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There is a loud air rushing sou d in the left front corner of the Willys. Sounds like coming from the seal area on the removable panel on that side. I took it off and looked athe weather striping, nothing obvious. It isnt normal, the right sife doesnt do it and test drives of other like jeeps didnt have it. The intesection of the oanel and the roof is a confusing amount of rub er seals and foam stips. I added some in a bid to see if it would quiet down and it didnt work. Anyone else having this issue? Guess im gonna have to take a warranty claim which aux and ties up my truck. I have to turn the radio WAY up to drown it out, sounds like an airhose leak in that corner
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Try taping off different areas with blue painter's tape to see if you can find where it is coming from.

My 2021 Mojave had a loud air rushing noise from the driver's side from the get-go. I thought it was the alignment of the freedom panels, but figured I would start investigating the easiest fix first. I taped over the gap as shown below, and my noise went away. I used some high density automotive foam tape to seal the gap on both sides and no more whistling noise for about 5000 miles now.

Not my picture, but here is the gap I am talking about:
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I started having a wind noise after I had a windshield replaced… found out one side was higher than the other… got a free replacement even though I got a rock chip
 
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Try taping off different areas with blue painter's tape to see if you can find where it is coming from.

My 2021 Mojave had a loud air rushing noise from the driver's side from the get-go. I thought it was the alignment of the freedom panels, but figured I would start investigating the easiest fix first. I taped over the gap as shown below, and my noise went away. I used some high density automotive foam tape to seal the gap on both sides and no more whistling noise for about 5000 miles now.

Not my picture, but here is the gap I am talking about:
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Ahh, ok thanks, I will try that this evening. I like my new truck but the air rushing noise is about to make me hate it!
 
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I tried closing that gap today, cant find anything to put in it. its shallow, weather strip cut down wont stay in
 

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This must be a common problem. Mine is doing it when I drive when it's windy at interstate speeds. It gets worse when I hit a bump. Sounds like I"m dragging something under the vehicle, but I'm positive its air. Sometimes just rolling the window down fixes it.
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