Road noise and Wind noise
 

Noise is a very subjective adjective, really depends on how much you can tolerate. In my personal opinion, in some ocassion, i really feel that the wind noise and road noise, especially on the interstate highway (I-90 and I-94 in Wisconsin and Minnesota) can sometimes be very distractive and annoying.

Does anyone has any solution on how to minimize the road noise and/or wind noise?

Has anyone installed the wind deflector yet? Are they useful, in terms of decreasing the wind noise?

Anyone has any suggestions?
Thanks

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Ian,

I find the car to be extremely quiet. Just wondering how your TCH compares with other cars you've owned.

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Crank up the JBL and make sure ASL is enabled.
:embarass:
Glossary:
JBL = Radio/Sound System
ASL = Automatic Sound Level feature of the JBL (see above)

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Does the Base JBL system have ASL? I did not know this.

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Like you said, this type of noise is very subjective. I actually find the TCH to be a very quiet vehicle, almost on par (but not quite) as my 99 CaddySTS. But then again, my last commuter car was a 97 Paseo convertible, which was as loud as a Rolling Stones concert even with the ragtop up, so I'm enjoying the silence of the TCH.

Yes it does, but I do not find the ASL works very well in the base-JBL. If you go thru the stereo options (bass, treble, etc) it is the last option, and you can turn it ON or OFF. The ASL in the ScionTC works very well, you can adjust the ASL-sensitivity level, don't know why Toyota didn't incorporate that same functionality into the TCH stereo.

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For me, my 2007 TCH is perfectly quiet and quieter than the previous 2005 Camry I used to own... no issue very happy and pleased.

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I used to own a Honda Coupe EX, and the road noise are almost the same level compare with the TCH.

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If you can find a TCH at a dealership (preferably the one you purchased it at) I'd suggest taking it for a ride and comparing it to your car. Yours may have an actual issue, or maybe your just more attuned to it. The comparison should let you know.

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We found the TCH is so quiet which is even better than ours 98 GS300.
Beside, we tried both Camry LE and TCH. The TCH is quieter than base LE, saleman told us TCH has thicker window which isolate noise.
If that is still not enough, you can have those noise cancellation head phone.

I am happy with mine.

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Must have a problem somewhere! Mine is just as quiet as my Lexus GX470 and rides as good also. better get it checked. Mine does not have a squeak or rattle.

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Question to the original poster. Do you have the moonroof? Is it possible you have a leak in the moonroof seal? I had a bad seal in the moonroof of my 94 Ford Explorer, and it sounded like a whistle when I got up to highway speeds. Once the service dept replaced the seal, everything was fine. Also, the wind deflector accessory is only useful if you have the moonroof, the purpose is to deflect the wind over the open moonroof so the wind doesn't come shooting into the car, it's not really useful if you have a solid roof.

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Ian: I'm not sure of the cause of your problem with wind noise, but the road noise my be due to the fact that the rubber plugs that fit in the shipping tie down holes under the TCH may be missing. Lots of people have found these missing, look in your glove box to see if they forgot to re-install them at port entry.

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Hi flopshot
I have a moonroof but I notice the wind noise actually come from the side window. does a side window wind deflector works to eliminate the wind noise from the side window also?

HI David Price
are those holes locate in the front bumper? I think i have that covered already. Anymore suggestion?

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Ian: No, the tie down holes are located under the TCH. Two under the front end and two under the rear. If you search this forum you will find several posts refering to these plugs. If they are left out noise can be conducted into the car through the empty holes.

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Ian: I just found this:

I was wrong, the plugs are made of plastic.

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Hi David.
Thanks for your help, but I don't recall any plug that was in my glovebox upon delivery.. maybe I will check to see whether they have installed those plugs properly.
Thanks for your great help.