Door Seal / Wind noise

[Deezul1]

Ya'allgot them "sneaky" diesels that are so quiet ya can hear all this stuff. Those of us that have the old ones never have these troubles.

 

[jman]

I have it too. Dealer says thin door seal. We'll see when I get it back to have them install it. I have had very good luck with this dealer so we will see if they keep it up and take care of this little issue. They even agreed that the 2100 rpm PS vibration was unacceptable, but I didn't have time to leave it at the time. Maybe next week. I'll let everyone know if the new seal helps if I get it in.

 

[carhart32]

Dealer told me they had no clue why it was leaking air so i walked over to the passenger side and can pull the door out and put 2 fingers down in side of it. Well all they say is every thing is tight so maybe take it to a body shop and see if they can adjusted it

 

[FPoitra]

I just noticed that my 04' is doing the same thing, especially in a crosswind. I also noticed that the door does not sound the same when I close it, seems less tight than it did when new. Passenger door is fine.

 

[ab7fh]

I bought some adhesive backed weather stripping and installed it on the edge of both front doors. Before installing the tape I could see a gap at the top of the door between the metal and the factory seal. Now the entire door frame is sealed from front to back.



You can see the indentation in the new foam weatherstrip when you open the door. The top of the door shows that the new weather strip is compressed, the leading edge of the door shows BARELY any compression at all which means there was NO compression on the stock gasket.



Can't wait to get the camper back on and give it a try.

 

[ELind]

me too

It's my one complaint with the truck, and it has all of 180 miles on it since I picked it up on Thursday. I will take a look at the latch adjustment, that seems a pretty logical culprit. I'll post back if I get it fixed.

 

[ELind]

think it worked!

OK, adjusted mine this morning while the truck was defrosting. Seems to have done the trick and the door still looks like its lined up OK on the outside.

 

[JEly]

How do you adjust... ... ... . mine is tight and looks like it is aligned like it should be but in a cross wind it is HORRIBLE

 

[lschultz]

Thats when mine has the noise- in a cross wind drivers side. I think I will make them do it.

 

[ELind]

easy as pie

The little u-bolt shaped thing attached to the body is the catch for the door latch. Held on my 2 Torx bolts. Loosen them a bit, tap the assembly in towards the truck a little, tighten them back up and try it out. Repeat as necessary!

 

[rrausch]

Posted by JRMora: "BTW, I was at a Dodge store (not my dealer, but another) and I watched the techs adjust the door by pushing and pulling the top of the door frame. I'm not talking gently, either! Steer clear of those kind of adjustments!"



JR, that is exactly the way the factory recommends this problem be fixed. It might look harsh, but actually is the best way to fix this problem



Years ago when I worked at Bruin Auto Glass, fixing this problem was one of our best moneymakers. This simple solution works on many of these wind-noise problems, and most of the water-leaking problems. At the time I worked in the Auto Glass business, we did a lot of glass & window warranty work for all the Dealers in West L. A: Ford, Chrysler, Chevy, and when we got one of these 'wind-noise' warranty claim vehicles in our shop, this was the procedure we followed:



First, close the door securely and check the fit of the door to see if the door or striker plate needs to be aligned. 99% of the time it won't. In fact, we NEVER found a visable door mis-alignment in a new vehicle from the factory! If there is no misalignment, this procedure is what we did:



It is easier if you get a buddy to help you. Open the offending door and roll the glass ALL the way down. Have your buddy hold the door open, using his body to steady it and keep it open. Stand on the inside of the door, grab the top of the door at the top rail of the window frame and give it enough good hefty body pulls toward you to bend the frame IN toward you just a little. Don't worry about bending it too much. It takes a LOT of pull to bend these Dodge Truck window frames, and you will be surprised at the amount of pull you will have to exert to bend it in even a teeny bit. After enough few good pulls, take it for a test drive. If necessary do it again, and again, until you bend the frame in just a little bit. This will tighten the seal. We never had one come back after doing this adjustment.

 

[Vatsa]

I believe this is the best possible solution I have heard yet. My drivers door has this issue but it is clear from watching the top of the door, when it is doing it, that the door frame is separating from the cab in medium to high winds.



I believe the new cab design is slightly flawed. The flaw being the placement of the door channels, with respect to wind flow around the cab. When the outside wind speed is around 10 MPH or more and the truck travels at 65 MPH or more the wind flow around the cab is obstructed and actually flows into the top of the door channel. The wind force actually separates the top of the door from the cab, which allows wind and noise to enter the cab.



I can drive 75 MPH and watch the top of my drivers door moving in and out. I can drop the speed of the truck to 60 MPH and it mostly stops.



Why the heck does it only do it on the drivers side? This is the question I currently ponder.



maybe because my truck pulls right so damn bad! That does not explain all the other complaints though.



The bending thing seems plausible to me and I am going to try it.



Brian

 

[XcumminsX]

hey my truck does this also... not that loud but noticable

 

[JRMora]

OK, experience speaks. I have been working in precision manufacturing too long. I still don't like the idea of pushing and pulling on a weak section of the door frame. Betcha they've broken before.



Repetitive cold working of steel will result in cracking that ultimately leads to failure.

 

[wild4stangs]

Hey guys, I had this problem as well. Was not the door seal. Turns out it was the seal around the door handle. They removed the handle, and reinstalled with a bit of silicone. Problem solved.

 

[ab7fh]

Originally posted by wild4stangs

Hey guys, I had this problem as well. Was not the door seal. Turns out it was the seal around the door handle. They removed the handle, and reinstalled with a bit of silicone. Problem solved.

Funny you should mention that... I was playing the stereo in my driveway with a bit of bass and the passenger side door handle was rattling. Dang thing was actually fairly loose fitting to the door.

 

[rrausch]

I know, JRMora... I know... I know...

It bothered me too until after I did it a few times.

Then I saw how common-sensical it was. I prefer to be precise also, but it really isn't too big a deal to do this. If you are still unsure about this, go to a junkyard and experiment with a few car doors. The Ricer doors are awfully flimsy and can be easily adjusted by one guy. Dodge truck doors, on the other hand are made much beefier, and are really dificult to "adjust". Go to a junkyard & try it! You'll be surprised at how it works.