wind noise from driver's window

[capuman]

Hi all,

so ive had my Arteon for 3 months now, and absolutely love it. There is just one thing im not happy about. When i go over 100kph i hear a wind noise coming from the drivers window, on the top/rightish side. At first i thought perhaps the window was not all the way up, but i made sure i opened it and re closed it. Same issue. I checked the seals all around..couldnt see any issues either..so the problem is still there.

Its not a major issue, but its annoying since the rest of the car is so silent and great. I dont hear it when i have the radio on, but wish it was not there.

Anyone else have this issue? I havent contacted the dealer yet either..

[heavyj251]

I have the same problem! Mine is present even at lower speeds, especially when there’s a strong wind in the right direction. Very annoying!

I haven’t taken the car for a service yet, but it will be something I tell them about when I do.


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[capuman]

Im taking mine on Tuesday, they've told me to go for a ride with them so they can hear.. will let you know what they say.

[heavyj251]

Do you have a sunroof, out of curiosity?
I was actually thinking at one point that there was some weird turbulence because of the sunroof — the one I took for an extended test drive didn’t have a sunroof and didn’t suffer from the horrendous wind noise.


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[capuman]

Nope, no sun roof and the noise only comes from driver side and exactly at 100kph or more. Its not that bad to be honest..but it annoys me.

[heavyj251]

Is it more of a whistling noise?


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[capuman]

Yeah, its literally like when you leave a tiny gap when you dont close the window all the way up, like if it went up a couple millimetres more it would stop..
I read somewhere that cars without frames on the doors sometimes have this problem and its as simple as adjusting the window so that it goes up a couple millimetres more when you close it.
Lets see what they tell me on Tuesday. Its def not a sealing problem as ive checked and rechecked all seals around the door.

[heavyj251]

Sounds exactly like mine then... haha
Can’t wait to hear what they have to say! Keep us posted


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[HiddenTaco]

Please keep us posted. I don't have the issue but I do get a really annoying constant creak from the same area that happens even with the smallest of bump in the road.

[DreamensioN]

Same issue here. I believe it's a rubber seal not sealing properly. Keen to hear if they fix the issue.

[REK]

It looks like this is a common problem. I have a constant creaking from the driver door which seems to go away some what, if the window is slightly down. It's driving me crazy.

[capuman]

Hi guys,

going to have to wait another week im afriad. Weather very bad today so my meeting with the dealer has been pushed to next Tuesday. In any case, i found at the bottom of the driver (and passenger door) 2 black screws (Allen keys), i read on another forum (audi actually) that if you turn these screws anti clockwise it's supposed to lift the window up a bit when its fully closed (clockwise makes it go down). So i might just give that a go if i get a chance as im sure that my problem is that the window is not going all the way up fully to complete the door seal. The problem i have is that where i live, there is no where i can go up to 100kph easily to test so i have to drive quite far, stop somewhere, test these screw things, then drive..come back..etc etc. Perhaps one of you can do this easier?

[doc_777]

Try this - put a piece of tape on the outside of the upper corner of the window. Leave a long tag of tape hanging inside the window, so that when you are driving a passenger (*cough*) can gently pull the tape - this will pull the window slightly harder against the seal and help determine if that is the cause of the noise (being insufficient closure pressure). BMW had a similar issue back in the day with the old 6 series coupe. Solution was to pack out the rubber so it artificially sat an oomph-gram further out from the body, to cut the hollow neoprene and insert a packer to stiffen the rubber molding, or to fit the resigned seal which bmw eventually developed.

Frameless doors look nice, but they come with compromises (and risks0. One of those being th inherent lack of rigid connection between the door and the window. Unless the engineering is absolutely spot-on, noises happen.

my advice is to do the little test (above), video the result, and take the info to vw Aus. Badger them about it, and badger the dealer. A solution won’t be developed by the factory unless enough noise is made (pardon the unintended pun).

of course, if vow have built in some adjustability (per the screws mentioned in the post above) then it could simply be a matter of adjustment via warranty following a period of settling in (since the window mechanism is mechanical, and all mechanical mechanisms will wear and have tolerances).

[ian]

Have you tried fitting slim weather shields ? should stop and out side noise ,

[doc_777]

Have you tried fitting slim weather shields ? should stop and out side noise ,

frameless windows...