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andytuotuo

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I've had my car for over a month. I notice that wind noise become very noticeable when I reach about 100 km/h. It's from side mirror area but I couldn't feel any wind. I've noticed the problem since day one but I only decided to go to dealership recently. I've been there twice but they don't have a clue about what causes the noise. Any idea what the cause could be? BTW, I live in Canada.
 
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Phil1

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Montreal, Canada
Click on SEARCH THIS FORUM on the top right hand side when you are in the Golf MK7 & GTI general discussion webpage, then ADVANCED SEARCH, search by word in title and type NOISE, you will see many threads about the exact same issue.
 
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GJK

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Canada
I've just noticed significant wind noise on my new TSI, but I'm not going to just live with it. I mean, a quiet cabin is one of the reasons I chose the Golf in the first place! I'm investigating it now (I'm also in Canada - I don't know if that means anything)

BTW the longest thread on wind noise doesn't come up in most searches because the poster used windnoise all one word. It's here:
http://www.golfmk7.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6465&highlight=windnoise
 
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VolkNut

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Jackson, MS
I'm interested in this too, I suspect there is some strange turbulence between the mirror and window. Have you ever watched rain water get whipped up in that area when you drive? I would assume this is something VW has wind tunnels for, but maybe it's a compensation/trade-off for something else.
 
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andytuotuo

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Canada
My dealer finally called me and said they had the parts they needed last Friday. I was supposed to go in today for a fix but my car was stuck in the snow. So I rescheduled it to Wednesday. I'm hoping they can fix my car up. I'll keep you all updated. BTW, I think the problem is the seal strip. I was driving at city speed in a windy day, the wind blew across my car sideways, the wind noise appeared.
 
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GJK

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Canada
Great if you can keep us updated. I'm also in Canada, and have some wind noise, from the passenger mirror area - very noticeable on days with a bit of cross wind. It would be good to hear what the part is and if it worked...
 
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andytuotuo

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Canada
GOOD NEWS! My car is fixed!! I dropped my car at my dealer yesterday. They told me they replaced the upper window seal strip and had a couple test drive. The noise problem was gone! I've also been driven for bit in the city and didn't notice any noise at all!
 
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GJK

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Canada
andytuotuo said:
GOOD NEWS! My car is fixed!! I dropped my car at my dealer yesterday. They told me they replaced the upper window seal strip and had a couple test drive. The noise problem was gone! I've also been drive for bit in the city and didn't notice any noise at all!
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That is good news! Did the dealer say that this was a known problem? Could you see anything visibly wrong with the seal?
 
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andytuotuo

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Canada
GJK said:
That is good news! Did the dealer say that this was a known problem? Could you see anything visibly wrong with the seal?
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I went to my dealer twice before but they couldn't determine the problem. They just tried to replace the seal by chance and it worked. I couldn't spot any damage on the seal and there is no visual difference after the replacement.
 
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GJK

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Canada
andytuotuo said:
I went to my dealer twice before but they couldn't determine the problem. They just tried to replace the seal by chance and it worked. I couldn't spot any damage on the seal and there is no visual difference after the replacement.
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Okay thanks for the info. I'll approach my dealer soon. Would you mind sending me the name of your dealer in case they don't want to do the same when I go in? (I'm in Toronto, I know you are somewhere in Canada)
 
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