Hi,
as a new owner (57 Reg 1.4 SE manual) and new member, I cannot find any
'wind noise' posts that don't direct me to start a new line of enquiry, so here goes.
We recently purchased an excellent condition, very low mileage Jazz from a dealership near where we live.
Super car, comfortable, roomy and just what we were looking for.
However, first time on fast roads (not 60 limited as most are around here) there was a distinct and separate, from the usual background wind noise, that was eventually traced to the front offside quarter light area.
Inspection by us found nothing untoward, except the floppy bonnet hinge covers and the fact that the windscreen plastic edging seemed loose. Immediately reported to garage under their excellent 12 month warranty and began looking on the internet for posts about this before it went in today for their 'view' on things.
This noise is a distinct sound, somewhat like the door has popped open, a window has been opened slightly or as I've seen on another site, the sound of a balloon deflating.
It starts at just below 60 mph and gets worse from there
but is very outside wind condition related.
Experimentation has proven that it is worse driving into a wind, especially if that comes in from the front quarter, but only makes the noise in the front offside corner, never from the left hand/nearside quarter. Driving downwind, so to speak, necessitates 70+ mph to generate the same noise and a test drive with a garage mechanic this morning needed almost 80 to generate the sound!! (my licence is still unblemished!!
)
The garage deny that they know of this problem, although the mechanic did say he had sprayed silicon lubricant onto all the door seals as they may have become 'hardened' with age. This similar action is mentioned on a site somewhere.
I cannot find anywhere that a satisfactory fix of the problem has been found, just DIY fixes. With 11 months and 3 weeks of the warranty left, I don't wish to spend all my time returning to the garage, nor do I wish to be limited to driving slowly, dependant on the weather conditions and prevailing winds when I make a journey.
Please can someone help? Does anyone know the fix? Are there any dealerships out there that have the answer?
We have the option of returning the car under a 30 day return policy, but are loath to take this option when we have found the car so good in all other aspects.
Hopefully and expectantly
Electricgeoff