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Ramblin__Ralph's avatar
Jul 17, 2017

Bad wind noise from truck door

Had my 2006 GMC 2500HD over 11 years. Have been sporadic times when wind noise from driver's door was very bad over about 50 mph. Could eliminate most of it by wiping door edge and rubber strip with rag. Now can't do it, and it's driving me nuts. Loud enough that it might be bad for my already lousy hearing, too.

I think I know what caused it. Was pulled over to the side of the highway with my driver's door open and a gust of wind (from a passing semi) slammed the door forward hard. Maybe enough to affect the sealing of the door.

Any suggestions on a fix other than taking it into a dealer? I'm on my annual trip to Montana and can't put up with the noise until I get back home in the fall. Also, I wonder if a collision repair place might be better at fixing it than a dealer?

Thanks,

14 Replies

  • The way to tell if it is the door weatherstripping is to close the door on a dollar bill on various spots around the opening and try to pull it out. It should have some resistance to pulling, if it doesn't your door needs adjustment. You should check the known good side first so you know what it should feel like.

    I've adjusted the doors on a few trucks. The procedure varies and is hard to describe, but after the hinges and striker plates are checked and adjusted, sometime you have to bend the window frame one way or the other with a carefully padded 2x4 to get the gap to close evenly all the way around. A body shop should should be able to do this for you for a minimal labor charge if you catch them in a good mood on a non-busy day, maybe bring donuts.
  • are you sure it is from the door, and not the trim on the side of the windshield? the reason I ask is that there is a TSB for wind noise, my 04 had it. cause wasn't the door, but the strip on the side of the windshield that would start vibrating with wind in certain directions, sounded like wind noise but it wasn't. the sound was amplified by the glass.

    If it is loose, they apply VHB tape to it solved the problem. as the weatherstrip gets looser and looser, the noise keeps getting worse.

    I swore it was wind noise from door weatherstriping, but after seeing the TSB and doing that, noise was GONE.

    a bug deflector can make the noise worse, but it does happen without it as well.

    tsb:
    Some customers may comment on noise coming from the windshield and door area.

    Correction
    Replace the left and right side windshield reveal molding. Refer to the Windshield Side Reveal Molding Replacement procedure in SI.
  • New weather stripping and a door adjustment at a body shop should do it. Of course if the door is sprung out of shape, you might need that fixed. Some types of weather strip can accept a length of surgical tubing inside to help with sealing.

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