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2004 ES330 Wind Noise
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David Z
2010-08-29 14:02:03 UTC
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Ever since I bought my 2004 ES330 six years ago, there's been a mild wind
noise. The wind noise occurs when traveling about 55 mph or more on certain
days, presumably when the wind hits in a certain direction, etc. The sound
comes from the sunroof area and sounds like the sunroof is very slightly
open.

When I go to my local Lexus dealer for regular service, I ask them to look
at it, but they've never been able to get rid of the problem. When I look
at the way the sunroof aligns with the roof, it looks pretty smooth to me.
I can't figure out what could be generating this noise. Is this a design
defect? Am I just wasting my time asking them to fix it?
Ray O
2010-08-29 16:09:51 UTC
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Post by David Z
Ever since I bought my 2004 ES330 six years ago, there's been a mild wind
noise. The wind noise occurs when traveling about 55 mph or more on
certain days, presumably when the wind hits in a certain direction, etc.
The sound comes from the sunroof area and sounds like the sunroof is very
slightly open.
When I go to my local Lexus dealer for regular service, I ask them to look
at it, but they've never been able to get rid of the problem. When I look
at the way the sunroof aligns with the roof, it looks pretty smooth to me.
I can't figure out what could be generating this noise. Is this a design
defect? Am I just wasting my time asking them to fix it?
Does the noise go away when you close the interior sun shade?
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Ray O
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David Z
2010-08-29 16:15:18 UTC
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Post by David Z
Ever since I bought my 2004 ES330 six years ago, there's been a mild wind
noise. The wind noise occurs when traveling about 55 mph or more on
certain days, presumably when the wind hits in a certain direction, etc.
The sound comes from the sunroof area and sounds like the sunroof is very
slightly open.
When I go to my local Lexus dealer for regular service, I ask them to
look at it, but they've never been able to get rid of the problem. When
I look at the way the sunroof aligns with the roof, it looks pretty
smooth to me. I can't figure out what could be generating this noise. Is
this a design defect? Am I just wasting my time asking them to fix it?
Does the noise go away when you close the interior sun shade?
IIRC, no, but it's slightly muted.
Ray O
2010-08-29 17:14:27 UTC
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Post by David Z
Ever since I bought my 2004 ES330 six years ago, there's been a mild
wind noise. The wind noise occurs when traveling about 55 mph or more
on certain days, presumably when the wind hits in a certain direction,
etc. The sound comes from the sunroof area and sounds like the sunroof
is very slightly open.
When I go to my local Lexus dealer for regular service, I ask them to
look at it, but they've never been able to get rid of the problem. When
I look at the way the sunroof aligns with the roof, it looks pretty
smooth to me. I can't figure out what could be generating this noise.
Is this a design defect? Am I just wasting my time asking them to fix
it?
Does the noise go away when you close the interior sun shade?
IIRC, no, but it's slightly muted.
Try placing duct tape across the top of the windshield, covering the black
sealer between the windshield and body and any trim. If the noise goes
away, the trim or black sealer may need some re-sealing. A glass shop
should be be to check for you.
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Ray O
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David Z
2010-08-29 19:34:03 UTC
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Post by David Z
Ever since I bought my 2004 ES330 six years ago, there's been a mild
wind noise. The wind noise occurs when traveling about 55 mph or more
on certain days, presumably when the wind hits in a certain direction,
etc. The sound comes from the sunroof area and sounds like the sunroof
is very slightly open.
When I go to my local Lexus dealer for regular service, I ask them to
look at it, but they've never been able to get rid of the problem.
When I look at the way the sunroof aligns with the roof, it looks
pretty smooth to me. I can't figure out what could be generating this
noise. Is this a design defect? Am I just wasting my time asking them
to fix it?
Does the noise go away when you close the interior sun shade?
IIRC, no, but it's slightly muted.
Try placing duct tape across the top of the windshield, covering the black
sealer between the windshield and body and any trim. If the noise goes
away, the trim or black sealer may need some re-sealing. A glass shop
should be be to check for you.
Thanks, Ray. I'll give that a try when I get my car back from the dealer.

