Yesterday, while playing a classical CD w/ many quiet pauses in it and driving slowly through a quiet residential area, I noticed the louver vents make a little bit of noise (like turning gears) just when they reach the far side pointing towards the driver. Is this normal? Should the louvers be completely noise-free?

 

Mine are not completely noise-free. If I listen carefully with music at very low volume or off, fan speed on lowest, driving relatively slow, and all windows up, I can hear the gears.

 

+1, there is gear noise when the music is off. Guess that's the compromise of the vehicle, so quiet inside you hear everything and then think everything is broken. Have a car that's loud that you can't hear anything, and it's too loud.

 

i used to hear mine too and now the one on the driver side doesnt even work anymore

 

I Hear a little noise once in a while..........And I do agree ........you can here every little rattle or squeak in this car it is that quiet. My glove box used to rattle because of a worn spot in glove box cloth material in the corner. I used some felt pads and covered the bare plastic spot with some electric tape....lol....................that glove box rattle used really get under my skin because that was all I could hear in this LS interior..................Now I think I hear the woodgrain trim on the passenger door squeak a little once in a while (I can tell because when I put my hand on it , it stops).............could be the cold winter of NY...............i THINK IM JUST OVER OBSESSIVE WITH MY CAR!

 

Thanks. So I guess it's performing up to spec .

The other noise I hear is the interior moonroof cover when driving on a bumpy road. The vibration makes the cover move a tiny bit, causing the noise. If I shut it hard, it'll shut up until it vibrates open a little again. By this time, I'm off that bumpy road and onto a smoother one. The other way is to crack the moonroof cover an inch.

 

mine make noise as well. Exactly as you describe. These cars make you OCD!

 

LOL so true

 

The car will reinforce mine.

 

It's pretty funny, actually. I still can't put my finger on exactly what I love about the LS, but now I can identify what I don't like about other cars in comparison.

 

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You ought to take a ride in my Dakota. It has a nasty plastic scratch noise in the dashboard and enough rattles and squeaks to either cure me or drive me over the edge.

 

Mine is dead silent so far - the ventilation system in this car is the most quiet I have ever experienced.