Honda Odyssey Problems

gsarchet · July 2001

We absolutely love our 01 Ody, had a great discounted buying experience, however, I have had to get used to the width of the vehicle, the hard way: stupidly, I scraped the passenger manual sliding door in a blind spot-tight turn, hitting a post. Fixed it. Then, one of the kids left the door ajar, and it slid open as I was backing in the garage, and I knocked the door in the open position while backing, and threw it off the tracks. There is a dimple popping out of the lower portion of the door, something inside is bound up and is trying to push through the metal. Being repaired again this week.

The car is absolutely fantastic in every other concievable manner. Our second car is a 01 Toyota Echo, and we love it as well.

saintnick1 · July 2001

1999 Odyssey LX - At 18K kms, my front brake pads were replaced because they were grinding. Another 10K and the grinding hasn't stopped. The dealer is trying to convince me that this is normal in a van of this size. Anyone else have similar brake problems? The grinding gets worse when the brakes are hot or when I stop short.

grinder62 · August 2001

Hi,

Just got our Ody about 3 weeks ago and really like it. One thing I haven't figured out, but probably just haven't tried the right permutation:

When using the climate control system in "manual" mode (e.g., in vent mode), I cannot seem to select the fan speed, even by turning the fan knob. Is the fan speed controllable in manual mode, or only when in "auto" mode?

Thanks much,
Roger

cincy_ody_mike · August 2001

If you are pressing the "Off" button thinking that it is going into manual mode, then that is your mistake. That actually shuts the entire HVAC system off.
From fully automatic, you can override any component. You can set a constant fan speed by moving the fan speed knob. The remaining functions (temperature, A/C on/off, and which vents are used) will remain automatic. By pressing the Mode button, you can direct which vents are used. Pushing th AC button will toggle the AC on/off. The middle button allows you to select outside air or recirculate the interior air. Various combinations of manual/automatic operation are possible utilizing the buttons and knobs, but it all starts with the system on in full automatic mode. Hope this helps.

grinder62 · August 2001

Thanks. I think I have been turning the system OFF, and then pressing the mode button to get the normal vents. At this point the fan speed dial doesn't "work." I'll try it again whenever I get the chance to drive the new vehicle again!

What I really want to be able to have is just the normal, outside air coming into the van (not heated/cooled to a particular temperature)...it seems like if I have the system on "full auto" and then press mode to get vents, adjust fan speed to my liking, I still haven't overridden the automatic temperature. I must be missing something really simple.

Thanks again for any help!

cincy_ody_mike · August 2001

I'm not sure if this works, but try it....
After pressing the proper mode, press the AC button to off, then set the temperature dial down to 60. This should insure that the heater will not come on, and with the AC off, it won't cool either. You should be getting the outside air temperature.

mdrobish · August 2001

I have Odyssey 2000 Ex, and now I have 26,000 miles. About 9 months ago (about 18,000 miles then), I heard the frequent "clunk" noises when I drove between 0 to 30 mph. I took my van to a dealer twice, but the technicians said that they couldn't even hear the noise. Then, about 3 months ago, I took my van in again, but this time, I drove it with a manager sitting next to me. The frequent "clunk" noise had turned into a constant grinding noises. My dealer worked on the van for 3 weeks, and replaced my transmission with a brand new one. They assured me that the grinding had no other impact.

Well, now I have a new problem. Just today, my wife got scared when she smelled burning odor, and saw smoke coming from under the hood. My van is now out of power steering. In fact, it is unsafe to drive because I can hardly steer my van.

I am basically very frustrated with my van. Like half of Odyssey owners, I also had the sliding door problem. I am a point where I would like to declare my van, a lemon. Afterall, I have two small children, and I am very concerned.

Any advices?

mike734 · August 2001

Lemon laws are sometimes very specific and require good documentation. I believe the car must have a problem that the dealer is unable to fix in a "reasonable time." It sounds like your problems have been fixed.

