NHTSA Complaint #10151484 — 2005 DODGE DURANGO

MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO HAS EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE IN THE CABIN WHEN DRIVING ABOVE APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR. THE NOISE IS PARTICULARLY PRONOUNCED WHEN DRIVING IN A MODERATE HEAD OR CROSS WIND. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN A MODERATE HEAD OR CROSS WIND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CARRY ON A NORMAL CONVERSATION WITHIN THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WIND NOISE. THE WIND NOISE SEEMS TO BE ORIGINATING PRIMARILY FROM THE FRONT DOOR SEALS. BOTH OF THE FRONT DOORS CAN BE SEEN FLEXING WHEN DRIVING WITH A HEAD OR CROSS WIND. THE NOISE CAN BE LESSENED BY PULLING IN WITH CONSIDERABLE FORCE ON THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF WIND NOISE I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED IN ANY VEHICLE I HAVE DRIVEN AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR NEARLY 25 YEARS. IN THE ABSENCE OF A HEAD OR CROSS WIND OR AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE HAS A VERY QUITE INTERIOR. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE WITHOUT RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM AS OF YET. *JB