Air whisper at highway speeds

Ripinosu · Apr 17, 2004

Both on my old 2001 Station Wagon SE and my new 2004 ZTW, I hear air noise on the passanger side at highway speeds. Is like a window would be cracked a tiny bit. I checked all the door gaskets, everything looks OK. Anyone else had this problem?

Thanks.

01FocusZX3 · Apr 17, 2004

my 2001 does the same thing. I think its somewhere in the front right part of the windshield but im not 100% positive.

knightm3 · Apr 19, 2004

I get the same noise SOMEtimes. I think it's just a less-than-perfect sealing job on the Focus in general. I thought it was annoying until I rode in a Cavalier [or pretty much any other car that's in the Focus' price range]. Interior noise levels for the Focus are actually on par w/ the Audi A4, and riding in those other cars sounded like we had the windows down compared to my Focus.

FucusUnderground · Apr 20, 2004

I don't know if this is similar, but I had similar noises in my 2k SE sedan...it turned out to be the tire wells knocking against the towbar (on the driver's side)...i really can't figure out what was causing it on the pass. side.

I fixed this by reinforcing the wells with plastic zipstrips, like the kind you use to bundle wires. It did require drilling small holes in the well, but they are 100% unnoticeable with the wheels on and the noise has not been heard since.

I don't know if this helps but that was my experience...

jrzx3 · Apr 20, 2004

Yeah, I have known this to be the situation with our earlier models.
In Motor Trend, various car sites and such, they said that one of the cons in our car is the WIND NOISE LEVEL that we very well are familiar with!
Don't worry, it's not just your car and nothing is necessarily wrong with your window. Just get used to it I guess?! [

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maxxyz · Apr 23, 2004

Ripinosu said:
Both on my old 2001 Station Wagon SE and my new 2004 ZTW, I hear air noise on the passanger side at highway speeds. Is like a window would be cracked a tiny bit. I checked all the door gaskets, everything looks OK. Anyone else had this problem?

Thanks.

I had the same issues and it is the windshield wipers. I removed the wipers from the holder and just drove to work with the arms pressing on the windshield. All the whisper noise was gone. Stopped halfway to work, put the wipers back on, at around 50 mph the whisper noise is back. My dealer even resealed my windshield because they thought too its a leak in the seal somewere.

I think my original wipers had a small spoiler on them, my replacements don't. I will ask my dealer how their replacement wipers look.

jrzx3 · Apr 23, 2004

Um, okay. What year is your car??? If you think that it's just the WIPERS then that's great.

I have read it many times that wind noise was a major problem in earlier models. I have replaced the wipers 3 times and .... same noise. Your dealer/service tech didn't explain that it's just a norm in our car???? I was the one that talked to my dealer about my findings and then he agreed and we discussed it more. There's just nothing to be done about it really.

But hey, if you find that changing your wipers has helped, then lucky you!

fokuzsport · Apr 23, 2004

when i had my protege i had noises at highway speeds.. it ended up being the roof rack..

Lil_RedZX3 · Apr 23, 2004

I've never had that problem.

jrzx3 · Apr 23, 2004

^^ That's cuz it's a major problem in earlier models, Aaron. Lucky you. I am not certain if it happens in 2002's though, I think Ford finally fixed it then!? (I have a 2001)

Lil_RedZX3 · Apr 23, 2004

Plus, I have a loud exhaust. I probably wouldn't hear it anyway.

fokuzsport · Apr 23, 2004

Lil_RedZX3 said:
Plus, I have a loud exhaust. I probably wouldn't hear it anyway.

]yeah he does.. it sounds bad ass as well.. when we were on the highway at skyline, i had them all pass me.. (i was blocking other drivers so we all could stay together) anyways, the sound was unreal. i really liked it.

Ripinosu · Apr 23, 2004

jrzx3 said:
Um, okay. What year is your car??? If you think that it's just the WIPERS then that's great.

I have read it many times that wind noise was a major problem in earlier models. I have replaced the wipers 3 times and .... same noise. Your dealer/service tech didn't explain that it's just a norm in our car???? I was the one that talked to my dealer about my findings and then he agreed and we discussed it more. There's just nothing to be done about it really.

But hey, if you find that changing your wipers has helped, then lucky you!

My car is 2004. I do not think they changed anything from 2001, I had the same noise on my old one (2001). Is comming from the passenger side and is just a whisper - like a window would be cracked open just a tiny bit. There is no draft coming in the cabin, so is hard to pinpoint the location. My gaskets look OK, the windows are closed... God knows, 'cause I don't!

maxxyz · Apr 23, 2004

jrzx3 said:
Um, okay. What year is your car??? If you think that it's just the WIPERS then that's great.

I have read it many times that wind noise was a major problem in earlier models. I have replaced the wipers 3 times and .... same noise. Your dealer/service tech didn't explain that it's just a norm in our car???? I was the one that talked to my dealer about my findings and then he agreed and we discussed it more. There's just nothing to be done about it really.

But hey, if you find that changing your wipers has helped, then lucky you!

2002 ZX5. The wind whisper went away with the wipers removed. Try driving without them for a day. Worked for me. I didn't say there is no windnoise anymore, but that annoying whisper I had dissapeared.

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