Whistling Sound

I had wind noise coming from the bottom/passenger side of the windshield. And it was worse when recirculation was on. The dealer replaced the recirculation housing and it solved the problem. It was more of a wind noise, not whistling, though.

halla said:

I noticed I am getting a hight pitched whistling sound when I get up around 60mph or higher. I did not have this on my 2012 Sport and it is really annoying. I am thinking one of the doors needs to be adjusted.

Does anyone else have this issue currently? Thanks for the help.

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Hey halla...I still have the whistle. I've tried a few things, but can't seem to locate the source. I plan on asking the dealer about it on the first oil change. There have been many similar complaints and I'm sure the dealer is aware!

Yea, I hear the whistling in the video. Sounds a bit like when I didn't fully close the windows. Let us know that your dealer says.

Going to change my antenna back to stock to see if that changes anything. on another forum it was noted they had issues with aftermarket antennas, it was also noted the windshields are sometimes not installed correctly or the doors need adjusted. Will let you know if the antenna fixes anything.

Any luck? Did going back to stock on the antenna help?

Changing it tomorrow. I did notice the top of the passenger door is not sealing the same as the drivers, I think that is the main issue. Have an appt on March 8th to hopefully fix.

I have the same thing, slight whistling sound that seems to be coming from the passenger side window/door, but I don't hear it until I get over 75 mph. I replaced my antenna with a 14 incher and the whistle was there before and after. Interested to hear what they tell you, halla & rob.

Probably a improperly sealed door or window at this point. Keep us posted.

i get this whistling noise from the passenger side at freeway speeds ONLY when the AC is on. seems to be AC related.

modru2004 said:

i get this whistling noise from the passenger side at freeway speeds ONLY when the AC is on. seems to be AC related.

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Hit the recirculate button, and see if it goes away or changes. If so, same problem I had. Take it to the dealer, they'll replace the air intake housing under the dash and that'll fix it.

Just got the truck back from the dealer, sound is gone. The passenger side windshield trim was loose. They repaired and sealed it back to the windshield. No more whistling.

I see this is a older thread, but I picked up a new Rebel last week, and noticed I have the same noise that starts at about 55 mph. At first I thought it was the deer whistle I put on it, but when I removed it , the whistle / air noise was still there. Any results on getting rid of the noise other than bad trim?
Thanks

I had a whistling sound as well. Several trips to the dealership to diagnose. They finally found the issue....a hole in the firewall where wires are passed through from under the hood to behind the dash. There was tape installed around these wires and it wasn't put on properly and was allowing airflow. I only had the whistle at speeds above 40 mph or so. They had to remove the dash completely to diagnose and repair the bad tape job from the factory.

They were very thorough in working with it and with communication back to me. Started with taping joints all over the truck and driving it trying to find where the airflow was coming from, checked all the seams and windshield seal, etc. They had the truck for a long time, but it was worth it to get it back without the whistle! Good luck.

Dodgehemi61 said:

I see this is a older thread, but I picked up a new Rebel last week, and noticed I have the same noise that starts at about 55 mph. At first I thought it was the deer whistle I put on it, but when I removed it , the whistle / air noise was still there. Any results on getting rid of the noise other than bad trim?
Thanks

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Mine did that, too. Dealer had it for 5 days, resealed the windows/doors/windshield but was still happening The air intake housing replacement mentioned above sounds like the right fix so I'll do that if/when I need to take it back to the dealer. But also as mentioned above if you turn the recirculation off it will probably go away. Its a band-aid but it worked for me.

lol, if only all whistling problems can be solved by shrink tubing. How did you figure out it was the ham radio antenna?

TheGreatRam said:

lol, if only all whistling problems can be solved by shrink tubing. How did you figure out it was the ham radio antenna?

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I had the same noise about 20 years ago when I had this style of antenna on my Dakota. So I it off and went for a ride, and the noise was gone. I am surprised I remembered this quick fix.

Dodgehemi61 said:

Well, believe it or not, I found my noise. It was self induced, and I fixed it. It was an open coil in my ham radio antenna that was whistling. I covered it with hear shrink tubing, and the noise it gone.

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Heat Shrink = The New Duct Tape ! >>