Driver side Cold Breeze when making a right turn

[pae1andonly]

Possibly an alternate manifestation of the leaky rear window issue. Easy for a rear-seater to check, but if you usually run solo you can put a hand up over your head and check the rear drivers side window seal.

There is a procedure in the manual to re-calibrate windows. Which works ... for a while.

If discovered while driving, slightly lowering the rear window can make air flow - and noise - largely go away.

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[BrockN]

This is an old post, but the issue remains, especially with this ultra cold spell we've been having in Northeast.

There's just no way this is cold air building up and then moving with the cabin. Every time I make a right hand turn, cold air comes flowing through the dash on left of steering wheel. And it's far more of a flow than a bit of cold air moving. Very easy to notice yesterday a -10F, very noticeable this morning at +5F. It truly feels as though something mechanical is opening or something isn't blocked when making right turns. Long right hand sweeping turns create the same effect.

I've got an IR temp gun, I may indeed take a video to see if we can capture temp change

Feels like front end is just not wheel sealed from air infiltration

It's just physics. Note that it's right turn only. Which way are you pushed in your seat? Towards the door, right? The same direction the heavier cold air goes. Cold pockets of air anywhere in the cab will end up on the left side of the truck. Once the corner is done, it'll fall to the floor and you won't notice it as much.

 

[Gundo]

I’m having a tough time thinking it’s just physics and pools of cold air gathered surreptitiously and waiting to spill onto me like water out of a glass.
Like most here, I’ve owned many cars over the years.
And all have been driven through similar cold weather conditions.
And nothing even close to similar has happened.
What’s different about Cybertruck that this happens?
It feels much more like something is open during right hand turns as the flow of cool air is continuous with a certain degree of sustained velocity.

 

[Cybergskr]

I have the same issue. I just crack open the windows and close them again and the seal is better again for that drive.

 

[MSL2]

I’m having a tough time thinking it’s just physics and pools of cold air gathered surreptitiously and waiting to spill onto me like water out of a glass.
Like most here, I’ve owned many cars over the years.
And all have been driven through similar cold weather conditions.
And nothing even close to similar has happened.
What’s different about Cybertruck that this happens?
It feels much more like something is open during right hand turns as the flow of cool air is continuous with a certain degree of sustained velocity.

I'm experiencing the same thing. I'm also in the NE, these last few weeks I noticed it and I have also never experienced this before in any vehicle.

That being said, I've never had a vehicle with this big of a dash, I guess it's possible that there is more cold air on the dash area since I have the heat coming from the main vents. Maybe I should try to run the heat through the defrost next time it's single digits or lower and see if this problem still exists??

 

[BrockN]

I’m having a tough time thinking it’s just physics and pools of cold air gathered surreptitiously and waiting to spill onto me like water out of a glass.
Like most here, I’ve owned many cars over the years.
And all have been driven through similar cold weather conditions.
And nothing even close to similar has happened.
What’s different about Cybertruck that this happens?
It feels much more like something is open during right hand turns as the flow of cool air is continuous with a certain degree of sustained velocity.

I've experienced it in other vehicles over the years. The bigger the interior, the more obvious it is. The fact that it happens in one direction only is the biggest clue. Put someone in the passenger seat and see if they notice it when you turn left.

For there to be that much air entering the cab, the window would have to be open. A leaky seal isn't going to allow enough air in so that you notice it as you do.

Don't forget, that windshield is huge. And glass is a terrible insulator. So the interior air in contact with the glass will be instantly cooled, especially if you don't have the defroster warm and blowing hard. And maybe even if you do. And if the interior is cold soaked, every surface will be cooling the air too.

 

[HaulingAss]

I've experienced it in other vehicles over the years. The bigger the interior, the more obvious it is. The fact that it happens in one direction only is the biggest clue. Put someone in the passenger seat and see if they notice it when you turn left.

For there to be that much air entering the cab, the window would have to be open. A leaky seal isn't going to allow enough air in so that you notice it as you do.

Exactly. Also, the interior of the Cybertruck is more open and less compartmentalized which allows any thermal gradients to move easier.

Of course if there is actually outside air leaking into the cabin then a service appointment should be able to pinpoint the source.

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