2025 speaker issues-driver side distortion

[pdifondi]

Anyone with a 2025 Tungsten having an issue with drivers side speaker distortion?
Specifically the bass 6x9 speaker at the bottom of the door.
It sounds like its blown (rattle/crackle sound) and I had the dealer replace the speaker and the same problem remains.
I have tested this by isolating the sound through the 4 corners fader/balancer in the speakers menu option.

What's odd is the day before in one instant all 4 speakers sounded blown through my isolation testing and today its back to only the lower drivers side.
It doesn't matter the source of music...radio, carplay ect...

I also seem to get a bit of distortion when at idle with from that speaker at idle with no music playing.

Omg I have a 2025 Tungston and having the same issues.. driving me nuts. Dealer is useless.
I think is the active noise cancellation (anc). It happens even when there is no music playing - and it started last spring .. complete bs.
I’m thinking about disabling the anc and confirm this is the root cause. You end up getting anywhere with this???? Thanks!

 

[1791]

Omg I have a 2025 Tungston and having the same issues.. driving me nuts. Dealer is useless.
I think is the active noise cancellation (anc). It happens even when there is no music playing - and it started last spring .. complete bs.
I’m thinking about disabling the anc and confirm this is the root cause. You end up getting anywhere with this???? Thanks!

ANC explained

 

[talltastrophe2]

Anyone with a 2025 Tungsten having an issue with drivers side speaker distortion?
Specifically the bass 6x9 speaker at the bottom of the door.
It sounds like its blown (rattle/crackle sound) and I had the dealer replace the speaker and the same problem remains.
I have tested this by isolating the sound through the 4 corners fader/balancer in the speakers menu option.

What's odd is the day before in one instant all 4 speakers sounded blown through my isolation testing and today its back to only the lower drivers side.
It doesn't matter the source of music...radio, carplay ect...

I also seem to get a bit of distortion when at idle with from that speaker at idle with no music playing.

Found the answer after some severe troubleshooting myself. It is the black speaker covers on the door panel. The bass (at specific frequencies) cause the black liner to suck in and out. I took off the panel and removed the liner and BOOM. problem solved. Discovered because I was so annoyed with after having RAM replace my speaker (and it still kept happening) that I bought some soundproofing material and went to town.

 

[WreckedEm]

Found the answer after some severe troubleshooting myself. It is the black speaker covers on the door panel. The bass (at specific frequencies) cause the black liner to suck in and out. I took off the panel and removed the liner and BOOM. problem solved. Discovered because I was so annoyed with after having RAM replace my speaker (and it still kept happening) that I bought some soundproofing material and went to town.

Is the cover between the driver face and the grill, or between the door panel and the door? Was the soundproofing worthwhile?
I'm getting ready to open mine up this weekend.

 

[CajunHeat]

Found the answer after some severe troubleshooting myself. It is the black speaker covers on the door panel. The bass (at specific frequencies) cause the black liner to suck in and out. I took off the panel and removed the liner and BOOM. problem solved. Discovered because I was so annoyed with after having RAM replace my speaker (and it still kept happening) that I bought some soundproofing material and went to town.

I actually told that to the dealership when they had my truck for a month. They would not remove the felt. Guess I will have to do it.

 

[rb13]

I'm having the same issue on my front driver side door speaker. I mostly notice it when listening to podcasts, but also when volume is at 0 and I accelerate.

I'm thinking it's either a grounding issue or something causing interference. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to troubleshoot either one... Thoughts from anyone?

 

[Ramboy13]

Following. I have a 25 Tungsten, and this started for me last weekend. Sound is from front passenger side, and it honestly sounds more like it’s coming from the dash in that corner than the door. I need to get someone in the truck with me to check it out. And it’s intermittent, making it even more frustrating. I tried getting into the passenger side when I parked, but it wasn’t doing it at the time.
I first noticed a whine (probably not quite the right term, but can’t put my finger on the word I want). I thought it might’ve been my 4WD because it was a snowstorm and I was going slow in snow in 4Auto. The noise continued in 2WD. My radio was muted and still heard the sound from that area. I swear it would change with engine RPM, almost like speaker wires picking up noise. Later I turned on the radio, and it got worse. There was also a sound like a blown speaker with any sort of mid-level volume, especially something with bass.
I searched the forums and found this thread. I was hoping this was simple, but now i’m disappointed. Doesn’t sound like there have been any real solutions to this. I’ll try to troubleshoot the source of the sound more - to either the door or the dash, and go from there. If it’s in the dash, that might be more of a challenge to get to.

 

[kdephill]

Same issue i'm having. I believe mine to be isolated to drivers side dash speaker. Not sure what can be done by dealership based on most complaints.

 

[Ramboy13]

Same issue i'm having. I believe mine to be isolated to drivers side dash speaker. Not sure what can be done by dealership based on most complaints.

I agree, unfortunately. It’s freaking cold outside right now, even in garage. Supposed to warm up to 20’s in a couple of days, so I’ll investigate more then. If you find anything helpful at all, post back. I’ll do the same.