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Since: Oct 28, 2007
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:45 pm
Post subject: 2007 Toyota Tacoma--High Pitched Whine
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I just bought a brand new 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport Package. Great
truck, but when I get it up to 75-80 mph on the freeway, it exhibits
a
weird, intermittent whining sound. It is clearly caused by wind noise
(not a mechanical issue), and only when a strong side gust hits. It's
a very loud noise and sounds like when you put a blade a grass in
between your palms and blow. I can't pinpoint the location, but it's
definitely coming from the front end (maybe the front passenger
side).
Has anyone else every experienced this? I would take it into the
dealership, but to reproduce the noise I have to get the truck up to
75 mph--a tough task without getting pretty far out of Atlanta traffic. |
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 1:02 am
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"kicksave" wrote in message
>I just bought a brand new 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport Package. Great
> truck, but when I get it up to 75-80 mph on the freeway, it exhibits
> a
> weird, intermittent whining sound. It is clearly caused by wind noise
> (not a mechanical issue), and only when a strong side gust hits. It's
> a very loud noise and sounds like when you put a blade a grass in
> between your palms and blow. I can't pinpoint the location, but it's
> definitely coming from the front end (maybe the front passenger
> side).
>
> Has anyone else every experienced this? I would take it into the
> dealership, but to reproduce the noise I have to get the truck up to
> 75 mph--a tough task without getting pretty far out of Atlanta traffic.
>
I did not see any service bulletins for this condition, and unfortunately,
noises are difficult to diagnose without hearing them first hand. I would
take it back to the dealership.
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Ray O
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 7:10 am
Post subject: Re: 2007 Toyota Tacoma--High Pitched Whine [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On 2007-10-28 20:45:13 -0700, kicksave said:
> I just bought a brand new 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport Package. Great
> truck, but when I get it up to 75-80 mph on the freeway, it exhibits
> a
> weird, intermittent whining sound. It is clearly caused by wind noise
> (not a mechanical issue), and only when a strong side gust hits. It's
> a very loud noise and sounds like when you put a blade a grass in
> between your palms and blow. I can't pinpoint the location, but it's
> definitely coming from the front end (maybe the front passenger
> side).
>
> Has anyone else every experienced this? I would take it into the
> dealership, but to reproduce the noise I have to get the truck up to
> 75 mph--a tough task without getting pretty far out of Atlanta traffic.
I had the same problem with my 2000 Avalon. Never could find the
source, I'm sorry to say. Like yours, it would occur at high speed with
a strong side wind. Here's hoping you have better luck finding yours!
jor >> Stay informed about: 2007 Toyota Tacoma--High Pitched Whine |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:36 am
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"kicksave" wrote in message
>I just bought a brand new 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport Package. Great
> truck, but when I get it up to 75-80 mph on the freeway, it exhibits
> a
> weird, intermittent whining sound. It is clearly caused by wind noise
> (not a mechanical issue), and only when a strong side gust hits. It's
> a very loud noise and sounds like when you put a blade a grass in
> between your palms and blow. I can't pinpoint the location, but it's
> definitely coming from the front end (maybe the front passenger
> side).
>
> Has anyone else every experienced this? I would take it into the
> dealership, but to reproduce the noise I have to get the truck up to
> 75 mph--a tough task without getting pretty far out of Atlanta traffic.
>
Since you said the noise is connected with gusts of wind, and your blade of
grass analogy is a good one, I'd take a very close look at the body trim for
any gaps due to bad fasteners. In particular, look at trim that fits
differently on one side of the truck vs the other. >> Stay informed about: 2007 Toyota Tacoma--High Pitched Whine |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:22 pm
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kicksave wrote:
> I just bought a brand new 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport Package. Great
> truck, but when I get it up to 75-80 mph on the freeway, it exhibits
> a
> weird, intermittent whining sound. It is clearly caused by wind noise
> (not a mechanical issue), and only when a strong side gust hits. It's
> a very loud noise and sounds like when you put a blade a grass in
> between your palms and blow. I can't pinpoint the location, but it's
> definitely coming from the front end (maybe the front passenger
> side).
