Wind Noise new MYP

[TomServo]

We just returned from a 2K mile road trip in our new MYP (delivered Aug 25th) and it has far more wind noise than our 2020. It's primarily on the passenger side. It sounds like it's coming from the glass roof over her right ear or the upper part of the windshield area. It could be the door glass but who can tell with wind noise, all I know is it bothered my wife enough that she complained about it.

I'm going to buy one of those noise reduction rubber bands they sell and see if that doesn't solve it but if it doesn't how receptive are Service Centers to hunting down and fixing "wind noises"?

 

[Destiny1701]

We had the same issue initially in our July 22’ MYP. Sitting inside, If you shine a flash light at the passenger lower right section of the windshield…where the windshield touches the side A pillar and the front dash; you’ll likely see an open area where you can literally make out the inside paint of the front hood. I first discovered it by accident parked with the sun shining at a specific angle. When I probed further it was quite amazing to see such an open gap unsealed. We took it in for service and they provided a seal inside and behind. It worked.

Shoddy manufacturing in my view.

 

[TomServo]

We had the same issue initially in our July 22’ MYP. Sitting inside, If you shine a flash light at the passenger lower right section of the windshield…where the windshield touches the side A pillar and the front dash; you’ll likely see an open area where you can literally make out the inside paint of the front hood....

I may need a wee bit more context. I have a very bright LED light and I could see not "body colored paint" at the base of the windshield where the dash meets the windshield. Am I looking in the right spot?

 

[TomServo]

If I find the right position I can see down into that corner and can see “red paint”. So what was the fix? Do they have to remove the windshield and reseal it?

My neighbor has an Austin built Y and I will compare my Fremont car to his? Thanks for the info.

 

[Destiny1701]

If I find the right position I can see down into that corner and can see “red paint”. So what was the fix? Do they have to remove the windshield and reseal it?

My neighbor has an Austin built Y and I will compare my Fremont car to his? Thanks for the info.

I think you found the area. They added some black foam insulation in that area. Not sure how they did it but they did.

 

[TomServo]

I think you found the area. They added some black foam insulation in that area. Not sure how they did it but they did.

I looked at my neighbors Austin Y and sure enough there is some black material in that area and I CAN’T see the windshield or the painted body pieces through the glass. How frustrating that I now need to schedule another service appt.

and I found this old thread:

Wind noise was bad windshield seal!

We had very noticeable noise from front driver-side corner of windshield. Tesla added some sealant which helped noise, but still there. Tissue test showed was seal issue. Tesla replaced windshield! Mystery solved. Previous thread regarding our noise: Air noise from driver front windshield?

teslamotorsclub.com

 

[voip-ninja]

I looked at my neighbors Austin Y and sure enough there is some black material in that area and I CAN’T see the windshield or the painted body pieces through the glass. How frustrating that I now need to schedule another service appt.

and I found this old thread:

Wind noise was bad windshield seal!

We had very noticeable noise from front driver-side corner of windshield. Tesla added some sealant which helped noise, but still there. Tissue test showed was seal issue. Tesla replaced windshield! Mystery solved. Previous thread regarding our noise: Air noise from driver front windshield?

teslamotorsclub.com

Fremont quality is crap

 

[Destiny1701]

I looked at my neighbors Austin Y and sure enough there is some black material in that area and I CAN’T see the windshield or the painted body pieces through the glass. How frustrating that I now need to schedule another service appt.

and I found this old thread:

Wind noise was bad windshield seal!

We had very noticeable noise from front driver-side corner of windshield. Tesla added some sealant which helped noise, but still there. Tissue test showed was seal issue. Tesla replaced windshield! Mystery solved. Previous thread regarding our noise: Air noise from driver front windshield?

teslamotorsclub.com

I hope it works for you as it did for me.

 

[ElectricAnt54]

Fremont quality is crap

Fremont’s output currently greatly exceeds Austin’s. Therefore it is more likely for a complaint in this forum for a car sold in USA to be about a car made in Fremont. As production ramps down at Fremont for model Y & 3) and ramps up at Austin, people will jump to conclusions and state that Austin has crappy build quality & Fremont seems better.

Not too long ago you had a different view of the Fremont factory & yes people can change their minds.

Being to meticulous on the issues I found on my model y?

