Why am I seeing daylight under the front doors of my 2023 Gladiator?

[Grumpy_Guy]

The weather stripping on my front doors, on the bottom front of both the driver and passenger doors, do not have a tight seal.
I just wondered if has anyone else noticed this?
$50K for an entry level Jeep and they don’t use weather stripping tha makes a tight seal?
Maybe this is just a carry over from Jeep’s past association with FIAT?
(Fix It Again Tony!)

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[Hootbro]

Door striker latch may need adjusting and the door pulled in a bit.

 

[JRobes]

Mine gets an annoying wind whistle from the top front of the driver door in crosswind conditions, which I'm also assuming is a loose fit door. I'll be looking at adjusting the hinges inward where they're bolted to the cab, just haven't got around to it yet. Maybe that'd fix yours too.

If you're still in the 3yr/36k warranty tell the dealership to fix it.

 

[Rahkmalla]

Jeep’s past association with FIAT

What makes you think it's in the past? Stellantis is still the merger of FCA and PSA.

 

[PuddleJumper]

mines practically water tight. maybe your missing a part.

 

[DesertRunner]

Did you add door sill guards?

 

[Fundamental Jeepster]

That was my problem. Bought a set of after-market door sill guards and the front leaked when washed or got rained on. I took them off and put clear vinyl sill guard on it, leaking stopped. It is also virtually invisible, you can't see them. Looks good and works.

 

[Mr._Bill]

I put on sill guards and have no issues with them. The first truck, in 2019, I installed the Mopar guards on. The second truck, I recently purchased, has the Rugged Ridge guards on. I like them better, and they cover more area (for less money). I have a good seal and get no water intrusion in the cab at the car wash.

Rugged Ridge | All Terrain Entry Guard Kit For Door 11216.32 | Fits 2018-2023 Jeep Wrangler JL; 2020-2023 Jeep Gladiator JT, Black https://a.co/d/eQqvPnB

Jeep Gladiator Door Sill Guards Mopar OEM https://a.co/d/4VjBD6Q

 

[Grumpy_Guy]

mines practically water tight. maybe your missing a part.

I discovered my cheap aftermarket door sills were causing the weather stripping to rise.
I bought the cheap door sills and I trashed them.

 

[Iinux38]

Same here had a small water leak after buying cheap aftermarket door sills They were causing the weather stripping to rise. Removed and tada problem solved. Ended up buying the molar ones and no issues.

 

[Tank43]

Holy Crud. It never occurred to me that this problem has all along been the cheap door seals I bough off amazon.

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