Developed a squeak in the right rear????

My 2011 has developed a squeak in the what sounds like the right rear. Happens when making a right turn with a dip or rise (flex type turn). I think it's inside but it's hard to tell when driving. I need to get somebody to ride back there and listen, maybe tomorrow at the meet. Anybody else had this?

rylandnc wrote:

My 2011 has developed a squeak in the what sounds like the right rear. Happens when making a right turn with a dip or rise (flex type turn). I think it's inside but it's hard to tell when driving. I need to get somebody to ride back there and listen, maybe tomorrow at the meet. Anybody else had this?

I bet it's the rear seat latch. Mine has done this too, it's a known issue with FJ's.

Some people put a thin layer of Vaseline or some lubricant (not too messy) on the seat latch and it'll go away for a while.

Some reading material

http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forums/interior-exterior-visual-tech/20743-annoying-squeak.html

http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forums/problems-dealer-service/95210-rear-seat-creak.html

my rear seat latch is a pain in the Buh-tox to undo...i havent heard anything out of mine yet but it sounds plausible.

My squeak has started to come back too, now that I think about it. I think I'll put a little electrical tape on the latch and see how that works this time.

bigdogdewey2 wrote:

my rear seat latch is a pain in the Buh-tox to undo...i havent heard anything out of mine yet but it sounds plausible.

You mean it's hard to let the seat down? I've never heard of that issue.

actually its the seat bottom...very hard to unlatch and fold forward...the little cloth pull strap ..its useless...i have to pull on that thing, push down on the seat, lift my right leg, scream at the dog and hold my mouth right before it unlatches...

bigdogdewey2 wrote:

actually its the seat bottom...very hard to unlatch and fold forward...the little cloth pull strap ..its useless...i have to pull on that thing, push down on the seat, lift my right leg, scream at the dog and hold my mouth right before it unlatches...

Haha damn, that's crazy! Mine just folds up effortlessly. Are you sure the bottom bolts at the hinges are tight?

yeah i checked all that good stuff...the only thing i can think of is its jsut out of alignment...hard to align without being under the seat...LOL...i do have a tapping noise in my passenger front door....music up and i get a snare drum effect in the door...i know what it is...and i know how to fix it...i just forget about it everytime until i turn up the radio...lol

bigdogdewey2 wrote:

yeah i checked all that good stuff...the only thing i can think of is its jsut out of alignment...hard to align without being under the seat...LOL...i do have a tapping noise in my passenger front door....music up and i get a snare drum effect in the door...i know what it is...and i know how to fix it...i just forget about it everytime until i turn up the radio...lol

I'm about ready to Dynamat my door panels because of rattling...but that stuff is so expensive

yeah that stuff is high dollar....i have heard people using a spray deadener...not sure what it is...or where u can get it...kinda like that spray insulation stuff...

Thanks for the input. I'll lube or tape the latch tomorrow, this way by the time I get to Charlotte I should know if it's gone.

rylandnc wrote:

Thanks for the input. I'll lube or tape the latch tomorrow, this way by the time I get to Charlotte I should know if it's gone.

Nothing like a good road trip to test out a fix!

Ryland. Mine squeaks just as you describe from time to time. All I do is release the top and give it a good slam back into place and th e squeak disappears for months. When it comes back, repeat the process

I have that squeak as well, I think. Does it sound like styrofoam rubbing together to you guys? This has been going on in my FJ since about a month or 2 into ownership. Sometimes it is there and sometimes it's not. I know you guys are talking about it being the rear seat but I have played around with it with no results. Mine could be coming from something else possibly.

good to know that a little beating and banging will fix the FJ

Yes, Jami, like a styrofoam squeak. The blue room posts had mentions of it being worse when it is damp out which seems true on mine too.

do all of you that have the squeak have the rear sub? i have noticed that the panel below it comes loose alot and i was thinking that that may be the source of the "squeak"...

Sun Cruiser 6 wrote:

I have that squeak as well, I think. Does it sound like styrofoam rubbing together to you guys? This has been going on in my FJ since about a month or 2 into ownership. Sometimes it is there and sometimes it's not. I know you guys are talking about it being the rear seat but I have played around with it with no results. Mine could be coming from something else possibly.

That's a pretty accurate description of the sound I had lol

had...haha

bigdogdewey2 wrote:

do all of you that have the squeak have the rear sub? i have noticed that the panel below it comes loose alot and i was thinking that that may be the source of the "squeak"...

I've got the rear sub.

I dont have the oem rear sub sooooooooo.........much for that idea

I have now lubed the seat back latch and slammed it back in place so I should know if this did it by time we get to Charlotte today.

My 07 had a squeak in it as well. It went away after I had taken out the rear seat and put in a platform in it's place.

bigdogdewey2 wrote:

actually its the seat bottom...very hard to unlatch and fold forward...the little cloth pull strap ..its useless...i have to pull on that thing, push down on the seat, lift my right leg, scream at the dog and hold my mouth right before it unlatches...

It is where ya too short to pull up. You need to lower the truck a lil. Just sayin

Ok, a little squirt of Slick 50 this morning on the seat latch, a drive to Charlotte and back...no squeak