I am 99% sure that mine is not the cross bar, because I had a friend drive my car while I lay in the hatch (lol). It seemed to go away when I pushed up on the hatch, and the sound seemed to come from around the latch, or the plastic surrounding it. But I can't identify or fix it.
Nor is it the third brake light. I completely removed the rear hatch cover and tightened the third brake light and surrounding nuts. Still there.
It happens only on hot days, becahse in the mornings when it is 75 or below it is silent, nothing at all. But it is most noticable anything over 80-85 degrees or when it has sat in the sun all day. When temps reach in the mid 90s the rattle is unbearable and I just blast my music. My one and only annoyance with the entire car.
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