>
> Has anyone else every experienced this? I would take it into the
> dealership, but to reproduce the noise I have to get the truck up to
> 75 mph--a tough task without getting pretty far out of Atlanta traffic.
>
Exactly the same problem with a 2005 Corolla. The blade of grass analogy
is very accurate. It only does it only in a strong head wind or wind
gust, sometimes passing semi-trailers. I have not been able to track it
down. It does sound like it comes from the firewall vent or windshield
area. It's hard to pinpoint when driving and I don't have access to a
wind tunnel. >> Stay informed about: 2007 Toyota Tacoma--High Pitched Whine |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:23 pm
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kicksave wrote:
> I just bought a brand new 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport Package. Great
> truck, but when I get it up to 75-80 mph on the freeway, it exhibits
> a
> weird, intermittent whining sound. It is clearly caused by wind noise
> (not a mechanical issue), and only when a strong side gust hits. It's
> a very loud noise and sounds like when you put a blade a grass in
> between your palms and blow. I can't pinpoint the location, but it's
> definitely coming from the front end (maybe the front passenger
> side).
>
> Has anyone else every experienced this? I would take it into the
> dealership, but to reproduce the noise I have to get the truck up to
> 75 mph--a tough task without getting pretty far out of Atlanta traffic.
>
Exactly the same problem with a 2005 Corolla. The blade of grass analogy
is very accurate. It only does it in a strong head wind or wind gust,
sometimes passing semi-trailers. I have not been able to track it down.
It does sound like it comes from the firewall vent or windshield area.
It's hard to pinpoint when driving and I don't have access to a wind
tunnel. >> Stay informed about: 2007 Toyota Tacoma--High Pitched Whine |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 2:16 pm
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Try driving a speed with the radio antenna removed.
mike
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"Ph@Boy" wrote in message
> kicksave wrote:
>> I just bought a brand new 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport Package. Great
>> truck, but when I get it up to 75-80 mph on the freeway, it exhibits
>> a
>> weird, intermittent whining sound. It is clearly caused by wind noise
>> (not a mechanical issue), and only when a strong side gust hits. It's
>> a very loud noise and sounds like when you put a blade a grass in
>> between your palms and blow. I can't pinpoint the location, but it's
>> definitely coming from the front end (maybe the front passenger
>> side).
>>
>> Has anyone else every experienced this? I would take it into the
>> dealership, but to reproduce the noise I have to get the truck up to
>> 75 mph--a tough task without getting pretty far out of Atlanta traffic.
>>
> Exactly the same problem with a 2005 Corolla. The blade of grass analogy
> is very accurate. It only does it only in a strong head wind or wind gust,
> sometimes passing semi-trailers. I have not been able to track it down. It
> does sound like it comes from the firewall vent or windshield area. It's
> hard to pinpoint when driving and I don't have access to a wind tunnel. >> Stay informed about: 2007 Toyota Tacoma--High Pitched Whine |
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 3:36 pm
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kicksave wrote:
> I just bought a brand new 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport Package. Great
> truck, but when I get it up to 75-80 mph on the freeway, it exhibits
> a
> weird, intermittent whining sound. It is clearly caused by wind noise
> (not a mechanical issue), and only when a strong side gust hits. It's
> a very loud noise and sounds like when you put a blade a grass in
> between your palms and blow. I can't pinpoint the location, but it's
> definitely coming from the front end (maybe the front passenger
> side).
>
> Has anyone else every experienced this? I would take it into the
> dealership, but to reproduce the noise I have to get the truck up to
> 75 mph--a tough task without getting pretty far out of Atlanta traffic.
>
It was windy enough outside today to be able to diagnose it better than
I have been able to in the past. It was making the noise continuously
for a few minutes. I was traveling around eighty mph.
It seems to be coming from the upper windshield area by the rear view
mirror mount, where the windshield is next to the roof panel there is
the windshield rubber molding.