If I were you, I'd buy an extended warr. I'm going to when my van is about your cars age.

tannenbaum · September 2001

My wife and I have owned a 2001 Odyssey for about a year. Whenever she fills up the tank with gas, she complains about a strong gas odor for days. I have smelled it our garage as well. She thinks that some brands or grades smell less (we usually use Hess gas in NJ) but there's a smell pretty much each time for days after fill up. Honda service has looked at the car twice but has not found anything. Any similar complaints and/or suggestions?

dowjone · September 2001

We were out driving our 2000 Odyssey with 3800 miles and after getting home and car was thoroughly warmed up I went to put it in park and the engine started surging between 1100-1900rpm's while in park. Also did the same thing in neutral but then would stop after putting in drive. Let my husband drive and did the same thing for him. The tac would go to 1900 then back to 1100 and kept doing that. Any ideas?

viskha · September 2001

Does anyone know how to get a hold of Honda?

After visiting and talking to various dealerships on the net, by fax, by fax and by email, I ordered a 2002 EXL-NAV on July 6 at a local dealership. I was told that I would get the van no later than October, but probably in September, 2001. The dealership informed me a few weeks ago that the order had gone in for October production and I should have the van anywhere between October 15 and November 10 (did not mention the possibility of September, now that I had given my deposit and ordered the van through them!).

I just got a call saying that Honda had changed the order without informing the dealership why (they say this is the first time they have had this happen since 1999, when the current method of ordering Odysseys came into being) - they have got an allocation for a MB EX without leather or the NAV!

This is terrible especially since I sold my previous van 2 months ago. The dealer says they have talked to Honda's regional rep and others but have not come up with any answer on why this happened. They also do not know if they order again for November production if the same thing will happen! I believe this is a good dealership but am without words to express my disgust at Honda.

Has anyone heard of something similar? Any recommendations on what I can do (besides getting a different vehicle, which I am now considering)?

Any input will be greatly appreciated.

3318 · September 2001

I own a 2001 ody and have a sound that is driving me and my wife nuts ! It is mostly heard when you are in overdrive in low rpm's. The dealer said that it is a problem with the cable to the transmission and that H onda knows about it but doesn't know how to fix it!!! Anyone out ther with the same problem, and how did they fix it? Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!

odmom · September 2001

..i would have been treated differently. when we purchased our '00 ex/nav (in 2/00 del 4/00) without a test drive or even a peak at a sold one. we were told that we would get an new map disc every year for 10 years. i thought that that was quite generous since many do not keep a car for a decade and the map probably does not change that much year to year. anyway i called the dealer to check when my new disc was coming and (of course it was not in writing and my salesperson is no longer employeed there)he said that he would check into it. i didn't hear from him for 3 weeks when i contacted the parent dealership and immediatly received a reply. he said that he tried to call me--(but there was never a message on machine and nothing on caller id) anyway he said that they are a purchase item. he then quizzed me on the maintence that has been done to the van ie oil changes i told him that my husband or mechanic changes /3000miles.he made a big deal about the oil viscosity,and only the dealer would have the proper oil+ oil filter and that i could do alot of damage to the car if i did not use honda filters. he stated that honda looks at routine maint.done at the dealer and if i needed a warrenty item taken care of it might not be covered it i do not use the dealership. WHAT????!!!!!
he would never have said that to my husband

bilmclaughlin · September 2001

My 2001 Ody left front suspension makes a tick sound (sounds like the word tick) when going over bumps especially at low speeds. It feels like the suspension is bottoming out and I can feel it through the steering wheel.
Does anyone else have this problem?...and what is the fix?

I took my 2001 Ody in for service at 5 months, 5400 miles, to fix this tick noise. Honda service drove the car with me and heard the noise. They replaced the front left strut and the W-S/ABS unit (whatever that is). This did not eliminate the tick sound.

Again, I took the van to Honda service at 6 months, 6400 miles. The service tech drove the car with me and heard the noise. This time they tightened lower control arm bolts, lubed front brakes, door tracks and rubbers. This did not eliminate the noise.

I paid a lot of money for this van and expect a quiet ride. It doesn't bother my wife (she listens to the radio and can't hear it), but it bothers me.