Hi, Just received my MYLR last weekend but found some issues and panel misalignment thus I booked for the service that is upcoming in a few days. I found numerous issues and wonder if they are worth to mention to fix (especially the misalignment) as I see many post that minor misalignment fix...

teslamotorsclub.com

 

[voip-ninja]

Fremont’s output currently greatly exceeds Austin’s. Therefore it is more likely for a complaint in this forum for a car sold in USA to be about a car made in Fremont. As production ramps down at Fremont for model Y & 3) and ramps up at Austin, people will jump to conclusions and state that Austin has crappy build quality & Fremont seems better.

Not too long ago you had a different view of the Fremont factory & yes people can change their minds.

Being to meticulous on the issues I found on my model y?

Hi, Just received my MYLR last weekend but found some issues and panel misalignment thus I booked for the service that is upcoming in a few days. I found numerous issues and wonder if they are worth to mention to fix (especially the misalignment) as I see many post that minor misalignment fix...

teslamotorsclub.com

Combing through my old posts to try to make your case is creepy and weird. The quality on my 2018 was terrible compared to what is coming out of other factories. If you want the Tesla experience you just have to accept it.

 

[madmurdoch]

I have the same on drivers side and it's a M3LR. Mobile technician agreed with me so they booked it in to the service centre. Service centre says it's fine. Load of nonsense. It's clearly a fault.

 

[TomServo]

UPDATE (sort of): When I was at my local Service Center having a faulty TPMS replaced last week I asked the desk guys how they address "wind noise" his answer was to schedule an appointment, then a tech with a dB meter will take a ride with the owner and determine if there is a problem or not. Given it's only really noticeable when traveling over 60 mph (highway trips) I'm not in a hurry to make that 80-mile r/t to the SC so soon.

 

[denverag03]

I went through this and posted about it on Any solution to the excess wind noise from the Tesla roof racks?. No real solution for me.

 

[Bikeman]

We had the same issue initially in our July 22’ MYP. Sitting inside, If you shine a flash light at the passenger lower right section of the windshield…where the windshield touches the side A pillar and the front dash; you’ll likely see an open area where you can literally make out the inside paint of the front hood. I first discovered it by accident parked with the sun shining at a specific angle. When I probed further it was quite amazing to see such an open gap unsealed. We took it in for service and they provided a seal inside and behind. It worked.

Shoddy manufacturing in my view.

Every Model Y I have ever looked at has the smallish long rectangular open gap in that same location. You can even stick a somewhat thin long object (like a pipe cleaner) down through it from the outside. I don't have any idea where the water goes when it rains down through the hole; I just hope it isn't into the interior of the car. And that gap is there in every car. Austin and Freemont. When I asked the SA about it, he just shrugged as if he had never seen the gap before. He has worked as a Tesla salesman for 6 years. My guess is that yes, he has been asked before about this.

 

[Destiny1701]

Every Model Y I have ever looked at has the smallish long rectangular open gap in that same location. You can even stick a somewhat thin long object (like a pipe cleaner) down through it from the outside. I don't have any idea where the water goes when it rains down through the hole; I just hope it isn't into the interior of the car. And that gap is there in every car. Austin and Freemont. When I asked the SA about it, he just shrugged as if he had never seen the gap before. He has worked as a Tesla salesman for 6 years. My guess is that yes, he has been asked before about this.

Probably a design flaw that has not been addressed

 

[TomServo]

Probably a design flaw that has not been addressed

But not EVERY Model Y is afflicted. My neighbor's Austin-built Y has almost real "wind noise" as compared to my Fremont-built Y. And when I look in the lower right corner I see some kind of black weather stripping where on my car I see glass and painted body parts.

 

[Bikeman]

OK, that gap might not be in every singe Y, but from 2020 to 2023, those that I've seen all have it. Just amazing how glaring it is when you know where to look. At the Naperville location the other day, I spotted 3 2023 models (had the new 5K cameras) -- all had the same gap. FlexSeal for the win?

 

[EvilStryke]

New wind noise began after the Service Center replaced my Top Glass and adjusted body seal. My intuition was something was off. Took my MYLR back and of course the service lead said crosswind is normal.

Come to find out the passenger window does not fully close, therefore cresting this gap. No wonder here is excessive wind bodies that sounds like bursts of static.

I have a Mobile Service appointment Friday hoping they’ll adjust the window to seal correctly.

 

[tangible1]

Fremont quality is crap

on this site you only hear from the problems and the trolls.
the vast majority coming out of all factories have exceptions, but are very good quality,
they've had several years to refine the process and it shows.

 

[Bikeman]

Come to find out the passenger window does not fully close, therefore cresting this gap. No wonder here is excessive wind bodies that sounds like bursts of static.

There seems to have been numerous front passenger window issues lately.