Buzzing from passenger side - anybody had this issue?

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Old Oct 5, 2008 | 11:35 PM
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Buzzing from passenger side - anybody had this issue?

Anybody else had a weird buzzing sound coming from the right front of their passenger-side area? I've only noticed it come and go during high speed driving (could be coincidence) and I can't lean over and tell where it's coming from. I keep thinking it's from the AC or front right-dash area, but can't be sure. It's a loud buzzing sound - sorry I can't describe it any better.
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 12:49 PM
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If you can reproduce it, let your dealer find the cause. Make them sit in the passenger area and try and trace the source. I bet it's 2 plastic panels rubbing against each other.
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 02:49 AM
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lol. I found out what it was about 3 weeks ago and thought I'd update this post... a piece of rubber (?) weather stripping on the outside of the car on the passenger-side A-pillar had torn making a slit in it. At high speeds, this would cause the rubber to lift exposing the hole in it. The resulting hole was probably 3 inches or so. This would basically slap up and down at high speeds causing a very loud buzzing sound. I noticed it by looking over to the right and catching the stripping sticking out and vibrating. I just cut it off to fix the problem. Seems to have solved the issue.
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 08:21 AM
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I had buzzing noise in my 08 and narrowed it down to when my wife was in the passenger seat...found that duct tape over my wife's mouth solved the problem quickly and efficeintly.
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Rocketsfan
lol. I found out what it was about 3 weeks ago and thought I'd update this post... a piece of rubber (?) weather stripping on the outside of the car on the passenger-side A-pillar had torn making a slit in it. At high speeds, this would cause the rubber to lift exposing the hole in it. The resulting hole was probably 3 inches or so. This would basically slap up and down at high speeds causing a very loud buzzing sound. I noticed it by looking over to the right and catching the stripping sticking out and vibrating. I just cut it off to fix the problem. Seems to have solved the issue.
take the torn piece to the dealer and hope that they warranty is since you cut it. You may have opened up yourself to more wind-noise, premature seal failure and maybe water leakage by cutting the rubber off.
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