Honda service tells me there is no fix. No way!

dooba · October 2001

2001 EX - Having trouble with the car's main computer. My TCS Light (Traction Control System) starts blinking while driving the car. When I come to a stop and try to accelerate, the motor revs for about 5 - 7 seconds and then starts to accelerate at a very slow pace. The PCM (Powertrain Control Module) was replaced once and it is at the dealer again. Anyone ever run into this. Engline Light is on continuosly also.

fla3 · October 2001

I have a 99 EX, recently there has been water leaking through at the top of the A pillar where it meets the roof liner. It seems like the seal around the windshield in intact, and the driver's side window is sealed as well. We have the van scheduled to go in for this, but I have little faith in the dealerships ability replicate the problem and resolve it.

irishcasey · October 2001

Has anyone experienced failure of the rear ceiling a/c vents to deliver any air? The fan back by the rear door is blowing like crazy but nothing comes our of the vents. (Yes, the sliding open/close mechanism is in the open position). Any thoughts would be appreciated.

mike734 · October 2001

Sounds like the air may be coming out the floor vents. Check the distribution selector and make sure you have selected blue for cold air.

hvan1 · October 2001

The front brakes on my Odyssey have been making clunking nosies when I go forward or when I put the car in reverse. The Dealership informed me that this is normal and that the disc brake is preparing itself for use. If this was normal then why did it start at 15,000 miles? I am inclined to have them replace the front brakes. Has anyone else had this problem, if so what was your resolution? I'd appreciate some advice.

Thanks

rjc8 · November 2001

Any way of resetting my PIN in the Nav system. For some reason my PIN no longer works and I keep getting the incorrect PIN message.

mbishop289 · December 2001

It appears that the lights were left on over night, and when I came out this morning, the battery was dead. This unfortunately has happened too may times before, but the real bummer is that now my radio is dead, and I get a message requesting a "code" which my dealer says I got when we got the car. If I don't have the five digit code, they have to pull the radio out ($68) to get the sertial number so I can get the code from Honda. Any suggestions? My husband's a handy guy, and with some instruction could probably pull it out himself.

robr2 · December 2001

First, check in your owner's manual/paperwork pile. My dealer wrote the code on my paperwork.

Second, many dealerships keep track of that stuff since many times they need to disconnect the battery when doing some work. If this is not the selling dealership, contact them to see if they have it.

Third, there is a sticker on the inside of your glove box. IIRC, that is your radio serial number but I am not completely certain of that. But it is worth a shot.

mbishop289 · December 2001

Thanks robr2. Your message compelled us to dig through a box of old paperwork, and there it was (like a $68 dollar lottery ticket!). Thanks again for responding.

lupo2000 · December 2001

A couple of weeks ago I tried unlocking my car with the remote and the car didn't respond. Thinking my remote battery was dead I went and got a new one. It still didn't work. I came home and tried my husbands remote. Still didn't work. So I called the dealer and they told me to come down and they would reprogram the remotes "no problem". Well, they couldn't reprogram them either!! They made me and appointment so they could "spend more time" with the van and figure out what is wrong. So another visit later they say they have to order a "multiplex" unit. Another appmt. later they tell me they were sent the "wrong side?" I guess there is a right and left side to the multiplex. So then again another visit today after they called yesterday saying they "have the right part". After 2 hours with my 3 year old and 11 month old in the dealers they come out and tell me it seems to be a "wiring problem" and they have to keep the car until it is fixed. Needless to say, I am LIVID!! We bought the car brand new with 5 miles on it in August. It's a 2001 EX. After 3 months I certainly never anticipated a "wiring problem" to come up. The whole reason we got a Honda was because of their reliability. I have an 11 year old Acura with almost 200,000 miles on it and never had a problem with it. Still has the original clutch!!

Anyone ever heard of this? I'm just so disappointed!

Elaine

shaners · December 2001

I picked up my new exl-res today. The van always pulls to the right like it want's to follow the crown of the road (but worse). I read there is a TSB about this but I don't know where to find the info on it because I'm new to this board. Can anyone help me? My van is a 2002 and I mentioned it to the dealer on a test drive and he did a 4-wheel alignment and put 10-15 miles on it before he said it was in spec. I have about 60 miles on it now....

Karen_S · December 2001

You can check the NHTSA site http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ for TSBs and recalls for 2001. Unfortunately, there is nothing listed yet for 2002.

