kjn86
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I was hearing a really annoying high pitched noise coming from the driver's side door area when I got over 40 MPH on a my 2026 Rebel. I did a lot of searching on this forum, Reddit, and YouTube for fixes only to be left without anything useful. None of them helped at all.
It was clearly coming from the door but not from the air ducts or the side view mirror as most had identified. I used a whole role of painter's tape blocking every seam on the door and window to no avail. I got some new seal to reinforce the door which also didn't work.
Finally came to isolate the sound! I was able to instantly stop it with my hand. Just had to figure out how to fix it.
There is what appears to be a seal placed around the window on the inside. Upon inspection, there is tape holding the seal in place and the only place without the tape is exactly where the sound was coming from. The tape sealed off the front portion where wind would come through. I am not sure why this part wasn't taped, but if I applied pressure to it (sealing it in effect) the wind noise immediately stopped.
The fix for now was to put electrical tape in place to seal it and then one long piece of electrical tape down the edge vertically to further seal it from the back side towards the driver. I don't love how it looks, but it's worth it for now not to hear the high pitch whine. Electrical tape works well because it's flexible and can stretch into place and it's thin. Ultimately I will look for a wider tape that is a little less glossy and more like the factory tape which will make it more visually appealing. Hope this helps someone out there with a similar problem.
You can see the attached photos showing the before marked up with tape and no tape and then the current fix.
Of note, the passenger side has the same situation and it appears not to make any noise. The photo with the marking is actually the passenger side. I failed to take a before of the driver's side.
I have a few other minor fixes for the dealer that I will bring up in addition to this one when I bring it in for the first oil change. Wonder if they have a better solution. I didn't see anything on this anywhere with a lot of searching so not sure it's a known or common issue.
It was clearly coming from the door but not from the air ducts or the side view mirror as most had identified. I used a whole role of painter's tape blocking every seam on the door and window to no avail. I got some new seal to reinforce the door which also didn't work.
Finally came to isolate the sound! I was able to instantly stop it with my hand. Just had to figure out how to fix it.
There is what appears to be a seal placed around the window on the inside. Upon inspection, there is tape holding the seal in place and the only place without the tape is exactly where the sound was coming from. The tape sealed off the front portion where wind would come through. I am not sure why this part wasn't taped, but if I applied pressure to it (sealing it in effect) the wind noise immediately stopped.
The fix for now was to put electrical tape in place to seal it and then one long piece of electrical tape down the edge vertically to further seal it from the back side towards the driver. I don't love how it looks, but it's worth it for now not to hear the high pitch whine. Electrical tape works well because it's flexible and can stretch into place and it's thin. Ultimately I will look for a wider tape that is a little less glossy and more like the factory tape which will make it more visually appealing. Hope this helps someone out there with a similar problem.
You can see the attached photos showing the before marked up with tape and no tape and then the current fix.
Of note, the passenger side has the same situation and it appears not to make any noise. The photo with the marking is actually the passenger side. I failed to take a before of the driver's side.
I have a few other minor fixes for the dealer that I will bring up in addition to this one when I bring it in for the first oil change. Wonder if they have a better solution. I didn't see anything on this anywhere with a lot of searching so not sure it's a known or common issue.
