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I just purchased this 2018 JL Rubicon with the Alpine Stereo upgrade. There is a loudly disturbing vibration from both lower front speakers. (most noticeable on the drivers side)The noise is worse with low level sound such as talk radio. The vibration resonates as if it is coming out of the steering wheel.
Has anyone else experienced this?
I have a JLUR too. I have the same setup and issue you do with yours. Driver side speaker makes an echo noise at low levels. Took it to the dealer and he couldn't hear it. But said to see if it gets any worse.
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I took mine in on a warm day ( the first available appt) and no vibration but on cooler days lots of vibration and painful to listen to. I guess that I will wait for consistent cool weather before making another appointment. Too much money for a crappy sounding system! I believe that it's the other parts of the dash and not the actual speakers or radio vibrating.
It happen to me too. Same thing.
 

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They (dealership) have now admitted to hearing it. I have an appointment on Nov 5 for them to start searching with a stethoscope to find it. Iā€™m not feeling confident that they will but will give them a chance. I told them what others have found and they just said that they would look.
 

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I took mine in on a warm day ( the first available appt) and no vibration but on cooler days lots of vibration and painful to listen to. I guess that I will wait for consistent cool weather before making another appointment. Too much money for a crappy sounding system! I believe that it's the other parts of the dash and not the actual speakers or radio vibrating.
Hi Obone,
We understand that this could be frustrating and that it is not what you expect from a new Wrangler. Please let us know when you do choose to visit a dealer. We would be more than happy to offer an additional layer of assistance. Just send us a private message.
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This sound system is horrible across the board, its a shame really. The Alpine system in my JKU was awesome and much more powerful.
 

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I had the same issue (driver's side only), and this is how I fixed it. First though, I'm going to complain:

Like you, I had a very annoying, damn-near infuriating vibration at any volume in the front, lower speaker. Podcasts/talk radio was the worst, but it vibrated during music also. I could tell it wasn't a blown/damaged speaker, but rather something vibration due to the sound frequency, and I was determined to find it.

This was the fix for me, and hopefully for you. Unfortunately, this was a huge pain in the ass to work on, but it worked:

I contorted myself like someone from Cirque du Soleil and got under the dash. I literally had to push my seat all the way back, recline the seat, and sit in it backwards. Then I "slid" under the dash like a snake, upside down, in order to get a good view under there.

Yes, that sucked.

I put a song on loop that made the vibration go crazy ("Deep" by Nine Inch Nails made my vibration go for 3 solid minutes), and started poking around at different places that the vibration could come from. I'm no expert, so I don't know the proper terminology, but there is a box mounted to the back of the speaker with the electronics/plugs and whatnot for the speaker. Using a long screwdriver, I touched that box, and the vibration completely stopped.

When I let off the pressure of simply touching the box, the vibration actually stayed gone, but I knew it would come back at some point, so I went about preventing it.

I had bought very small, rubber, self-adhesive furniture "buffers" for just this occasion. My plan was to put one of the small rubber pieces in between the box and the speaker it's mounted on. It was a huge pain to get to, because my maneuverability was very limited, and the box is mounted high up under the dash.

I put one of the little pads on some tweezers, used my free hand to "pry" the box back just a bit with a long screwdriver, and then shoved the sticky rubber pad in between the box and speaker. Yada, yada, yada...no more vibration.

I assume you have the same issue, likely in the same place. It's fixable, but getting to it is the problem. I'll try and get a photograph of what I did and post it in this thread.
Great explanation of your adventure , I have had the same noise for a few months and mostly on talk radio like others mentioned . I am willing to try what you did but considering how much $$$ my JLUR cost my dealer can try and fix it , I wll mention it along with my 1 out of 20 times I get blue screen on my back up camera . I think I will print your explanation and maybe that will give them a clue
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Great explanation of your adventure , I have had the same noise for a few months and mostly on talk radio like others mentioned . I am willing to try what you did but considering how much $$$ my JLUR cost my dealer can try and fix it , I wll mention it along with my 1 out of 20 times I get blue screen on my back up camera . I think I will print your explanation and maybe that will give them a clue
Thanks again fellow Jeep forum posters ! Info on this site is unbelievable
Be sure and tell them what the name of that box is. I canā€™t remmeber what itā€™s called (some sort of module), but that other thread I quoted from this thread has great photos of it.

It seems in most every case, that little box is the culprit.

Speaking of information on this forum, no kidding! Iā€™m using another thread I found as a guide to taking apart my sound bar so I can fix the two rattles I have left!
 

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Be sure and tell them what the name of that box is. I canā€™t remmeber what itā€™s called (some sort of module), but that other thread I quoted from this thread has great photos of it.

It seems in most every case, that little box is the culprit.

Speaking of information on this forum, no kidding! Iā€™m using another thread I found as a guide to taking apart my sound bar so I can fix the two rattles I have left!
I believe the culprit is called Secure Gateway Module
 

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Great explanation of your adventure , I have had the same noise for a few months and mostly on talk radio like others mentioned . I am willing to try what you did but considering how much $$$ my JLUR cost my dealer can try and fix it , I wll mention it along with my 1 out of 20 times I get blue screen on my back up camera . I think I will print your explanation and maybe that will give them a clue
Thanks again fellow Jeep forum posters ! Info on this site is unbelievable
The vibration is the metal bracket where the module is bolted in. Take four rubber grommets where the bracket is bolted in, 10mm I believe, and put in between bolts and bracket. Takes care of it. It's worked on three JL's at my dealership so far.
 

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It was the speaker on my JL. I just got it back from the dealership. Iā€™m very happy now no crazy vibrations on the radio. The tone generator really helped. I highly recommend using it to find all harmonic noises.
 

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It was the speaker on my JL. I just got it back from the dealership. Iā€™m very happy now no crazy vibrations on the radio. The tone generator really helped. I highly recommend using it to find all harmonic noises.
what did they do?
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