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Old 11-16-2003, 08:29 PM
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Rear door/window wind noise?

I have this kind of annoying wind noise comming from the read top corner of my rear doors - both of them. It sounds just like when the windows is not closed all the way up. I can hear it at speeds 50+mph and it bugs me if my stereo is Off. I am sure that it is a rubber seal issue but...come on...its a 2003 model car with 20k miles on it. Isn't it a little early for the rubber seals to go bad?!? Is there an easy fox for this problem or only the dealer will take care of it under the bumper to bumper warranty? I want a quiet car.
It is a kind of emberassing to drive a new high end car and have wind noise in it like this one.
Anyone has a DIY solution for this problem or i should go to see a Nissan dealer???

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Old 11-16-2003, 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by dansmax2003
I have this kind of annoying wind noise comming from the read top corner of my rear doors - both of them. It sounds just like when the windows is not closed all the way up. I can hear it at speeds 50+mph and it bugs me if my stereo is Off. I am sure that it is a rubber seal issue but...come on...its a 2003 model car with 20k miles on it. Isn't it a little early for the rubber seals to go bad?!? Is there an easy fox for this problem or only the dealer will take care of it under the bumper to bumper warranty? I want a quiet car.
It is a kind of emberassing to drive a new high end car and have wind noise in it like this one.
Anyone has a DIY solution for this problem or i should go to see a Nissan dealer???

Thanks!
Do yourself a favor and delete this thread before you get flamed for being a noob. I was gonna suggest it in a private message and save you some embarassment but I can't PM you.
Check the TSB (Technical Service Bulletin) thread that is stickied to the top of the forum. Do a search for the "Wind Noise" TSB. (I could link you right to it but this'll be good practice for you)
In the future, you should read the FAQ, TSB's and do a search before posting a question. Welcome to the .ORG
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Old 11-16-2003, 11:22 PM
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Do a search for "noob" as well...j/k
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Old 11-17-2003, 12:42 AM
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yea, but ...

I read the "Sticky" TSB posts, all of them, and the TSB for the wind noise applies to 2001 models. I have 2003 Maxima. No TSB for it, however it has the same problem.
Can i expect a Nissan dealer to work on my car and fix this issue (for free) if the TSB doesn't apply to it?? Isn't it all covered by warranty anyway?

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Sorry for the repated qts ... I'm really new and i want to find so many answers so quickly ... I'm trying to do "searches" before posting but sometimes they're not helpful.
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Old 11-17-2003, 12:45 AM
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Actually I just took my 2002 SE in for the Wind Noise TSB last Wednesday and they took care of it no problem. Make sure you take the TSB# to them so they can look it up in their system. They should take care of this for you without any questions. They did mine and I have 39,800 miles on my '02.

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Originally Posted by dansmax2003
I read the "Sticky" TSB posts, all of them, and the TSB for the wind noise applies to 2001 models. I have 2003 Maxima. No TSB for it, however it has the same problem.
Can i expect a Nissan dealer to work on my car and fix this issue (for free) if the TSB doesn't apply to it?? Isn't it all covered by warranty anyway?

Thanks!

Sorry for the repated qts ... I'm really new and i want to find so many answers so quickly ... I'm trying to do "searches" before posting but sometimes they're not helpful.
They did the TSB for my '02 no questions asked. I think it's commonly known that even thought the TSB is for the '01 model year, it applies to other years as well.

Oh yeah, I feel your pain with the searches.... 90% of the time I get "page cannot be displayed" as my search results (The price of using a great site with great info and so many users)
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Old 11-17-2003, 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by richspidizzy
Do yourself a favor and delete this thread before you get flamed for being a noob. I was gonna suggest it in a private message and save you some embarassment but I can't PM you.
Check the TSB (Technical Service Bulletin) thread that is stickied to the top of the forum. Do a search for the "Wind Noise" TSB. (I could link you right to it but this'll be good practice for you)
In the future, you should read the FAQ, TSB's and do a search before posting a question. Welcome to the .ORG

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I've started to notice my car making that wind noise recently. I'm going to take it to the dealership this weekend and have them check it out.
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I thought I was the only one that had this problem. I have printed out the TSB and will be visiting my dealership this week for the fix.
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