Interior windnoise will not be heard with a lowered window.
Interior windnoise is caused by air leaving the inside of the vehicle through
a seal or a seam.
Caution: An assistant should drive the vehicle while the technician checks for
the location of the reported condition. Otherwise, personal injury could result.
- Tape over the pressure
relief valves in order to increase the air pressure within the vehicle.
- Test drive the vehicle.
- Listen for windnoise whistle.
- Stop the vehicle.
- Use masking tape in order to make temporary repairs.
- If this procedure does not determine the source of the windnoise,
refer to
Tracing Powder or Chalk Test
or to
Soap Suds or Bubble Test
.