hum/buzz from lcd displays

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I've seen this mentioned on some threads and on a FB group, but it's hard to track down the current status.

There's a mildly annoying buzz/hum coming from the display panels. You can hear it most distinctly when the car is stopped and you turn off the HVAC.

Is this in all Mach Es? Is there a fix?

I have a loaner car for the weekend and it's definitely there. My dealer has my car, it just hasn't been prepped yet. So I'll need to make a decision on whether to take it or not this week. It would be great if I knew the buzz was fixable.

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I've seen this mentioned on some threads and on a FB group, but it's hard to track down the current status.

There's a mildly annoying buzz/hum coming from the display panels. You can hear it most distinctly when the car is stopped and you turn off the HVAC.

Is this in all Mach Es? Is there a fix?

I have a loaner car for the weekend and it's definitely there. My dealer has my car, it just hasn't been prepped yet. So I'll need to make a decision on whether to take it or not this week. It would be great if I knew the buzz was fixable.

Matt
You might want to head over to this thread for a read:

https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/high-pitched-electrical-whine.3225/


They're up to around 30 pages atm. And no, it's not on all Mach-e's, though precise numbers or percentages are impossible to come by.
 

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I've seen this mentioned on some threads and on a FB group, but it's hard to track down the current status.

There's a mildly annoying buzz/hum coming from the display panels. You can hear it most distinctly when the car is stopped and you turn off the HVAC.

Is this in all Mach Es? Is there a fix?

I have a loaner car for the weekend and it's definitely there. My dealer has my car, it just hasn't been prepped yet. So I'll need to make a decision on whether to take it or not this week. It would be great if I knew the buzz was fixable.

Matt
I have it but honestly I only notice it when I am driving alone, no audio and a low speed: which is pretty much never.
this is coming from a guy that is wildly bothered by annoying sounds in general.
 

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It’s varying degrees maybe but I’ve yet to hear someone say it’s 100% non existent. I think with some folks they just can’t hear it.
I agree, it does appear to be something present on all Mach-Es - some people are either not really bothered by it or don't hear it because it is such a high-pitched noise.

At least, as far as I know, no one has been able to successfully post a video of their noise-free screen if they truly believe their Mach-E does not do this.
 


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I have it but honestly I only notice it when I am driving alone, no audio and a low speed: which is pretty much never.
this is coming from a guy that is wildly bothered by annoying sounds in general.
I agree with this too, noises like this drive me up a wall, but the vast majority of the time, it's been OK because I've had my windows open or music on anyway. For those occasions, which are infrequent but do occur, where I really do want complete silence because I'm tired or whatever, it has been a very unpleasant experience.
 

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I admit when I did my test drive I did not hear it. Of course I blame my my mid-sixty year old ears and Led Zeppelin. However when I used my AirPod Pros in Transparency mode it came in loud and clear. My advice - listen to Led Zeppelin for 5-10 years and don’t use AirPod Pros in transparency mode when driving.
 

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for the sake of others coming in the future we should probably use the thread @Kamuelaflyer linked to just to avoid splitting commentary on this ongoing issue :)
 
 




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