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Brand new truck. Has a slight vibration/looseness at the top of the door. If I pull the door slightly the weatherstripping makes a better deal and the noise goes away. It’s not terrible but kind of annoying because it’s right next to my ear. Anyway to tighten this up? Area that I notice the noise
I too have the same problem. It drives me nuts. I took it in last Wednesday for some other warranty work. I’ll let you know what the did (if anything). I won’t get my f250 till Wednesday, go figure. I have a 2017 Lariat.
Had the same problem on mine as well. A small adjustment of the latch catch (located on the b pillar) solved the problem. Keep in mind that the latch catch is adjustable up/down and in/out so you may want to mark the current up/down location with a piece of tape prior to loosening.
The idea of the adjustment is to pull the door slightly tighter to the body upon closure.
My 2017 crew cab had the same problem when new. Dealer installed new door latch with only a slight improvement. I did some searching on the interwebs and found that adjusting the door via the hinge was the way to go. Did it myself in a couple if minutes and fixed the problem.
Make your local dealer do this under warranty. Any issues is theirs to cover. I know this can be done relatively easily if you know what your doing but why not make them deal with their quality issues? Get them to do your doors freezing updates at the same time if applicable.
Glad to hear it might be fixable. I know the service advisor looks at me as if I’m moaning and complains but it’s not a lot to ask. I usually turn up the volume and don’t hear it but it drives me nuts knowing it’s there.
My wife’s new Honda Odyssey is a lot more solid as far as build quality is concerened. I had issues on my 15’ F150 and had hoped everybttwould have been tightened up in this body given its the 5th year of prosuction.
If the latch or hinge adjustment don't fix the problem, a good body shop man can bend the door to improve the fit. It sounds crazy but I know people that have had it done. There's also a DIY fix where you insert rubber or latex tubing into the door seal to give it more volume. I would always start with the latch/hinge adjustment first.
This topic came up awhile back in the F150 forum. The solution was to remove the trim panel with the keypad on it and seal it up better. Air was coming in around the keypad.
I got my truck back and they couldn’t replicate the noise because it’s been raining. I’m sure the seal was lubercated from the water and/or the noise from the wet roads drowned (no pun intended) the noise.
I got my truck back and they couldn’t replicate the noise because it’s been raining. I’m sure the seal was lubercated from the water and/or the noise from the wet roads drowned (no pun intended) the noise.
Seems to be how it goes every time for me. I hate trying to get the dealer to take care of something like this. I may get a small piece of weather stripping behind the existing stripping and see if it still seals the water out. I think it would be an easy fix until I have time to let my dealer keep my truck for a week trying to figure it out.
If the latch or hinge adjustment don't fix the problem, a good body shop man can bend the door to improve the fit. It sounds crazy but I know people that have had it done. There's also a DIY fix where you insert rubber or latex tubing into the door seal to give it more volume. I would always start with the latch/hinge adjustment first.
Springing a door is indeed a legitimate fix, and not difficult if you are careful. I've done it myself with a small piece of 2x4 inserted where the door is tight, and careful incremental shoves where it is loose. I've quieted up a couple of my own with wind noises.
Try wiping down the seals with Boeshield. A lot of noises at door to body junctions can happen simply from “dry” rubber, even on a new vehicle, which is why they go away when damp. Boeshield is highly hydrophobic, so it solves the problem for a long time.
Try wiping down the seals with Boeshield. A lot of noises at door to body junctions can happen simply from “dry” rubber, even on a new vehicle, which is why they go away when damp. Boeshield is highly hydrophobic, so it solves the problem for a long time.
