2025 speaker issues-driver side distortion

[nightmode]

It's not an audio signal issue, it is a speaker hitting something or something rattling in the door in heavy bass situations.

This isn't true for me-- I can have the radio off and get a buzzing sound through the passenger lower door speaker.

 

[Ramboy13]

This isn't true for me-- I can have the radio off and get a buzzing sound through the passenger lower door speaker.

Same here.

 

[CajunHeat]

The dealership has the rear door panels on order and will be swapping them out in couple weeks. If this goes like the front panel swaps, then all should be corrected.

 

[CajunHeat]

The dealership has the rear door panels on order and will be swapping them out in couple weeks. If this goes like the front panel swaps, then all should be corrected.

Dropped it off this morning and will have it back today with new rear door panels. Will report back.

 

[3g Ram]

This isn't true for me-- I can have the radio off and get a buzzing sound through the passenger lower door speaker.

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.

 

[ToyBox]

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]

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.

 

[Phillykid]

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]

I have the Klipsh system.

 

[DC1959]

I installed new Infinity speakers in all of my '25 Laramie doors and I still have what appears to be the same distortion/vibration in the left front door. So you may not be any better off with new factory components installed.

My distortion is not constant and for the most part barely noticeable, but possibly suggestible that the speaker itself for that door just needs a decent layer of foam insulator between its mounting base and interior door frame.

If it's a front-facing issue between speaker and door panel, maybe some dynamat or other stick-on insulation onto the interior panel wall may be another solution.

These will be my next moves whenever I get motivated to pull the panel again.

Does anyone have any pics of door panel removed?

 

[Ramboy13]

Does anyone have any pics of door panel removed?

What specifically are you looking for? I’ll include a snapshot from a YouTube video about removing the panel. There are at least a couple out there that are accurate and helpful. I used one, and had no trouble getting the panel off. I did use a rivet/fastener removal tool, but you can get by without it.