JakeP
S P4996 ==> P02547
Tesla sent a Ranger out to me today, to take care of a cracking noise in my passenger window (the housing for the door handle mechanism had come unstuck, and was hitting the window on the way up/down), as well as for the wind noise from the passenger triangle. The wind noise had gotten obnoxiously worse *after* my annual service, where new foam and tape was installed under the brightwork (I believe). After several adjustment trials, the Ranger Kevin was able to *completely* eliminate all wind noise from the front passenger triangle! For what it's worth, we think the adjustment that fixed it was to ensure both the triangle and passenger window are flush with each other. Before the fix, the passenger window stuck out 1-2mm beyond the triangle glass, creating a "lip" which caused the wind noise. The drivers side had both glass surfaces flush, and was noiseless. We adjusted the passenger side to be the same, and it worked!
Seen from above, as if you were looking down on an open door:
Triangle ------>Passenger Window
Before: ____ ------------------------------------- Bad wind noise
After: ____ _____________________________ No wind noise!
We tried several adjustments of the spacing between the two windows, and they did not affect the noise as we had hoped. So glad this is fixed, my car is now dead silent!!!
Thanks you Columbus SC, and Kevin the Ranger!
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Here is the Ranger description from the Service Order:
Concern: Customer states: air coming up through passenger front door. Seems to be coming
from small quarter window.
Cause: Right front quarter glass was set in too far. This caused the right front sliding window
to stick out and catch wind, causing excessive wind noise.
Correction: Interior NVH General Diagnosis
Applied foam tape to door panel A pillar area according to service bulletin. Performed on
both front doors. Adjusted front right door quarter glass upwards slightly. Test drove and
wind noise was still present. Adjusted glass as much toward the rear of the vehicle as
possible and test drove. Still wind noise. Compared both quarter glass pieces and notices
passenger side was set in, allowing the sliding window to catch air and create wind noise.
Added shims to the upper rear most bolt to adjust the glass outward, away from the
vehicle. This created a more flush setting with the sliding glass and canceled the
excessive wind noise.
Outside temp 18 F with gusting winds and snow.
Seen from above, as if you were looking down on an open door:
Triangle ------>Passenger Window
Before: ____ ------------------------------------- Bad wind noise
After: ____ _____________________________ No wind noise!
We tried several adjustments of the spacing between the two windows, and they did not affect the noise as we had hoped. So glad this is fixed, my car is now dead silent!!!
Thanks you Columbus SC, and Kevin the Ranger!
- - - Updated - - -
Here is the Ranger description from the Service Order:
Concern: Customer states: air coming up through passenger front door. Seems to be coming
from small quarter window.
Cause: Right front quarter glass was set in too far. This caused the right front sliding window
to stick out and catch wind, causing excessive wind noise.
Correction: Interior NVH General Diagnosis
Applied foam tape to door panel A pillar area according to service bulletin. Performed on
both front doors. Adjusted front right door quarter glass upwards slightly. Test drove and
wind noise was still present. Adjusted glass as much toward the rear of the vehicle as
possible and test drove. Still wind noise. Compared both quarter glass pieces and notices
passenger side was set in, allowing the sliding window to catch air and create wind noise.
Added shims to the upper rear most bolt to adjust the glass outward, away from the
vehicle. This created a more flush setting with the sliding glass and canceled the
excessive wind noise.
Outside temp 18 F with gusting winds and snow.
