mrskstone76

Does anyone else notice the wind noise from the driver side when going 80mph +? I just want to make sure this is normal.

rets

Some TLs do have this issue, the driver side B-pillar or the door seal seem to have leaking/less-padding issue, you could hear clearly while in regular driving, plus faster you drive the louder you may hear. For example, on my car the noise level on the passenger side is obviously quieter than the driver side.

mrskstone76

[QUOTE=rets]Some TLs do have this issue, the driver side B-pillar or the door seal seem to have leaking/less-padding issue, you could hear clearly while in regular driving, plus faster you drive the louder you may hear. For example, on my car the noise level on the passenger side is obviously quieter than the driver side.[/Q

mrskstone76

Do you think this is something the dealership can fix w/ warranty? I'm going to take my car in this Saturday.

alvonchui

You should have the dealer to take a look.

Mine is very quiet.

rets

This could the tricky issue. Some cars are quiet, some are not; and some of them could be fixed, some couldn't. We have a few members complaining this noise many times since 2003, but some of them have never received the satisfied solutions from their dealers yet.


Absolutely, you should bring up this issue to your dealer if you have chance.

pettydw

My car is noise-less. If you live up North, try cleaing off all the winter crud around the door seals first.

A friend had a similar issue a few years back with a Sentra SE-R, and he saw the dealer fix it by prying the door window frame with a 2X4. Standard practice per his service manager... and the fix worked.

crazymjb

I learned this watching spike TV. Cut a thin strip of paper. Close the door on it, slide it around till you feel loosness, then mark those areas with masking tape. Open the door, then beef up the weatherstripping by putting something(ie: foam strips) behind the lip. Should work.

Repecat

Excellent advice. And I would expect such from a New Englander, too. Thanks!

JetJock

Wind noise at 80MPH...you gotta be kidding...no car is going to be silent at 80+MPH. An Acura isn't a Rolls Royce!!!!

cquebral

I was able to pinpoint the problem and it's the inside weather stripping closest to the door edge around the B pillars. I looked at it closely and it seems that the stripping curves out away from the window. May have been poorly build stripping and will definitely fix the problem with a new and better stripping.

I applied a thick clear tape on mine attached on the actual window itself and it worked a little bit. Better than before.

crazymjb

No problem. Ive been in a rolls royce, dont get me started(cough, waste of money, cough). Didnt even have navi.

WDP TRANSPORTER

I had the same problem with the same drive's side window. I took it to the dealership and they replaced some bars (dont know what they're called). The best part is that it was covered on warranty.