Loud air conditioner

[lariardo]

My air conditioner is very noisy. Any thoughts?
2020 M3+

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https://youtu.be/XfcDgqReQcY

 

[Perscitus]

Many threads on this since Summer 2018, here, other fora, reddit, and I assume social media groups. Sadly, seems to be normal and 'within spec'.

If you waste your time dealing with an SC to attempt to address, they will either do nothing or replace the AC (and coincidentally battery coolling) fan... and the noise will be the same.

This noise happens more frequently after some late 2019 or early 2020 software builds.

 

[jmaddr]

Normal. Very loud from the outside but just like any other car from the inside. I think the sound is heightened somewhat compared to ICE cars due to a running engine, but I think it still louder than most. However, inside it's one of the quickest systems I've encountered to cool down the Florida heat and 150 degree cabin temperature so if it's only the outside that's loud, I won't be worrying about it.

 

[NOLADriver]

Mine is same. Its just A/C doing its thing.

You should hear mine after I Supercharge, and its Louisiana hot. It sounds like a Harrier Jump Jet preparing to go vertical.

 

[Perscitus]

Yup, with ambient at 100F+ with full sun, at a v3 supercharger charging at 252kW from 15% SoC... and the Model 3 gains impulse engines and Roadster SpaceX inspired thrusters. Free of charge.

 

[jpfive]

Mine is same. Its just A/C doing its thing.

You should hear mine after I Supercharge, and its Louisiana hot. It sounds like a Harrier Jump Jet preparing to go vertical.

Hmmm... Interesting analogy. An old AV8A pilot

 

[Candleflame]

i swear my AC sounds very similar when its 45 degrees outside and its running on max.

 

[Waltjo]

Earlier this summer the A/C seemed to become much louder than it had been before. Made a service appointment for it and during the pre-appointment emails, Tesla said that "as long as the cooling was working and there were no error reports, it was OK." So I cancelled the appointment and so far the noise (if it is really there) seems the same and car cools just fine. As was mentioned the sound is not noticeably in the cabin. But it seems quite loud near the front of the vehicle.