The sound of the windows being down is normal at highway speeds. It's just the different areas of the top flapping in the breeze. It's normal Jeep soft top noise. The sound we were having was like a very loud harmonic droning noise that would come and go depending on speed. Also, sometimes the...
I just got mine back late this afternoon after 3 days at the dealership to replace the top. I'm glad to hear that the new top fixes the problem. They only put the new fabric on mine, too. It took an extra day because the new top didn't have the black rivets to attach it and they had to order...
Just drove 4 hours down I-95 and fix worked. I'll be seeing my dealership when I get back home. Hopefully they already ordered a new top. I saw the tripod idea too, that's why I tried my fix.
Found this on another thread and emailed to my dealership. They are going to take another look at the issue. Other pic is my temporary fix as I have to make another trip tomorrow.
My next step will be to contact the NHTSA and report it as a safety issue which I think it is. Also, one of our local TV stations loves to pursue auto related issues that the dealers/manufacturers will not correct. I may be in contact with them if I don't get a resolution in the next week. I'd...
I'm glad you have a dealership that actually cares about their customers. Keep us updated. I've sent an email to MOPAR customer service complaining about my dealership along with some ideas about my next actions if they don't resolve the issue.
Yes, mine is that loud. I may take a decibel meter out and get some samples. It is deafening. Also, it is constant, crosswinds and traffic only intensify the noise.
I took my Gladiator to the dealership today for this issue. My complaint was the harmonic noise in the top at 75+MPH and excessive rattles. I have to drive 4 hours each way every couple of weeks for my wife to have cancer treatments. The noise at around 80 MPH is so deafening that it hurts your...