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gubler · December 2001

mbishop289 Dec 6, 2001 11:01am
If your dome lights were on overnight because the sliding door button on your key fob was accidentally pushed (as has happened to me many times), then they should have turned off after about 3 minutes - according to the manual. Our Odyssey came with the dome lights malfunctioning. They didn't turn off if a door was left open. We discovered this after our battery died. Luckily, our radio didn't require it's code to be re-entered. Hope this helps.

gubler · December 2001

I'm new to Town Hall, but after reading the last 60 or so submissions, I think I have you all beat for problems.
The first thing to go wrong on our Odyssey (EX 18,000 miles) was the driver's side sliding door. It wouldn't latch shut after it had closed. I ended up pushing on the door and got it latched so that I could drive it to the dealership (an hour away). It dented the door - but they repaired the dent under warranty.
A month later, the window on the door suddenly shattered. We were driving on the freeway with no cars around us (we live in rural Utah). And with a loud bang, the whole window was cracked. It stayed in one piece and we got out to look at it. No marks on the outside of the window. But by the time we got to the dealership, pieces of the window had fallen out and they claimed that a rock hit it! (Has anyone ever heard of a rock breaking a side window on a car? Without leaving a mark on the outside?) After a lot of phone calls to the regional manager and a lot of complaining, they finally agreed to cover half of my insurance deductible to repair the glass. (Oh yes, during the replacement process they spilled glass in the sliding door tracks - that crunching sounded great! I wonder what damage it's done to the motor in the door?)
Shortly after this the fuel gauge started registering full when the car was turned off and on occasion we could watch the needle moving up and down as we drove. We were so fed up with repairing this van, that we just watched our miles and didn't bother to repair it until the next breakdown - which happened about a month later.
Now the passenger's side sliding door wouldn't latch. I didn't dare push on it this time, and the trick they told me (just turn off the automatic doors and close it manually) didn't work. My husband had to hold the door closed on the hour drive to the dealership (yes, it's the closest one)! To repair the gas gauge, they had to install a new circuit board which reset our miles to zero. So now we have to remember to always add 18,161 miles to our odometer reading - lovely!
After our third experience with rental cars (and it being just a couple days before Christmas), you may understand why I've opted not to take my car back in for the malfunctioning dome light (it usually won't come on when you open the driver's door) and the dash that was improperly put back after the circuit board was changed to fix the fuel gauge so that now all the lights on our instrument panel are crooked and improperly illuminated - oh, and they cracked the dash, too. I'm now negotiating with Honda about selling this possessed car (as our service manger called it) back, and getting a new one that wasn't built on a 'three-day-weekend Friday' or a 'hang-over Monday.'
By the way, my brakes also squeak when backing up. One of my seat belts wouldn't retract even after messing with it for an hour while at a drive-in movie (but the dealer couldn't duplicate the problem). My transmission thunks when shifting out of Park on an incline (putting the parking brake on before you release the foot brake helps with this). And I've noticed an annoying clicking sound in the engine area in front of the steering wheel on occasion - anyone know what that is?
If we don't buy a Toyota Sienna instead, we hope that our next Odyssey will be relatively trouble free. I've had experience with numerous Honda's, both mine and my extended families (my sister's had three new Odysseys, one every year) and no one's ever had anything beyond maintenance. So I think I've just got a dud.

danzapalac · January 2002

I have a 2000 LX with 15K miles on it, and recently it has begun intermittently emitting a strange chirping sound from the area of the front passenger footwell. Sometimes you would swear there is some sort of bird down there. I believe it may be related to the AC system, but am not positive. Has anyone else had or heard of this or similar problems?

green2000 · February 2002

To those wondering about hard-to-find door noises in the rear doors, here is one possible solution. This problem drove us crazy, with intermittent 'clunks' coming from the rear door(s).
After looking through posts and seeing similiar complaints, I was thinking something was defective from the factory. It turns out the 'problem' was the middle row seatbelt(s) being twisted a half turn so that the metal part of the clip was touching the plastic armrest of the rear seat!. After turning the belt a half turn so that is hung untwisted from the retractor, the knocking noise from the door disappeared. As we usually had booster seats with the seatbelt threaded through the shoulder of the booster, the noise was intermittent. Just had the traction control light and engine light come on, thanks for maintaining this discussion site, it's nice to be able to get information from someplace other than my dealer (he stinks!).

adriana2 · February 2002

I have a 2000 model from Canada that I purchased state side at Honda of Fife, in Fife WA. I have had several issues with the speakers buzzing without the radio actually being on, the lights on with the light switch off, the car doors buzzing to indcated they are open with out the lights on the dashboard showing they are open --the doors were closed and I was driving down the road at the time. Has anyone else had any electrical problems with the wiring system?
I have been told that there are 300 fuses within the car 150 of them run the doors alone. I have 32,000 miles on it now, still love the car -- hate the dealership -- the owner is rude and HATES children! Hard to get service when you feel un-welcomed! I do not recommend FIFE HONDA to anyone -- shop wisely, and really look into TRUE OLD FAHSION CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! Hard to find it these days! I am sorry I didn't purchase somewhere else -- like Renton Honda -- Next time I will....

