Driver door not sealing

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Butt Scratcher

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So I've got an issue with the top of my driver door not sounding like its sealed. Normal driving around is fine but I've noticed that at freeway speeds and higher winds, I get a lot of wind noise. Like louder than the radio kind of noise.. I've had the truck only a few weeks and don't know of any damage that may have been caused by the PO. Should I attempt to bend the top of the door inward? The weather stripping looks good, just getting crazy noise when wind is blowing across the truck from the passenger side.
 
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badblackram06

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This is normally causes by a gust of wind swinging open the door. The fix is simple.

1st roll down your window so it doesn't interfere.

2nd open the door and stand on the inside of the door. grab the top rear corner of the door And take your knee and place it a little over halfway up the door panel.

3rd pull with a little force at the top towards you while pushing with your knee to hold the door somewhat solid. This will pull the top of the door in.

Check the seal and test drive. It may take a few tries to get the seal tight.
 

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This is a common problem that I have yet to fix..
If you adjust the door strikers that should fix it. There are two torx bolts loosen them slightly and tap them in just a little, up to about 1/8th of an inch. Others have mentioned that it fixes the issue..
 
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Ill be doing this once I have a little time to set aside.... the wind noise drives me nuts..
 

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I gotta try this because the wind noise drives me bonkers. I travel alot so it bugs the pizz out of me.
 

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Something else that can cause this problem is if you have ever had to have the police open your door because you stupidly locked your keys in it (yes I did that a couple times). Now I carry a spare key in my pocket everywhere.
 

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I did adjust it and the noise is gone. The door shuts normal with a little tighter seal.
 

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I will try it out this weekend. I have no need to get in the freeway until then.
 

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Either i got to do this soon or the wind needs to stop blowin 35 every day...
 
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