Hey everyone - long time no talk. I have recognized that when my truck is on the highway driving over 60mph, a very loud whistling "North Pole" sound begins to infiltrate the cab. My brother's previous 2010 Ram did the same thing. Does anybody else experience this annoyance? And if so - is Dodge doing anything to fix this?

Thanks!

 

Does it sound like it's a door seal noise? If so, close the passenger door and from the outside tape the joint with some kind of easy to take off tape (blue painters) and drive it and see if it goes away. Try all of the doors until you eliminate the doors. Another source are the mirrors, my previous truck had a loud whistle at speed that drove me crazy. I isolated it to the drivers mirror by stuffing foam in the swivel joint space that made the noise go away. The dealer thought I was crazy until I took them for a drive and they replaced it under warranty.

 

Some good tips there Pedro. I'm suffering from the exact same noise in my 2010, but pinpointing where it's coming from has been a challenge, as I have a unilateral hearing loss that makes it hard to pinpoint direction. Like the OP, mine too occurs at highway speed, but putting just a microscopic crack in the driver's window causes it to go away. - Almost as if the window could be binding and/or bowing at full (tight) closure and causing a tiny gap that's causing the whistle. If I 'back-off' the driver's window just an RCH (window stiill completely closed, just not tightly) the whistle is gone.

I'm still under original 3/36 warranty, but hesitant to take it to the dealer until I'm certain where the noise is coming from. The painter's tape seems like it'd be a great idea.

 

I have a 2009 dodge ram 1500, that had a wind noise or whistling noise when going highway in a cross wind i would hear it most. to fix it i took it to the dealer, and hope you have a good one, since they put an RRT out for the 3/4 and 1 ton trucks. basically they put a block of foam in the door to make it go away. Since my dealer is good about it they did it even tho its not for my truck. Hope that helps.

 

Take it to your dealer, ther is a TSB for this issue.

 

Thanks!!! It would really help if you happen to know the number of the TSB. (minimizes face time with the service writer)

 

There was an RRT for this back in 09. Mine did it when I buried the speedo but that would have been some test drive to have them duplicate.... The RRT was for checking and replacing the door weather seals and of course, invoice says it was checked and ok.

 

11-057 is the RRT for the 2011 "Wind noise at front doors"
Am so far unable to find anything for 2010, tho it's same generation & same problem.

 

I`m pretty sure the dealerships are using the same fix for the 2010 as they are for the 2011 models.
At least the dealership i use is doing it that way. I`ll see what i can dig up on it, if i find it, i`ll post it in here for you budd.

 

Hey Capn, (and others that may need this info)
i just did a search in the forums here and this is a copy/paste from member "DodgeCares" (his name is Chris B)

Here is the link to where i found it too if you would like to read up on what these other guys problems are.
(Number #4 is what i copy/pasted into this post/thread)
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/4th-gen...ird-noise.html

Hope this can help you guys... and if it does, be sure to thank Chris B for the info.
Chris always goes above and beyond to help everybody in here, my hat is off to the guy.



NUMBER: 23-024-11
GROUP: Body
DATE: July 12, 2011

SUBJECT:
Whistle And/Or High Pitch Windnoise At Door Near Windshield A-Pillar
OVERVIEW:
This bulletin involves installing a foam stuffer block into door weatherstrip for vehicles on
the VIN list or checking for wind noise at A-pillar for vehicles not on the VIN list and if
necessary installing a foam stuffer block into door weatherstrip.
MODELS:
2009 (DH) Ram 2500
2009 (D1) Ram 3500
2009 - 2010 (DC) Ram 3500 Cab Chassis
2009 - 2011 (DS) Ram 1500
2009 - 2010 (DM) Ram 4500/5500 Cab Chassis
2010 - 2011 (DJ) Ram 2500
2010 - 2011 (D2) Ram 3500
2011 (DD) Ram 3500 Cab Chassis
2011 (DP) Ram 4500/5500 Cab Chassis
NOTE: This bulletin applies to vehicles built before April 18, 2011 (MDH 0418XX).
SYMPTOM/CONDITION:
Customer may experience whistle and/or high pitch windnoise at door near windshield
A-pillar.
__________________
Chris B.
Top Care Specialist
Chrysler Group LLC