In hour 2 of a 13 hour drive last weekend a squeak started in the driver's side rear of the passenger compartment in my 2008 GT sedan. Initially I thought it was something to do with my luggage but once the car was unloaded the squeak was still there. It happens over any bump, sounds almost like a squeaky pulley, or alternately a bird chirp or one of those squeeze toys that squeaks. I sat in the back with the seatback down and got someone to drive me around to try and isolate the noise. It is definitely somewhere under the rear package trim (aka rear deck), in the area of where the driver's side rear seatbelt goes up under the trim. But pulling the belt out has no effect on the noise (also tried the belt for the middle seat). The interior is unmodified, no subs or anything.
I found some guides for removing the rear package trim, but before I get into that, has anyone experienced a similar noise and determined the source? Or have an educated guess as to what it would be? It is driving me crazy! And FWIW, it started while driving over an extended section of rough highway.