[Maplemon]

I read the discussion about wind noise.

Wind noise/air leaks

Any other owners experience an air leak noise around the drivers door or window? I have an EX and I'm really enjoying it but it's pretty loud driving over about 50mph. Would be curious to hear experiences from other owners.

www.carnivalforums.com

please give me your experience for wind noise. Thank u .
Also heard about SX have deadening glass than other trim so maybe quiter ?

Another issue I read is about vibration / shaking after 50-70. can anyone share your experience ? Thx

 

[Chris M]

We have an EX and do not notice any wind noise. The vehicle is more quiet than our old Towne and Country. I have not yet encountered any strange vibrations.

 

[Nghia Thuy Huynh]

I read the discussion about wind noise.

Wind noise/air leaks

Any other owners experience an air leak noise around the drivers door or window? I have an EX and I'm really enjoying it but it's pretty loud driving over about 50mph. Would be curious to hear experiences from other owners.

www.carnivalforums.com

please give me your experience for wind noise. Thank u .
Also heard about SX have deadening glass than other trim so maybe quiter ?

Another issue I read is about vibration / shaking after 50-70. can anyone share your experience ? Thx

We just got the LX trim mode and there is no air/noise leak that we noticed so far.

 

[Leshemdoc]

I read the discussion about wind noise.

Wind noise/air leaks

Any other owners experience an air leak noise around the drivers door or window? I have an EX and I'm really enjoying it but it's pretty loud driving over about 50mph. Would be curious to hear experiences from other owners.

www.carnivalforums.com

please give me your experience for wind noise. Thank u .
Also heard about SX have deadening glass than other trim so maybe quiter ?

Another issue I read is about vibration / shaking after 50-70. can anyone share your experience ? Thx

We have the SXP. It is very quite and so far after 3K miles had no vibration or shaking issue at any speed.

 

[2010GTR]

I read the discussion about wind noise.

Wind noise/air leaks

Any other owners experience an air leak noise around the drivers door or window? I have an EX and I'm really enjoying it but it's pretty loud driving over about 50mph. Would be curious to hear experiences from other owners.

www.carnivalforums.com

please give me your experience for wind noise. Thank u .
Also heard about SX have deadening glass than other trim so maybe quiter ?

Another issue I read is about vibration / shaking after 50-70. can anyone share your experience ? Thx

I have a EX with 6,000 miles and it is so quiet and smooth it is scary. Never owned a Kia before. Took a chance leaving Toyota. I had no idea Kia could build a vehicle this smooth and quiet. Way better than my 2019 Sienna.

 

[UN-Limited]

The only trim I've heard that has issues with wind noise is the EX and certainly not all EX's have this issue. As an SX owner, I can report no wind noise or vibrations at any speed up to 85 MPH (max I've driven so far).

 

[Jp3]

I have an SXP and am extremely happy with it. Very low exterior noise at any speed.

 

[WitchCity]

I just did a 4k road trip and I definitely noticed wind noise on my EX. Especially if there's any sort of cross-winds. Problem with seals perhaps.

As for stability- it drives fantastic, and no vibrations at high speeds. It also really wants to move- the V6 has great power.

 

[VanPappa]

We have the EX+ in Canada and can definitely notice the vibration / noise leak, it’s fine but it’s there.

 

[DuranO]

I read the discussion about wind noise.

Wind noise/air leaks

Any other owners experience an air leak noise around the drivers door or window? I have an EX and I'm really enjoying it but it's pretty loud driving over about 50mph. Would be curious to hear experiences from other owners.

www.carnivalforums.com

please give me your experience for wind noise. Thank u .
Also heard about SX have deadening glass than other trim so maybe quiter ?

Another issue I read is about vibration / shaking after 50-70. can anyone share your experience ? Thx

I have an SXP and just experience some noise when using the top cargo box, other than that is quite as it should be. No vibrations issues as of now for me.

 

[amarj27]

I test drove an EX a few weeks ago and we didn't really notice too much noise although there was some noise. We didn't think it was bad enough albeit coming from a Mazda6 which has way more wind noise/road noise it might not have seemed like a big deal to us.

 

[KiaCanuck]

I have the SX in Canada, no wind noise at any speed, at least up to 149km\h and I haven't noticed any weird vibration in normal usage.

 

[Not happy so far]

I have a EX with 6,000 miles and it is so quiet and smooth it is scary. Never owned a Kia before. Took a chance leaving Toyota. I had no idea Kia could build a vehicle this smooth and quiet. Way better than my 2019 Sienna.

 

[Not happy so far]

I have a Prestige SX with less than 6,000 miles and have to say it’s not as quiet as I thought it would be. Also, there appears to be a vibration at differing speeds, but definitely more noticeable at 45 and above. Would like to ask a couple questions please:
Anybody notice significant shaking of the seats and monitors while driving on smooth roads for which none of your other vehicles bounce around on?
Anybody else had to have the tires balanced four times in two months (I assure you it wasn’t from hitting holes, curbs, etc)?
What kind of tires came with your Carnival?
I have had mine at the Kia dealer four times since Sept and I’m always told there is nothing wrong. Thanks for your input.

 

[Phantasm22]

I have a Prestige SX with less than 6,000 miles and have to say it’s not as quiet as I thought it would be. Also, there appears to be a vibration at differing speeds, but definitely more noticeable at 45 and above. Would like to ask a couple questions please:
Anybody notice significant shaking of the seats and monitors while driving on smooth roads for which none of your other vehicles bounce around on?
Anybody else had to have the tires balanced four times in two months (I assure you it wasn’t from hitting holes, curbs, etc)?
What kind of tires came with your Carnival?
I have had mine at the Kia dealer four times since Sept and I’m always told there is nothing wrong. Thanks for your input.

We’ve had none of the issues you’ve described. I would double check your tire inflation in addition to having the wheels professionally balanced. Also check for uneven tire wear, which could lead to alignment issues.

 

[JohnU]

The cost saving fad in highway and surface roads is "micro-surfacing". The results are usually a hot mess in my opinion causing a noisy result with a drifting feel in steering. I drive cross country between homes twice a year and experience dead quiet and ear plug worthy roads sometimes within minutes.

 

[amarj27]

I just took delivery of my Carnival EX this week and I have not noticed any significant wind noise driving on the highway. I feel like the noise level is "normal" or on the quieter side. This is in comparison to a 2015 Mazda6.

 

[deesine]

Can confirm on Prestige model, wind noise on driver's side at anything more than 45mph, noticeable but not too loud, guess I'll have to live with it...

 

[thofli]

I have a LXS (seat package) and can confirm wind noise too from the driver side window. It’s been an issue since day one and occurs at any speed above 45 MPH (gets worse at higher speeds). Very noticeable during highway driving. It seems to be coming from the window seal in the top back corner. While driving, I can push up on the window seal in that corner and the wind sound goes away. Will definitely be taking it back to be serviced.

Thankfully, it drives very smooth. No vibration at all.

 

[CarnivalofFun]

SXP @ 12k miles and no wind noise or vibrations. So far so good!