Bench seat drawer creaking sound

stephen watson · Monday at 2:57 PM

I have an annoying creaking (not rattle) sound from the rear interior when driving on anything but smooth surfaces. By a process of elimination it seems to be the bench drawer. (If I remove it, it goes.) It's not a rattle (ie awning handle). The drawer seems to fit firmly and securely when statioary and I can't reproduce the noise by trying to move it. I've tried electrical tape covering the metal on the catches. The only thing that seems to work is jamming a plastic cutting board between the floor and the wheel/slider under the front middle of the drawer. Not very elegant and I don't think it's the cause, as I tried removing the wheel and it's still there. Just wondering if anyone experienced the same and if so how to fix it please?

tobyprivett · Monday at 3:40 PM

I get a creak from the bench seat when the mattress/bedding on the parcel shelf is pushing against the back of the bench seat. I usually pull the seat one click forward and that helps.

I spent way too much time hunting for a creak in the draw/seat mechanism. And then discovered it was coming from the plastic cover on the back of the seat. When I poke it, it creaks.