len_a · February 2002

I'm far from an audio enthusiast but since the beginning I've found the sound system in my Ody to be less than adequate. It's difficult to describe but certain parts of music just sound garbled almost like a vibration as if the speakers can't handle even the most basic low volume music. Honestly, I think my 1990 Civic sounds better. I know the weaknesses in the sound system have been discussed before but the search engine here doesn't seem to be working.

I was never sure what to do about it but yesterday I had the van into the dealer for it's 15k service and explained the problem to them. They said I could have the SPEAKERS replaced under warranty if I wanted. The thing I'm worried about is just getting another set of the same sub-par speakers put in. The dealer said the part number of the speakers had not changed since 2000 indicating that Honda has not changed the speakers available for the 2000 Ody.

So I'm just wondering if anyone has experience with getting the sound system fixed through the dealer? If you had speakers replaced did it help? I guess I have nothing really to lose by letting the dealer replace the speakers since there is no cost to me but it might be just a waste of time.

Please share your experiences with fixing the sound system in the Ody especially if done through the dealer.

BTW, why is the "Honda Odyssey and Sound" board marked 'read only'? I would think this post would belong there. Yes, I'm new.

jl926 · February 2002

Just got ours 2 weeks ago.

has anyone had the following problem:

Rear Air - turn the fan on high, ac compressor button off. Fan speed in the rear sometimes fluctuates as you are driving around town. This only happens when the fan speed for the rear is on high.

Fluid levels- Both power steering and coolant levels were at high with cold engine. Now after 400 miles with engine cold, levels have dropped about 1/2 inch from the high mark. Is this normal during the break in?

AlSO:

Any break in tips.
I hear that there is special break in oil in the engine and one should not change this oil until the first 5k miles or 5 months whichever comes first.

Thanks all for your help!

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mavraam99 · February 2002

Not really a problem but this seemed like the closest forum for this question. I have 3 sons, 10, 2 and infant. Where are people putting their childseats as a rule?

I'd like to put the infant in the 2nd row right seat pushed to the middle and my 2 year old in the 2nd row left seat. My 10 year old can basically sit anywhere.

I like this arrangement because it allows me to use the 3rd row magic seat without having to touch the childseats. Is safety a concern? Should I have one of the children (probably infant) in the center seat of the 3rd row? Or is anywhere but the front row more or less equally safe. (Especially considering this is about as safe of a vehicle as you can ride in).

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

len_a · February 2002

It would seem this message board is not very active. Only a few new posts this year and they are mostly questions or comments to which no one replies. There must be a better forum for Odyssey questions ...

sgergen · February 2002

Go to www.odyclub.com

Lots of information on all Odysseys!

Scott

phil47 · February 2002

in the owners area and choose the "other" Problems forum. It's very active. You will also find the main comments area. I'm not sure why the moderators have not consolidated all the topics.

pgchagn2000 · March 2002

Hi!
I have 2000 Honda Odyssey EX. I have driven about 18000 miles for two years.
Welll, it has started about 6 months ago that my driver side sliding door wasn't closing. So, I took to the dealer, and guess what. They already had plenty of part ready for my problem (sliding door latchet? I remember that I had to wait a week to get my climate control switch for my old Dodge Caravan). Anyway, this guy told me that Honda had a recall on 1999, which is same as my car but year older. He told me that my passenger side will go bad as well.
Guess What!!!
It happend about two months later. Oh well, now I have brand new door latchet for both of my sliding door.
Is my problem over? Nope.
About Month ago, (two months after they fix them), my drive side sliding door goes nut. This time, it stop working completely. Oh well, dealer told me that my computer stop working for the door. Hmmmmmm. Now Computer?
Anyway, I am on his watch out list. He asked me to call him directly, if I have same problem.

Hmmmmm. What happen if I ever moved to other city after the warranty expires?

Anyway, I think HONDA should recall the sliding door and should extend our warranty. Because it's not the mechanical problem (?), rather it's a design fault.

