Cabin wind noise

[DJG]

Resolved - for my issue anyway. Loud wind noise at ear level and seemingly triangle window. Sounded like the windows were almost cracked open.

I've had 3 SC appointments to sort this out finally. Door adjustment the first time to close the gap in the A-pillar, which didn't solve the wind noise. Second visit replaced the triangular window and sealant...surprisingly also did not solve it, but did make it worse which was productive for troubleshooting. Third time was focused on the door exterior trim. Technician completely removed the door trim (specifically all the shiny black plastic) and re-sealed everything. Of note, the black trim was very slightly wavy up through the a-pillar...and I mean ever so slightly. The tech and I both debated on if that would really do anything. Short answer, it definitely does. The loud noise at ear level was completely resolved and now silent.

That made the noise from the triangle window easier to pinpoint. The forward most corner of the window was sticking out past the door frame about 1/16th in due to improper seal most likely. Resolved as well and now the cabin is near silent.

Moral of the story, I'm surprised at how much the smallest detail in trim has on flow for this vehicle. If you have nuisance wind noise coming from anywhere it is likely trim protruding from somewhere - and you need to look extremely close for misalignment.

For those with roof glass noise, look at the panel just forward of the glass as the aft end of that panel is only secured by sealant as well. You could have some wariness up there if the technician pressed too hard during application, etc. ALSO, pay attention to the rail trim that overlays your rooftop cross bar connections. That black piece that runs the length of your cab with cutouts for the mounts is loosely secured with 4 press fasteners and not sealed beyond that. That apparently was by design, but I had them seal that as well which resulted in no roof noise.

Hope this helps someone. Service is learning everyday, so try to stay patient. Burden of being an early buyer. Awesome vehicle!

I also have noise issues, but the service center just wrote it off as "cross winds". Not sure what makes the Rivian unique so that it is the only vehicle I drive that catches these mercurial cross winds.

It did come back from the SC with painters tape across the transition to the roof glass the full width of the vehicle, so they were clearly testing this. How they made a final determination without removing it is questionable.

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[Rousie13]

I had wind noise on my driver’s door as well. I inspected everything a little closer. I had already found/fixed an issue with the rubber trim between the A-pillar/fender on the driver’s door, but that did not fix my issue.

I just found another issue on the driver’s door compared to the passenger and fixed it. I can report back later if that fixes my issue or not.

First image is the passenger side and second picture is the driver’s side. The rubber trim was not tucked behind the molding on the driver’s side like it was on the passenger side. I could see this kicking up some wind noise.

 

[R1TLG20BM]

I had wind noise on my driver’s door as well. I inspected everything a little closer. I had already found/fixed an issue with the rubber trim between the A-pillar/fender on the driver’s door, but that did not fix my issue.

I just found another issue on the driver’s door compared to the passenger and fixed it. I can report back later if that fixes my issue or not.

First image is the passenger side and second picture is the driver’s side. The rubber trim was not tucked behind the molding on the driver’s side like it was on the passenger side. I could see this kicking up some wind noise.

Corner of your trim looks quite a bit worse than mine did. It's certainly a noise contributor for you.

 

[Rousie13]

Corner of your trim looks quite a bit worse than mine did. It's certainly a noise contributor for you.

The cabin noise is reduced after I fixed the rubber seal, but it’s still louder on the driver side than the passenger side (pretty much silent on the passenger side). I have taken a picture of the gap to add it to my mobile appointment on 9/23. They’re already replacing the trim on the rear door, so I might as well have them replace the driver’s side too.

 

[Firewired]

Man, I hope they get these issues resolved as production ramps up. I had a 2014 Model S whose glass roof sounded like it was open even though it was closed. It took many many service visits before they figured out that they had not applied adhesive all way around during production in the factory underneath the rubber gasket.

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