Is There Something Wrong With The Front Driver's Door

On our 2015 Legacy 2.5i - purchased as CPO in May 2016 with 14K miles, which is my son's car seems to have something unusual. When you close the Driver's door, it doesn't close with the same solid sound of the other doors. it almost sounds more "tinnie" less solid?

I have not checked it out at a dealer to check other cars at a dealer. I will shortly. Anyone else sense this?

Not that I have noticed, probably an adjustment issue.

 

Unless there have been a bad repair of the door from an accident, look for traces of repairs, compare left and right side of car and if spot welds are visible in a different way.

Probably when the body shop replaced the door after the wreck they used cheap parts

Check all the nuts and bolts for the window motor and regulator. I would not be surprised if it's just cheap aftermarket parts but it doesn't hurt to rule out something being loose.

Lol. This cant be a serious post. If the door closes fine, dont worry about the 'softness' of the noise.

Poor man's dynamat works wonders for making doors feel solid. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Peel-Seal-Instant-Waterproof-Repairs-6-in-x-25-ft-Aluminum-Roll-Flashing/1018733

 

After a few hot days the tar smell is gone and haven't smelled it since.

Some 5th Gens from the factory had insufficient adhesive attaching the skin to the door frame and thus a tinny hollow sound. There was actually a TSB addressing it. Could be the same issue with some 6th Gens. Have your dealer check it out.

I actually might know exactly what you're talking about. A couple months ago I replaced all my speakers, so that means I had to take the panels off all the doors. When I put the panels back on and closed the door I noticed a tin/hollow sound when it would close. I have no idea if I only started noticing this sound because I was messing with the door, and it always has that sound or if I changed something on accident to give it that sound. GTEASER may be right, it would be good to have you go in and check it out! Then report back if they find anything so I can get it fixed too! :D

There was no wreck of the car. It was purchased as a CPO. The Carfax was checked. I am going to have the sales dealer check it.

GTeaser,do you have link to the TSB?

I have the same issue. Had dealer check it out said something was loose, they tightened it. but its back again just haven't tore door apart to look yet. very tinny sound

Dark_Horse: Just he Driver's front door right? The others are more solid.

correct just my driver door. if it wasnt 17* i would tear door apart now but i dont have a garage.

Update after a visit to the Dealer: Insulation in the door was Missing.... I told you something was wrong !!! Fixed - Good to go. The robots must have been Drunk that day .....

Update after a visit to the Dealer: Insulation in the door was Missing.... I told you something was wrong !!! Fixed - Good to go. The robots must have been Drunk that day .....

 

well done. You knew there was a problem and got it fixed.

The robots must have been Drunk that day .....

 

Robots don't drink

 

More likely an accident that never made it onto the CarFax.

Had the same issue with the front passenger door. Dealer said it was the inner door bracket that was loose.

Interesting read. I recently picked up a used 2015 Legacy as well and noticed the driver driver door having an off sound when closed firmly. All of the other doors close and sound normally just as on my Forester or any other previous car. I may have to pull the panel to have a look inside.

As indicated in earlier post, the drivers side door was missing the insulation. Go to the dealer to check it out. Not sure if there is a TSB about this, but it seems from posts here it has been experienced by a number of folks. Who knows, it may affect 2015 cars built on certain day or week. I was the one who detected this malady. Its my 30 year old sons car who said he really didnt notice it. Now he sees and hears the difference.

Do these doors typically have any deadner on the interior of the outer skin? I feel like other cars I've been inside the doors generally had at least one sometimes 2 pieces to cut down on outer skin vibration.

There's 1 piece on the outer skin, as well as rubber bushings between the skin and impact bars.

 

I plastered the whole skin with peel n seal aka poor man's dynamat. Really works well for road noise reduction and giving the doors a nice solid thunk when closing.

I've got the bushings between the impact bar and outer skin but that's all, going to get something added in there asap. The hollow door sound kills me every time I close it.