Front Driver Speaker Sounds Blown

[gchalker]

I have a 2022 Ram Bighorn. A couple of weeks ago the front driver side door speaker started sounding like it was blown. Hard to believe as I am 51 years old and don't play music very loud. I did notice this weekend that it seemed to sound worse at lower speeds than at higher speeds. That made me think it might not be the speaker but the actual head unit. I factory reset the stereo yesterday and the problem seemed to correct itself. This morning it came back. I am going to reach out to the dealer but wanted to know if anyone else had this issue so I can guide the dealer and not spend all my time trying to come to a solution.

 

[agc91camp]

I have a 2022 Ram Bighorn. A couple of weeks ago the front driver side door speaker started sounding like it was blown. Hard to believe as I am 51 years old and don't play music very loud. I did notice this weekend that it seemed to sound worse at lower speeds than at higher speeds. That made me think it might not be the speaker but the actual head unit. I factory reset the stereo yesterday and the problem seemed to correct itself. This morning it came back. I am going to reach out to the dealer but wanted to know if anyone else had this issue so I can guide the dealer and not spend all my time trying to come to a solution.

I have a 2021 Rebel and it just started doing this. Same driver door speaker sounds distorted. What did you find out?

 

[dsherman26]

Interesting, my 2021 does this too. I bought it used and just assumed it was a defect or the previous owner blasted the speaker, but it also seems to come and go. It's the passenger side though, my driver's side sounds fine.

 

[nvecsey]

I have a 2020 Limited and the front speakers all sound blown. I have had the truck a year and a half and it just started. did anybody find out what the issue is/was?

 

[Otto Matik]

I bought a 2022 Bighorn with the base 6-speaker package new early this year. As of the last couple of weeks, I have noticed the same thing. Driver front speaker sounds blown/distorted. But it comes and goes. (Per trip, not randomly while driving). It only seems to be the low end as well when it occurs (confirmed when directing the audio to just that speaker and removing and adding the bass level)

Anyone figure this out? I'm not sure what to think of this. It's either head unit, amp, speaker, or wiring to speaker. I've have read about weird issues with the amp.

I also have an occasional problem when the audio will cut out, especially when on Android Auto. Hitting the power button on/off or changing the source and back again fixes that. Probably not related (and def seems head unit issue).

I'm going to take this to the dealer, see what they can make of it. I just really hate taking sporadic issues in that may not be repeatable on demand. I like the person troubleshooting to see it broke .

 

[Dr Acula]

Curious if anyone here has an update on this issue? Noticed it started happening on my front passenger side speaker a few weeks ago in my 2022 Bighorn.

 

[Loudram]

My turn to bump this to the top. Has anyone found a solution? I will take it to the dealer but I would like to give them a direction to go instead of the usual "couldn't duplicate" excuse.

 

[JinxEh]

Just bought a 2024 1500 Tradesman and same issue, drivers door speaker sounds blown/distorted intermittently. Tested with the controls to isolate each individual speaker and it is definitely the drivers door speaker. Dealer won't even acknowledge the issue because of course it plays normal when it is in the heated shop.

I initially thought that maybe it was because we have been super cold here lately, -30C etc but we had a nice day of +2C and the speaker did the same thing, doesn't matter what you set the radio to, FM, Sat, or Carplay. It is annoying but have no idea how to troubleshoot it myself.

 

[Loudram]

I took mine to the dealer and it was clear at the time. It sounds blown again. Time to make another appointment.

 

[gwuapo]

Just bought a 2024 1500 Tradesman and same issue, drivers door speaker sounds blown/distorted intermittently. Tested with the controls to isolate each individual speaker and it is definitely the drivers door speaker. Dealer won't even acknowledge the issue because of course it plays normal when it is in the heated shop.

I initially thought that maybe it was because we have been super cold here lately, -30C etc but we had a nice day of +2C and the speaker did the same thing, doesn't matter what you set the radio to, FM, Sat, or Carplay. It is annoying but have no idea how to troubleshoot it myself.

swap the speaker from the passenger side. if the blown speaker changes to the passenger side, then it's the speaker, replace it. If the driver side continues being the problem, even with the passenger side, it probably a connection/power problem.

 

[pkurtz]

I have a 2022 Ram Bighorn. A couple of weeks ago the front driver side door speaker started sounding like it was blown. Hard to believe as I am 51 years old and don't play music very loud. I did notice this weekend that it seemed to sound worse at lower speeds than at higher speeds. That made me think it might not be the speaker but the actual head unit. I factory reset the stereo yesterday and the problem seemed to correct itself. This morning it came back. I am going to reach out to the dealer but wanted to know if anyone else had this issue so I can guide the dealer and not spend all my time trying to come to a solution.

I also have this issue with my 2022 Ram 1500 Big Horn. My first trip to the dealership they couldn't recreate the issue so nothing was done and the issue stopped for a few weeks. It recently started happening again, the sound was very annoying, and the dealership stated I have a blown speaker and are ordering a new bass component for it. Hope this helps!

 

[Loudram]

Here's my follow up. It sounded blown again and I took it into the dealership. They confirmed it, it was blown and they replaced it under warranty.

 

[KenR 955]

I have 2014 Bighorn with the "blown" speaker issue. The crummy sound shows up and then goes back to sounding fine. No rhyme or reason. I just ignore it and it is what it is. Going on 3 years now. Gotta be the head unit. I might try swapping ds~ps and see if it moves.

 

[Loudram]

I have 2014 Bighorn with the "blown" speaker issue. The crummy sound shows up and then goes back to sounding fine. No rhyme or reason. I just ignore it and it is what it is. Going on 3 years now. Gotta be the head unit. I might try swapping ds~ps and see if it moves.

That's exactly what mine did. But when it went out it was always the same speaker.

 

[NCRaineman]

I have 2014 Bighorn with the "blown" speaker issue. The crummy sound shows up and then goes back to sounding fine. No rhyme or reason. I just ignore it and it is what it is. Going on 3 years now. Gotta be the head unit. I might try swapping ds~ps and see if it moves.

My 2012 Ram started like this and eventually lost AM & FM completely. Had to replace the whole head unit.

 

[Chris2025RAM]

I have a 2025 RAM 1500 with 4400 miles on it. My passenger side speaker is doing the same thing (sounds like a blown speaker)
I noticed that I could hear the engine RPM's in the speaker (like old school AM radio noise). Maybe RAM has a bad supply of speakers.

 

[KenR 955]

It's been 4 weeks now and the P.S. front door speaker has been sounding fine. Go figure.

 

[rotwiler]

Maybe ANC causing issues, just get a cheap $10 ANC bypass and try that.

 

[shibby927]

You might consider upgrading the factory speakers. If I remember correctly the door speakers front and back all all 6x9 speakers. A lot of people replace them with Infinity Reference or Kicker speakers and it seems like a pretty universally loved mod. Better sound quality overall.

I'll link you to a youtube video detailing the process to swap the speakers out:

5th Gen Ram 1500 | DIY Complete Speaker Removal and Infinity Replacement (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022+)

Two of the factory speakers broke in my truck, so I opted to replace all 6 with infinity reference speakers. Part numbers:Door Speakers and Harnesses: REF 96...

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