Mystery noise, rear seat

Robert Fisher · 02-16-2007, 02:54 AM

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QUOTE(fish @ Feb 15 2007, 04:51 PM)

I am a newbie with a 2007 #6 Prius that has started to emit a whisle sound above 50 MPH from the back seat area. The dealer told me it was coming from my rear licence plate. I checked, tightened and no change. Anyone had this sound in their vehicle?

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tochatihu · 02-16-2007, 11:05 AM

No direct experience with this, but check the rear door seals. Both visually and by ear (using a rear seat passenger on the road).

Springtime · 02-16-2007, 12:29 PM

I actually had the exact same sound (in 1994) above 50 miles per hour in my 1994 Tercel - except it seemed to come from the dash board area. I actually took a tape recorder in the car with me to record the sound and play it back to the tech.

It took him about an hour of driving to duplicate the sound (and figure out exactly where the sound was coming from) and 8 hours to locate and fix the problem. It was a bad seal on the windshield that caused the problem. They had to replace the seal.

So, it is probably your windshield or one of the windows that has a bad seal.

Hope this helps.

Springtime

lenjack · 02-16-2007, 06:06 PM

It's the sound of the lead hamster falling off the treadmill.

kinghuang · 02-17-2007, 12:56 AM

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Bill Merchant · 02-17-2007, 01:48 AM

If you don't mind looking weird for a while, use that easily removable blue painter's tape and cover all the door cracks and all around the hatch with it. If the sound goes away, it's a wind noise. Start taking off the tape a door at a time and testing. You'll be able to identify where the seal is bad which will speed up getting it fixed at the dealer. Or just drive around with blue tape...

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02-16-2007, 02:54 AM	#1
Robert Fisher Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Shasta Lake, California Posts: 53 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	My first attempt to Post was a failure. I posted in a wrong group. My thanks to Member No.: 14,146 for suggesting I re-post. QUOTE(fish @ Feb 15 2007, 04:51 PM) I am a newbie with a 2007 #6 Prius that has started to emit a whisle sound above 50 MPH from the back seat area. The dealer told me it was coming from my rear licence plate. I checked, tightened and no change. Anyone had this sound in their vehicle? Senior Prius Poster Group: Members Posts: 212 Joined: 2-May 06 Member No.: 14,146 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #3 From: Miami, FL You might want to create a new topic for your question, instead of using an unrelated topic.

02-16-2007, 11:05 AM	#2
tochatihu Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kunming Yunnan China Posts: 1,681 My Car: 2001 Prius Package: Pioneer #1 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 5	No direct experience with this, but check the rear door seals. Both visually and by ear (using a rear seat passenger on the road).

02-16-2007, 12:29 PM	#3
Springtime Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Eastern PA Posts: 144 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I actually had the exact same sound (in 1994) above 50 miles per hour in my 1994 Tercel - except it seemed to come from the dash board area. I actually took a tape recorder in the car with me to record the sound and play it back to the tech. It took him about an hour of driving to duplicate the sound (and figure out exactly where the sound was coming from) and 8 hours to locate and fix the problem. It was a bad seal on the windshield that caused the problem. They had to replace the seal. So, it is probably your windshield or one of the windows that has a bad seal. Hope this helps. Springtime __________________ Springtime Eastern PA 2005 Silver pkg #6

02-16-2007, 06:06 PM	#4
lenjack Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Pennsylvania USA Posts: 286 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	It's the sound of the lead hamster falling off the treadmill.

02-17-2007, 01:48 AM	#6
Bill Merchant absit invidia Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA \| Oregon \| Portland area \| 97004 \| Posts: 3,925 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 6 Times in 1 Post TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 47	If you don't mind looking weird for a while, use that easily removable blue painter's tape and cover all the door cracks and all around the hatch with it. If the sound goes away, it's a wind noise. Start taking off the tape a door at a time and testing. You'll be able to identify where the seal is bad which will speed up getting it fixed at the dealer. Or just drive around with blue tape...