# 07 Grand Caravan Rear hatch noise

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/07-grand-caravan-rear-hatch-noise/93774>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** dodge, grandcaravan\
**Created:** [July 8, 2016, 12:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/07-grand-caravan-rear-hatch-noise/93774 "2016-07-08T00:46:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![jwhite315](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3d9bf3/32.png) [@jwhite315](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jwhite315)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 12:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/07-grand-caravan-rear-hatch-noise/93774/1 "2016-07-08T00:46:15Z")

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Hello all! I recently bought an 07 Dodge Grand Caravan and noticed that when we shut the rear door(trunk? hatch? whatchamacallit?) it makes an incredibly loud noise…almost like a gunshot. It seems as though the back glass is lifting off a bit and then slamming down. Is that something I can fix on my own? Any thoughts at all would be appreciated!

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**Author:** ![MY\_2\_CENTS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@MY\_2\_CENTS](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MY_2_CENTS)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 1:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/07-grand-caravan-rear-hatch-noise/93774/2 "2016-07-08T01:02:07Z")

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Have you tried this with another door or window open? (to relieve the air pressure)

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**Author:** ![jwhite315](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3d9bf3/32.png) [@jwhite315](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jwhite315)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/07-grand-caravan-rear-hatch-noise/93774/3 "2016-07-08T01:03:23Z")

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I have not, but I definitely will. If pressure is the problem, is there a way to fix it without having to open a window every time?

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 1:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/07-grand-caravan-rear-hatch-noise/93774/4 "2016-07-08T01:54:28Z")

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**_@NewVanDad  
I believe that hatch has gas-charged struts that help hold it open. Perhaps they have become weak and need replacement._**

Can you see those struts, one on either side of the hatch, near the top?  
**If you close the hatch a little (about half way) and let go, will it fall like a rock?**

Worn out struts won’t adequately allow for a gentle closing (and they’re dangerous, too).  
When they are functioning properly it almost requires pushing the hatch closed against the latch.

_ **CSA** _

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**Author:** ![jwhite315](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3d9bf3/32.png) [@jwhite315](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jwhite315)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/07-grand-caravan-rear-hatch-noise/93774/5 "2016-07-08T17:52:51Z")

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I’ll take a look. Thanks for the info!