By the way, I have tried to put some review on this site, and it's not showing up (I did twice).
Do they only accept a good review for Honda?

Karen_S · March 2002

They don't automatically appear when posted. It can take up to a week before they are listed on that particular model page. Check back in a few days.

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canuck12 · April 2002

I had a problem with my CR-V and after broadcasting info to various forums, several Odyssey owners reported similar problems.
Be Prepared.....
See www.visualimpressions.ca/switch for full details

steveyp · April 2002

'00 LX -- I have had to jump the vehicle several times due to battery drain. A couple of times because of kids/lights. However, today the car lost electrical power after a 15 minute drive. It would not restart when starter engaged, with a clicking noise heard from engine. After removing the key the dashboard lit up, and then without key in-- I could raise/lower windows. Checked the boards and I haven't seen such electrical type problems reported. Maybe bad alternator?

Edit--

Just read previous post (#91)... maybe this is the problem...

dmathews3 · April 2002

I'd say it's a bad ignition as no matter what the alternater does the windows can't go up and down unless the circuit is complete, which means the key is on or a faulty key switch. Happens to lots of cars, the switch goes bad. Another tip for everyone and that is if you have a car with one of those keys that has the resistor in it so your car can't be started without the proper key. If you drop it and it gets a little wet and you put it in the ignition it can temporary make your car so it can't read the signal and won't start until the key and ignition switch both dry.

4grand · April 2002

We are the happy owners of a 2001 Honda Odyssey Navi, purchased in May 2001. Excellent service.
Had a problem with wind noise in roof rack at first but thanks to Edmunds, not the Honda dealer, problem solved. Now I need help.

As a grandparent of young grandchildren, I need to purchase a new car seat. We already have went through 2, but want one that can be anchored
into the seats of our Odyssey. I understand using the togls (or whatever they are called)in the rear of the seats, it is not necessary to have to use the seatbelts to run through the car seat to secure them.

Has anyone purchased these new car seats that can
be used in the Odyssey. I need one that will hold a child 20-30#s to 75-80#s. I know they are out there, but havent had luck in finding. Could anyone pleezzzzzze give me a name and model(& possible store where purchased) of one that they have purchased recently that is made for the Odyssey & newer vehicles. Thanks

jeffreykim · April 2002

I have 2001 Odyssey (~40K miles on it already, but mostly Freeway driving) and it jerks and grinds when shifting from 1st to 2nd gear. It only happens when it's cold or that's when I notice the most. After driving for about 5 minutes the problem seems to disappear.
I took it to a dealer and had transmission fluid replaced, but doesn't seem to help much at all. What should I do?

jeffreykim · May 2002

Has anyone heard about Differntial Bearings problem in 2001 model. My Odyssey started having transmission problems and started leaking fluid. I took it to a dealer and found the problem in Differential Bearings inside the casing along the axle. The dealer recommended replacing the whole tranny - estimate $5100. I took my odyssey to a local transmission shop and they also said the problem is in Differential Bearings. My mechanic also told me that he just got another Odyssey with the same problem. I wonder if this is a common problem for 2001 odyssey?

bjk2001 · May 2002

There is one odyclub web site, there are lots of discussion there. you may want to check it out.

jeffreykim · May 2002

Thanks bjk2001. I did check out www.odyclub.com and found out many people had the same or similar problem as mine. I think there definitely is a pattern and that is the tranny makes grinding or rumble noise at about 50-55 mph constantly shifting up and down between 3rd and 4th gear. I think the noise is due to bad Differential Bearings. Now the question is why do bearings go bad so early? Can anyone with Mechanical/Automotive Engineering background answer that for all of us Ody owners?

horstmanja · May 2002

My 2002 Odyssey produces a low wind whistle a speeds above 65mph, especially with cross winds, which generally exist. It seems to be coming from the right front at the bottom of the windshield, but noise sources can be difficult to pinpoint. It is very annoying during long trips.
I've tried duct taping various spots with no success and welcome ideas, especially if someone
has fixed the problem.

dchopp · May 2002

I havn't heard any noise as you indicated. I have a bug shield. Maybe that is diverting some of the airflow.

dmathews3 · May 2002

Did you get the optional crossbars for the roof rack? If so that is most likely your trouble. A lot of dealers/people don't seem to know the proper way of installing them. If not, there shouldn't be any noise as I have never heard it here except for the cross bars.

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