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Car Forum / Subaru Cars / February 2006wind noise
05 Outback Wagon 2.5i. has anyone experienced excessive windnoise from the front windshield area and/or around the side view mirror area? if so, any advice on what to do and/or your repair experience? AJ > 05 Outback Wagon 2.5i. > has anyone experienced excessive windnoise from the front windshield area > and/or around the side view mirror area? > if so, any advice on what to do and/or your repair experience? > AJ lower the windows and squeeze the black 'shark fin' together. Carl  Signatureto reply, change ( .not) to ( .net) i have no idea what you are referring to. >> 05 Outback Wagon 2.5i. >> has anyone experienced excessive windnoise from the front windshield area [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Carl > i have no idea what you are referring to. > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> >>Carl The black gusset/seal to which the mirror is attached on the outside and, if so equipped, the tweeter is attached on the inside. Just use your hands/palms to squeeze it together. If that does not reduce/solve the noise issue. You will need to use pieces of masking tape aroun the mirror/windshiels/wipers to help pinpoint where the noise is generated. This question comes up weekly. Try a search on it with Google 'groups' search function. Carl Signatureto reply, change ( .not) to ( .net) thanks very much ! will try, or will pass on to dealer. and will do the google. thanks again >> i have no idea what you are referring to. >> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Carl I had a similar problem with my 2000 Outback. I traced it to the windshield seal on the driver's side. Isolate the spot by placing a strip of duct tape along the windshield on the driver's side. Peel it off systematically from the bottom until the noise resumes. A windshield installer friend of mine fixed it by adding a bead of silicon under the black windshield trim. >05 Outback Wagon 2.5i. >has anyone experienced excessive windnoise from the front windshield area >and/or around the side view mirror area? >if so, any advice on what to do and/or your repair experience? >AJ thanks so much. i'll give it a try. >I had a similar problem with my 2000 Outback. I traced it to the > windshield seal on the driver's side. Isolate the spot by placing a [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >>if so, any advice on what to do and/or your repair experience? >>AJ > 05 Outback Wagon 2.5i. > has anyone experienced excessive windnoise from the front windshield area > and/or around the side view mirror area? > if so, any advice on what to do and/or your repair experience? > AJ I would take it back to the dealer as it should be under warantee. My 2003 had excessive wind noise in the area of the front doors and the windshield. The dealer stated they were replacing a seal in that area on the door. They did the work and it stopped. Make the dealer fix it. bruce here is where i am with this: i posted the message here and elsewhere because i have taken it to the dealer 3 times now. Each time they claimed they fixed it and it was NOT fixed. i have now spent alot of my time working with them on this and i have lost time/money and am not satisfied with the result. i dont know if this fits within the "lemon" category. but i have given them enough opportunities to fix it. today im going to try the tape thing myself. and then i'll call the Owner of the dealership to explore some options. with the time that has expired during this repair process i have lost both time/money of my time and depreciation on the car, which is significant. i am boxed in with the losses, and they know it. now its my turn to try and get them to accept the loss. thank you for your comment. >I would take it back to the dealer as it should be under warantee. My > 2003 had excessive wind noise in the area of the front doors and the > windshield. The dealer stated they were replacing a seal in that area > on the door. They did the work and it stopped. > Make the dealer fix it. > bruce > here is where i am with this: > > i posted the message here and elsewhere because i have taken it to the > dealer 3 times now. Perhaps if you described the noise in a bit more detail..? Does it only happen at a certain speed? Certain crosswind? When there's no passengers in the car? Does tucking in the mirror fix it? No more sympathy for you. > here is where i am with this: > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Make the dealer fix it. > > bruce From all the positive feedback i've received, i've isolated the problem and gotten it resolved to my satisfaction along with the dealer. thanks to all. and to: ""Tony Burns (permanent dismisser of Andy, AJS and ]v[etaphoid" <"The Young Ones"@wrbike.com> " thanks for your negativity and un-helpful thought. > No more sympathy for you. > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >> > Make the dealer fix it. >> > bruce In article <c4ELf.24501$_S7.8833 @newssvr14.news.prodigy.com>, ajayb01@charter.not says... > From all the positive feedback i've received, i've isolated the problem and > gotten it resolved to my satisfaction along with the dealer. thanks to all. > and ...and the fix was.........? sorry about that, we removed, reinstalled the glass windshield along with new seals. highly recomend the following tape: 3M blue painters masking tape. holds and seals very tight, yet removes easily and with no tape residue. duct tape is strong and seals, but leaves a terrible mess. thank you VERY MUCH to all that helped ! > In article <c4ELf.24501$_S7.8833 > @newssvr14.news.prodigy.com>, ajayb01@charter.not [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > ...and the fix was.........? > 05 Outback Wagon 2.5i. > has anyone experienced excessive windnoise from the front windshield area > and/or around the side view mirror area? > if so, any advice on what to do and/or your repair experience? > AJ If it's the same issue as mine, tucking in the mirror will make it go away, and if it does, then the fix is to seal up the elbow so air doesn't whistle through it. It is a high whistling noise, right? :-) the big air noise comes dead center of front windshield at the bottom where it meets the dash. it's a rushing sound, and yes, it varies with the wind, quite noticeable. i do get some around the side mirrors and will try folding them back plus the other fixes suggestedhere. dealer now wants to remove windshield, replace seals, etc. and i'm a bit resistant because it is a new car. i didnt buy a new car to start having parts repaired and replaced. age of your car? >> 05 Outback Wagon 2.5i. >> has anyone experienced excessive windnoise from the front windshield area [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > whistle > through it. It is a high whistling noise, right? :-) > the big air noise comes dead center of front windshield at the bottom where > it meets the dash. it's a rushing sound, and yes, it varies with the wind, [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > resistant because it is a new car. i didnt buy a new car to start having > parts repaired and replaced. It will be a nuisance, but I'm pretty sure your dealer is correct. However, I would confirm that with a check by putting tape (use masking tape, or something else that's easy to remove without a mess later...) over the area that seems to be generating the whistle. Be generous with the area you cover. If the noise goes away or even reduces significantly, a new seal will be needed. Larry Van Wormer > the big air noise comes dead center of front windshield at the bottom > where [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > age of your car? Your issue is not the same as mine. Mine is a whistling--as in an actual whistling, not just rushing air--as in an actual note of sound, and not just the sound of fast air through treetops. It happens only at about 160kph (more or less depending on cross-wind) and immediately ceases if I tuck the mirrors in. It differs depending on who is sitting in the car, and whether there are passengers and how heavy they are. Others report similar problems, but it's clear the noise is coming *only* from the joint in the side rearview mirrors, and the fix is to either learn to tuck the mirrors in, or prevent the flow of air over and across the mirror joints. I do not consider this a flaw by any stretch of the imagination. Every WRX that I know of has this same issue. Every STi that I know of has this same issue. My 2002 WRX had it, and now my 2004 STi has it. I am not concerned, because the fix is so simple. |
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