Door speaker noise in 2004 Forester

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Just got back from the dealer, where they put more insulation in both
doors to stop the irritating buzzing from the vibrations from music
playing on the Cd player and radio. Took them 3 tries, but I think they
finally got it right. Next our other 2004 Forester is going in for the
same fix. Is it a common problem with the Foresters or are we just unlucky?

 

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Just got back from the dealer, where they put more insulation in both
doors to stop the irritating buzzing from the vibrations from music
playing on the Cd player and radio. Took them 3 tries, but I think they
finally got it right. Next our other 2004 Forester is going in for the
same fix. Is it a common problem with the Foresters or are we just unlucky?

Probably common. The annoying buzz was from the clear plastic
sheet that resides right behind the door panels. On every hard bass
note, any flap near any air pocket that was not taped, glued, or
fastened down tended to vibrate like a rattle snake tail.

 

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Probably common. The annoying buzz was from the clear plastic
sheet that resides right behind the door panels. On every hard bass
note, any flap near any air pocket that was not taped, glued, or
fastened down tended to vibrate like a rattle snake tail.

I wonder why then more 2004 Forester owners are not taking their
Foresters back to the dealers to get it corrected. At least this is
what the service manager at our dealer said. He said that he had to
call Subaru hq to find out what the fix was, which turned out as you
state to be taping the plastic sheet down. I wonder if most Forester
owners are just too polite to complain or never turn up the bass. I
play our radio/CD just loud enough to hear the music above the road
noise, and the noise from the door speakers was driving me crazy.