Originally Posted by FR-STY 86 (Post 2403368)

Both of my windows squeal for up to 2 days after heavy rain or washing my car.

I wanted to take the TSB (S-SB-0009-14 : Outside Door Weatherstrip) into dealership, but it says it is for vehicles produced BEFORE the Production Change Effective VIN JF1ZNAA1#E8705465.

Mine is JF1ZNAA1#E970####.

So does this TSB not apply to my car? Suggestions?

Thanks

Originally Posted by Agent 86 (Post 2372163)

The video posted above depicts exactly what was happening with my windows (both) when wet. My car is 11 months old, has about 5400 miles and lives in the garage when not driven.

Honestly, the squeaking sound was a bit embarrassing.

I figured the squeaking had to be caused by friction between the glass and the moulding since I was able to eliminate the squeaking by pulling the glass inward as I raised the glass. So, how do you reduce friction???

This is what I did...

1.) I cleaned the outside moulding strip with an old T-shirt and alcohol. I lowered the glass and then cleaned the moulding inside the door as far as my finger would reach along the entire length of the moulding.

2.) I used a chunk of carnauba past wax (Mothers) that I had laying around to completely coat the outer glass surface.

3.) I lowered and raised the windows a couple times to get wax on the moulding where it came into contact with the glass.

4.) Used a microfiber cloth to wipe off the wax the glass.

That's it!

It has been at least 3 months, many washes and some rain and still no squeak at all!!!

Originally Posted by ROADRACER (Post 2454515)

Just to chime in here...I have had my car to the dealer three times regarding this issue.
1. To get them to inspect and order the parts listed in the TSB.
2. To have the parts installed.(they didnt help the wet window skreech)
3. To have things re-adjusted to stop this terrible skreech.
After three trips and many hours waiting around the dealer I was told " this is as good as it gets".
After the first rain I discovered it skreeches as bad as it ever did. I hope the wax thing works, because Scion doesnt seem to have a solution or the motivation to provide one.

Originally Posted by N1rve (Post 2546926)

I took my FRS to the dealer for them to look at my wet window squeaking. I live in LA so it BARELY rains but I wash my car every week so I still get the squeaking windows.

Originally Posted by PNW FRS (Post 2547091)

If you mean there is a squeaking sound when you roll the window down or up -- that is, the noise is INSIDE the door -- then they can spray some lubricant down into a known area that dries out over time. I just had this done on my 2013 which developed this noise a month of two ago. It took two visits (applications) to stop the noise.

If you mean there is squeaking (friction/rubbing) noise when the top edge of the window rubs up on the weatherstripping.... then what the dealer is doing sounds appropriate.

Originally Posted by N1rve (Post 2547238)

I am having them fix the squeaking noise when rolling up and down. I don't have the squeaking at the top edge.

Originally Posted by PNW FRS (Post 2547787)

It's a "lubricant" fix... not a weatherstripping fix. If they want to do that in addition to the silicon they'll spray on the rollers inside the door... I guess that's their prerogative. I had to do that fix last year when the "window-top" friction starting causing some weird pinching deformation of the weatherstripping.

Originally Posted by PNW FRS (Post 2547787)

It's a "lubricant" fix... not a weatherstripping fix. If they want to do that in addition to the silicon they'll spray on the rollers inside the door... I guess that's their prerogative. I had to do that fix last year when the "window-top" friction starting causing some weird pinching deformation of the weatherstripping.