When I looked a couple of days ago, I did notice that there's about a 1/4
inch gap between the black sealer at the top of the windshield and where the
roof starts. In between the 2, there's about a 1/4 inch drop.
Ray O
2010-08-30 02:03:40 UTC
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Post by David Z
Ever since I bought my 2004 ES330 six years ago, there's been a mild
wind noise. The wind noise occurs when traveling about 55 mph or more
on certain days, presumably when the wind hits in a certain direction,
etc. The sound comes from the sunroof area and sounds like the sunroof
is very slightly open.
When I go to my local Lexus dealer for regular service, I ask them to
look at it, but they've never been able to get rid of the problem.
When I look at the way the sunroof aligns with the roof, it looks
pretty smooth to me. I can't figure out what could be generating this
noise. Is this a design defect? Am I just wasting my time asking them
to fix it?
Does the noise go away when you close the interior sun shade?
IIRC, no, but it's slightly muted.
Try placing duct tape across the top of the windshield, covering the
black sealer between the windshield and body and any trim. If the noise
goes away, the trim or black sealer may need some re-sealing. A glass
shop should be be to check for you.
Thanks, Ray. I'll give that a try when I get my car back from the dealer.
When I looked a couple of days ago, I did notice that there's about a 1/4
inch gap between the black sealer at the top of the windshield and where
the roof starts. In between the 2, there's about a 1/4 inch drop.
You're welcome! I suspect that the gap is the cause of the noise.
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Ray O
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David Z
2010-09-11 23:21:55 UTC
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Post by David Z
Ever since I bought my 2004 ES330 six years ago, there's been a mild
wind noise. The wind noise occurs when traveling about 55 mph or
more on certain days, presumably when the wind hits in a certain
direction, etc. The sound comes from the sunroof area and sounds like
the sunroof is very slightly open.
When I go to my local Lexus dealer for regular service, I ask them to
look at it, but they've never been able to get rid of the problem.
When I look at the way the sunroof aligns with the roof, it looks
pretty smooth to me. I can't figure out what could be generating this
noise. Is this a design defect? Am I just wasting my time asking
them to fix it?
Does the noise go away when you close the interior sun shade?
IIRC, no, but it's slightly muted.
Try placing duct tape across the top of the windshield, covering the
black sealer between the windshield and body and any trim. If the noise
goes away, the trim or black sealer may need some re-sealing. A glass
shop should be be to check for you.
Thanks, Ray. I'll give that a try when I get my car back from the dealer.
When I looked a couple of days ago, I did notice that there's about a 1/4
inch gap between the black sealer at the top of the windshield and where
the roof starts. In between the 2, there's about a 1/4 inch drop.
You're welcome! I suspect that the gap is the cause of the noise.
Got my car back last week. Took it out on the highway a few times and it
seems like the wind noise is (finally)gone. They say they replaced a
molding, but I think they've said/done that before.

BTW, while I was at the dealer, I checked out the other ES330s on the used
car lot and they all have that same small 1/4 inch gap between the black
sealer at the top of the windshield and where the roof starts. So, it's
still a mystery to me.
Ray O
2010-09-13 04:38:57 UTC
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Post by David Z
Ever since I bought my 2004 ES330 six years ago, there's been a mild
wind noise. The wind noise occurs when traveling about 55 mph or
more on certain days, presumably when the wind hits in a certain
direction, etc. The sound comes from the sunroof area and sounds
like the sunroof is very slightly open.
When I go to my local Lexus dealer for regular service, I ask them
to look at it, but they've never been able to get rid of the
problem. When I look at the way the sunroof aligns with the roof, it
looks pretty smooth to me. I can't figure out what could be
generating this noise. Is this a design defect? Am I just wasting
my time asking them to fix it?
Does the noise go away when you close the interior sun shade?
IIRC, no, but it's slightly muted.
Try placing duct tape across the top of the windshield, covering the
black sealer between the windshield and body and any trim. If the
noise goes away, the trim or black sealer may need some re-sealing. A
glass shop should be be to check for you.
Thanks, Ray. I'll give that a try when I get my car back from the dealer.
When I looked a couple of days ago, I did notice that there's about a
1/4 inch gap between the black sealer at the top of the windshield and
where the roof starts. In between the 2, there's about a 1/4 inch drop.
You're welcome! I suspect that the gap is the cause of the noise.
Got my car back last week. Took it out on the highway a few times and it
seems like the wind noise is (finally)gone. They say they replaced a
molding, but I think they've said/done that before.
BTW, while I was at the dealer, I checked out the other ES330s on the used
car lot and they all have that same small 1/4 inch gap between the black
sealer at the top of the windshield and where the roof starts. So, it's
still a mystery to me.
That's good news!
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Ray O
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