Window squeaking when going up or down.

Disclaimer: Links on this page pointing to Amazon, eBay and other sites may include affiliate code. If you click them and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission.

Hemimania

Senior Member
Joined
Jan 28, 2014
Posts
329
Reaction score
249
Location
Central NJ
Ram Year
2015
Engine
5.7 Hemi
Hi all. My driver's side window squeaking on my 2015 when I roll up or down. Anyone else have this problem and it's there a way to fix it without taking the door panel off?

Tonino
 

Kbinde

Junior Member
Navy Badge Air Force
Joined
Apr 16, 2025
Posts
11
Reaction score
13
Location
Delaware
Ram Year
2006
Manual or electric window operation.? Weather seal(s) possibly dry causing a friction resonance as the glass moves
in either direction?
Lubrication would most likely require panel removal to access components, seal replacement as well.
 

Rado

US NAVY VETERAN
Navy Badge
Joined
Nov 5, 2016
Posts
8,105
Reaction score
22,877
Location
Maine
Ram Year
2015
Engine
Pentastar 3.6 V6
IMO may be the window motor going bad ?
You may have to remove door panel to see what is dragging and what can be lube up ?
PLEASE UPDATE us what you do find out
Thanks
 

Dean2

Senior Member
Joined
Jun 17, 2021
Posts
4,455
Reaction score
8,946
Location
Near Edmonton
Ram Year
2021 2500
Engine
6.4
Simplest thing you can try, has fixed many squeaks and a lot of slow to roll up driver side windows. Roll window all the way down, take a cloth with a bunch of silicone spray lube on it and clean both the inside and outside window seals really well. Now spray both seals with silicone. I now do this annually to all windows on my vehicles. It is amazing how much better they work.
 

Wild one

Senior Member
Joined
Jan 17, 2016
Posts
23,877
Reaction score
54,970
Ram Year
14 Sport
Engine
5.7
Vacuum the window felts with a good quality vacuum,and if you have access to an air compressor also doesn't hurt to blow the felts out with some air,before you hit them with silicone spray.
 
OP
OP
Hemimania

Hemimania

Senior Member
Joined
Jan 28, 2014
Posts
329
Reaction score
249
Location
Central NJ
Ram Year
2015
Engine
5.7 Hemi
Yep, silicone spray in the tracks (after you look for any debris / buildup and clean) works best - I do it every spring as part of my preventative maintenance program.
So here's something. We had tons of rain this weekend and the squeaking is gone (I'm sure it's going to return).

When you say "in the tracks", can I see the tracks with window rolled all the way down and not taking the door apart? I have silicone wd40. Will that do?

Thanks,
Tonino
 

Wild one

Senior Member
Joined
Jan 17, 2016
Posts
23,877
Reaction score
54,970
Ram Year
14 Sport
Engine
5.7
So here's something. We had tons of rain this weekend and the squeaking is gone (I'm sure it's going to return).

When you say "in the tracks", can I see the tracks with window rolled all the way down and not taking the door apart? I have silicone wd40. Will that do?

Thanks,
Tonino
Yes it'll work.The window tracks everybody is referring to,are the ones that the window slides up and down in when it goes up into the door frame,and down inside the door,when you roll them down. Vacuum them out first,and if you can ,it also doesn't hurt to blow them out with an air compressor,so you get the majority of dirt/grim out of them before spraying them with your WD 40 silicone lube, otherwise you're just lubing dirt particles
 
Back
Top