This isn't true for me-- I can have the radio off and get a buzzing sound through the passenger lower door speaker.
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2025 speaker issues-driver side distortion
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Ramboy13
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Same here.
CajunHeat
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Dropped it off this morning and will have it back today with new rear door panels. Will report back.
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Same for my truck. No radio on and still all the noise was coming through the speaker.
Diagnose:
This took 30-45 minutes to do:
I pulled both front door panels off and swapped speaker and the problem moved. So I left it in plugged and brought it back to the dealer and told them I found the problem for them so they confirmed it and they order me a new speaker. (Not sure why they could not do this but it is what it is)
Took about 2 weeks to come in. And I told them to leave it unplugged so I would not have to hear all the buzzing!!
Results:
The dealer changed the speaker and it’s gone.
I do have a dash speaker that is also making some noise but it’s not enough to be noticeable to them. So I’ll have to see what happens with that in the future. But for now I’m getting the music that a paid for. And it jams!! Love it.
My 2025 Tunsten has the same issue. Distortion is coming from the left dash speaker and the left front door speaker. First dealer visit, they said they test drove it and did not reproduce the issue. I took the vehicle and drove 200 yards and it started again. I dropped the truck off at the dealer last week and asked the service manager to drive it until they hear it, diagnose, and solve the problem. Not what one should expect in a luxury truck.
Ramboy13
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I’m waiting for my dealer to simply set up an appointment for the recalls (trailer module and purge line). I was just going to add the speaker issue to a running list of issues I have with the truck. But a couple of nights ago, I said “screw it” and just did some experimenting myself. I took the door panel off just to check if anything was obviously loose. I couldn’t find anything. Then I thought, well, since I’m this far, I might as well pull the other door apart and swap speakers. It’ll at least isolate the issue to the speaker or not.
I’ve only driven 50-70 miles since then, but amazingly, I haven’t heard the noise. It’s too soon to say it’s “fixed” but I’m cautiously optimistic. I can’t imagine why this worked, so I have little faith it’s a permanent fix.
I’ll follow-up here if/when anything changes.
I’ve only driven 50-70 miles since then, but amazingly, I haven’t heard the noise. It’s too soon to say it’s “fixed” but I’m cautiously optimistic. I can’t imagine why this worked, so I have little faith it’s a permanent fix.
I’ll follow-up here if/when anything changes.
I still think losing the OEM door and dash speakers is the only way to go on the Alpine-equipped systems. Infinity is a time-tested, essentially ohm-matched and reasonably priced brand option for plug & play replacements with serious audio quality improvement even just from the OEM amp equipment. On my '26 Bighorn, I dumped the OEMs my first week in the truck - 'no regerts - not even a letter'.... (if you get the 'We're the Millers' reference.... )
Ramboy13
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I have the Klipsh system.