I'm going to try driving it with a piece of tape across the rubber
molding. The molding is designed with a groove in it which may be the
reason for the noise. >> Stay informed about: 2007 Toyota Tacoma--High Pitched Whine |
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:02 am
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On Oct 30, 2:36 pm, "Ph@Boy" wrote:
> kicksave wrote:
> > I just bought a brand new 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport Package. Great
> > truck, but when I get it up to 75-80 mph on the freeway, it exhibits
> > a
> > weird, intermittent whining sound. It is clearly caused by wind noise
> > (not a mechanical issue), and only when a strong side gust hits. It's
> > a very loud noise and sounds like when you put a blade a grass in
> > between your palms and blow. I can't pinpoint the location, but it's
> > definitely coming from the front end (maybe the front passenger
> > side).
>
> > Has anyone else every experienced this? I would take it into the
> > dealership, but to reproduce the noise I have to get the truck up to
> > 75 mph--a tough task without getting pretty far out of Atlanta traffic.
>
> It was windy enough outside today to be able to diagnose it better than
> I have been able to in the past. It was making the noise continuously
> for a few minutes. I was traveling around eighty mph.
>
> It seems to be coming from the upper windshield area by the rear view
> mirror mount, where the windshield is next to the roof panel there is
> the windshield rubber molding.
>
> I'm going to try driving it with a piece of tape across the rubber
> molding. The molding is designed with a groove in it which may be the
> reason for the noise.
Found it! Mike was right--the problem was with the radio antenna. I
noticed the other day that when the whine was happening,
the radio antenna's oscillations in the wind became very tight--almost
a blur. I removed the antenna and the problem stopped.
I thought the spiraling on these new antennas was supposed to STOP
road noise? Anyway, I'm either going to get some cheap
replacement antenna that can be manually retracted (like the old 70's
cars) or just rig a new antenna that automatically extends
and retracts with the radio.
Thanks for all the input! >> Stay informed about: 2007 Toyota Tacoma--High Pitched Whine |
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:20 pm
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:09 pm
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On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:02:39 -0800 (PST), kicksave
wrote:
>On Oct 30, 2:36 pm, "Ph@Boy" wrote:
>> kicksave wrote:
>> > I just bought a brand new 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport Package. Great
>> > truck, but when I get it up to 75-80 mph on the freeway, it exhibits
>> > a
>> > weird, intermittent whining sound. It is clearly caused by wind noise
>> > (not a mechanical issue), and only when a strong side gust hits. It's
>> > a very loud noise and sounds like when you put a blade a grass in
>> > between your palms and blow. I can't pinpoint the location, but it's
>> > definitely coming from the front end (maybe the front passenger
>> > side).
>>
>> > Has anyone else every experienced this? I would take it into the
>> > dealership, but to reproduce the noise I have to get the truck up to
>> > 75 mph--a tough task without getting pretty far out of Atlanta traffic.
>>
>> It was windy enough outside today to be able to diagnose it better than
>> I have been able to in the past. It was making the noise continuously
>> for a few minutes. I was traveling around eighty mph.
>>
>> It seems to be coming from the upper windshield area by the rear view
>> mirror mount, where the windshield is next to the roof panel there is
>> the windshield rubber molding.
>>
>> I'm going to try driving it with a piece of tape across the rubber
>> molding. The molding is designed with a groove in it which may be the
>> reason for the noise.
>
>Found it! Mike was right--the problem was with the radio antenna. I
>noticed the other day that when the whine was happening,
>the radio antenna's oscillations in the wind became very tight--almost
>a blur. I removed the antenna and the problem stopped.
>I thought the spiraling on these new antennas was supposed to STOP
>road noise? Anyway, I'm either going to get some cheap
>replacement antenna that can be manually retracted (like the old 70's
>cars) or just rig a new antenna that automatically extends
>and retracts with the radio.
>
>Thanks for all the input!
Take a piece of black electrician's tape and put a tab on the antenna
about 1/2 to 3/4 of the way up the rod. That will dampen out the
oscillation and fix your problem on the cheap. You might have to move
the tab of tape up or down a bit but it will work.
Jack >> Stay informed about: 2007 Toyota Tacoma--High Pitched Whine |
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