04-30-2016, 04:25 AM | #1 |
Air leaking
Driving down the freeway I've noticed a tiny whistle coming out of the drivers side window. Any tips on way to get rid of the air leak? Or should I take it back to the dealer?
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04-30-2016, 04:28 AM | #2 |
Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jul 2015
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I seem to have sorta the same issue on the passenger. No air coming in but it CONSTANTLY sounds like wind is hitting the mirror on that side. Like more than normal. I never hear it from the drivers side.
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04-30-2016, 05:53 AM | #3 |
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Mine is on the driver's side but it may not be a real air leak cause when I've washed the car (and hit the window area with strong streams of water), there are no water leaks. Could just be a design flaw causing the wind noise.
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04-30-2016, 06:52 AM | #4 |
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I have this issue on both sides as well. You can't hear the passenger side until you let someone else drive and then you can't hear the driver's side when you are the passenger. I can gently apply pressure on the driver's side window and it almost completely stops. Hope someone has the answer.
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04-30-2016, 07:42 AM | #5 |
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Definitely have the same problem. Radio turned up...need a better fix
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04-30-2016, 08:35 AM | #6 |
Hail to the King baby!
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The Camaro has indexing glass that when you open the door, the glass will drop just a bit and only after closing will the glass go back up. This enables a "captured glass" feature that should significantly improve door glass sealing compared to say a Gen4 Camaro.
That being said, it's tough to diagnose over the internet so unless there is an obvious problem (like the glass not indexing properly or a drooping seal) let the dealer have a look at it. Otherwise you can start taping thing off and drive the car to find the source.
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04-30-2016, 10:04 AM | #7 |
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I have a little wind noise as well noticed it since day one. I thought maybe the weather stripping but it seems to be in place correctly. My BMW 528 never did this!!
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07-17-2017, 06:21 PM | #9 |
Thank you Al Oppenheiser!
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Use some flat waxless dental floss - close it in the window in various spots. It should be hard to pull through. Slide it along until you find it easy to move back and forth: and you have your leak. Then check the rubber nearby to make sure it's seated/slotted correctly...
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07-20-2017, 08:21 PM | #10 | |
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the thing is I never had that problem before....... so why did it go from one drop to 6 drops all of a sudden? I took it to one dealer and they "shimmied " it into place...... Now it has some kinks on the stripping but now at least it stops the water from coming through.. Also the weather stripping after they "fixed it", now gets wet, ( as in you it hangs onto the water on the upper edge of the frame ) when you roll the window down.....while on the passenger side which is untouched from factory does not get wet / hang on to any water at the same time when the car gets wet... Will this be okay or Should I take it to another dealer and have them take out the stripping and install a new one? I just don't want any water to build up anywhere near the seam or weather strip nor on the frame which can lead to rust down the road. What happened to quality control? |
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07-21-2017, 09:17 AM | #11 | |
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03-30-2020, 06:14 PM | #12 |
this has been as issue with my 2016 SS since I bought it. First the dealer thought it was the triangular piece, so they replaced it. Nope.
then it's the mirror. nope. today they replaced the entire door seal. nope.
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03-31-2020, 09:00 AM | #13 |
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Easiest way to find cabin leaks is set the a/c blower to max - no recirculation, and get some real soapy water and spread it around suspected gaps, when you find it - it'll be blowing bubbles
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