got the electric hatch, and it doesnt work, so adjusment can be difficult on mine :-\

 

well i tried it and it seems to be workin so far so im keepin my fingers crossed that it dont return

 

there are rubber adjusters on each side that should help with that, as long as the hatch is closing properly

 

yuea those rubber bumpers are great, long as they work right hahaha my ride has been beat up a bit, still fixin some stuff :-\

 

Be sure the hinges are lubricated and the weatherstripping is soft and not dried out, hard or flat. Might have to treat them with some silicone emulsion (available at your Chevy dealer or autoparts store) or equivalent.

 

well i guess it doesnt help that one of my struts is a little stiffer than i could imagine its supposed to be lol

 

I forgot to mention, but the rear glass on my '89 Jimmy squeeks like crazy due to the struts. Actually it's at the ends of the struts where with mount. Those pivot points squeek like crazy when they're dry. I lubricate them occasionally.

 

i believe its hard to knock all of the squeaks and groans out of a third gen, especially if u have t tops....lol the noises never seem to go away

 

If you replace the plastic bushing in the guides in the electric motor that will kill most of the squeak, and keeping the struts lubed will do the rest. I replaces both parts, and after I fgured out to keep the struts pivot points lubed, it stopped. The T-tops have an adjustment, if you lube the linkage and readjust the holders tighter, the T-tops will seal better and stop leaking