Excessive wind noise coming from driver's side window/door
#46
Lexus Test Driver
having hte same wind noise issue on my 2016 IS 350AWD FSport. Took it to the deaelership and they confirmed its a engineering problem as they tested it on other cars and they all had the same noise.
Total bs if you ask me, a Honda Fit doesn't even have that problem and yet my $60k Lexus does.
Total bs if you ask me, a Honda Fit doesn't even have that problem and yet my $60k Lexus does.
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I used to have a whistling sound coming from the driver's side, especially at certain temperatures and humidities. After removing the 3M protective film from the mirrors, the whistling stopped.
Something to consider if you have the protective films on your mirrors, which may alter aerodynamics of the stock mirrors enough to cause wind noise.
Something to consider if you have the protective films on your mirrors, which may alter aerodynamics of the stock mirrors enough to cause wind noise.
#50
Mine is really bad, once i hit 65km in speed, I hear it pretty bad and once i go above that speed, it sounds like the drivers side has a bad case of wind drag. Dealer heard it, they tested it on a few other cars and it also had the same problem. Therefore they assumed its a design flaw.
#51
Lexus Test Driver
Originally Posted by darkarmy
Mine is really bad, once i hit 65km in speed, I hear it pretty bad and once i go above that speed, it sounds like the drivers side has a bad case of wind drag. Dealer heard it, they tested it on a few other cars and it also had the same problem. Therefore they assumed its a design flaw.
#52
I was up at 80mph and noticed a TINY bit of noise coming from what sounded like the rear drivers side door... listened for it on both of my 1 hour highway drives and heard nothing from the front drivers side door..
#53
Lexus Test Driver
Pull the window channel out and put it back in, seeing if you can align it so it is not deforming around that area. If that proves to be impossible, I would not resort to adhesives of any sort. The reason for that is because it becomes a royal pain in the butt to clean if you ever need to remove it.
What you can do is find some 1/8" closed cell foam(this way it doesn't absorb moisture. Make sure it is springy and quickly returns to its original form after being compressed) such as gym foam or neoprene, like this and put it in the gap. Pull the window channel out where you're going to stick the foam, trim it to shape, place it there and put the window channel back into place. Make sure to trim it so it is not visible, the point of this is to make it undetectable. Put the window up and go for a drive.
What you can do is find some 1/8" closed cell foam(this way it doesn't absorb moisture. Make sure it is springy and quickly returns to its original form after being compressed) such as gym foam or neoprene, like this and put it in the gap. Pull the window channel out where you're going to stick the foam, trim it to shape, place it there and put the window channel back into place. Make sure to trim it so it is not visible, the point of this is to make it undetectable. Put the window up and go for a drive.
#54
Lexus Test Driver
Pull the window channel out and put it back in, seeing if you can align it so it is not deforming around that area. If that proves to be impossible, I would not resort to adhesives of any sort. The reason for that is because it becomes a royal pain in the butt to clean if you ever need to remove it. What you can do is find some 1/8" closed cell foam(this way it doesn't absorb moisture. Make sure it is springy and quickly returns to its original form after being compressed) such as gym foam or neoprene, like this and put it in the gap. Pull the window channel out where you're going to stick the foam, trim it to shape, place it there and put the window channel back into place. Make sure to trim it so it is not visible, the point of this is to make it undetectable. Put the window up and go for a drive.
#55
Lexus Test Driver
Correct. You're essentially filling holes with foam, since it's less permanent than adhesives. It just has to be thin enough that it does not disrupt another part of the window run channel.
#56
Lexus Canada called me back regarding the wind noise, they confirmed it as being a problem on all 3rd Gen IS and now its up to the technical team to create a recall, if they decide to do nothing about it, then nothing happens. But at least Lexus Canada has confirmed the issue.
A 15K Honda Fit doesn't even have this problem, so sad.
A 15K Honda Fit doesn't even have this problem, so sad.
#57
Lexus Test Driver
Originally Posted by darkarmy
Lexus Canada called me back regarding the wind noise, they confirmed it as being a problem on all 3rd Gen IS and now its up to the technical team to create a recall, if they decide to do nothing about it, then nothing happens. But at least Lexus Canada has confirmed the issue.
A 15K Honda Fit doesn't even have this problem, so sad.
A 15K Honda Fit doesn't even have this problem, so sad.
#58
Lexus Test Driver
#59
I used to have a whistling sound coming from the driver's side, especially at certain temperatures and humidities. After removing the 3M protective film from the mirrors, the whistling stopped.
Something to consider if you have the protective films on your mirrors, which may alter aerodynamics of the stock mirrors enough to cause wind noise.
Something to consider if you have the protective films on your mirrors, which may alter aerodynamics of the stock mirrors enough to cause wind noise.
Mine is a high pitch whistle from the mirror (and I DO have clear bra on the mirror). I can put my window down while on the highway and put a finger to cover the seam between the top part of the mirror and the mirror stalk and the whistle goes away. Interesting that people say removing the clear bra should fix it though. I’ll have to conduct more tests with tape…
#60
Lexus Test Driver
I also have clear bra on mirrors but there is zero noise coming from the mirrors. The film that I used was Xpel Ultimate and it was a pre-cut kit.
I suspect it is something to do with how the installer did the installation for you as mirrors are tricky -- you can lay a precut film for mirror and stretch it as intended or you can struggle to make it work. Unlike hood and fender film pieces where there are certain alignment or boundaries to adhere, there is a certain deviation far as where the mirror film should lay and yet it might cost some aerodynamic issue only discovered at a later time.
On the other hand, I hear a whistling noise from the driver's window sometimes. Dealership already replaced the glass run for the driver's window and yet the noise is not totally eliminated. If I stick a finger in the top inner corner of the window, the noise will stop. The noise is only apparent at higher speed. But I am already used to it.
I suspect it is something to do with how the installer did the installation for you as mirrors are tricky -- you can lay a precut film for mirror and stretch it as intended or you can struggle to make it work. Unlike hood and fender film pieces where there are certain alignment or boundaries to adhere, there is a certain deviation far as where the mirror film should lay and yet it might cost some aerodynamic issue only discovered at a later time.
On the other hand, I hear a whistling noise from the driver's window sometimes. Dealership already replaced the glass run for the driver's window and yet the noise is not totally eliminated. If I stick a finger in the top inner corner of the window, the noise will stop. The noise is only apparent at higher speed. But I am already used to it.