what is that noise????

[sreilly77]

ok ive had this problem for awhile and its really startin to drive me insane. on my 95 town car im hearing what sounds like a wind noise at the bottom of the dashboard up against the windshield. there are no leaks or anything, but the sound is soooo annoying. HOWEVER, the other day it did stop for like 2 days, but now it is making the noise again. i checked the entire climate controls system, including the vents, all sensors, everything, even the blower and the flap that moves when the climate control is active. everything checks out to be a-ok. so what is going on? is it may be the doors are shutting properly or what? the noise is coming from the driver side of the windshield and sounds like it stretches to about the middle of the windshield. i dont hear the sound on the passenger side at all. whats goin on?

[Towncar]

That happens to all of us running over 100mph

[sreilly77]

Originally Posted by Towncar

That happens to all of us running over 100mph

haha yes i kno that.

however, it starts to make to noise at about 20 mph and then never stops after that until i stop the car.

[Towncar]

Originally Posted by sreilly77

haha yes i kno that.
however, it starts to make to noise at about 20 mph and then never stops after that until i stop the car.

How about a vacuum leak?
The parking brake release has a vacuum can, and vacuum switch linked to the steering column shifting mechanism -- could be leaking air.

[sreilly77]

Originally Posted by Towncar

How about a vacuum leak?
The parking brake release has a vacuum can, and vacuum switch linked to the steering column shifting mechanism -- could be leaking air.

hmmm, i never thought of that. ill check that out and let you kno what happens.

[sunny16888]

check if your climate controls are working , what i mean is that when u open vent to floor , the air should be in floor and not blowing in windshield, and check for all air position blowings. if its not blowing where it should be mayb thats why u hear that noise in the dashboard . the sensor for the climate control has broke.

[sreilly77]

Originally Posted by sunny16888

check if your climate controls are working , what i mean is that when u open vent to floor , the air should be in floor and not blowing in windshield, and check for all air position blowings. if its not blowing where it should be mayb thats why u hear that noise in the dashboard . the sensor for the climate control has broke.

the climate control settings are all functioning properly. here is the thing, i can hear the noise coming from where the bottom of the windsheild and the dashboard meet. i thought that may be air was coming from the defrost vents, but i dont feel any air coming out of them when the defrost is off or even if the entire climate control is turned off. i did replace the control head in the summer because one of the sodder joints melted inside and the compressor wasn't kicking on with the air condition. im at a total lost here it has to be something stupid it always is. this noise started to happen out of the blue. i didn't have the windshield replaced or anything like that to cause this noise to appear out of no where.

is it possible that may be the seal around the windshield is going bad? like i said, the noise sounds like it is coming from all the way on the driver side to about half way across the bottom of the windshield. on the passenger side, i hear no noise at all. someone told me that is it also possible that the weather stripping around the doors could be bad. i dont know all i know is the sound is so annoying.

[tspe2006]

Originally Posted by sreilly77

the climate control settings are all functioning properly. here is the thing, i can hear the noise coming from where the bottom of the windsheild and the dashboard meet. i thought that may be air was coming from the defrost vents, but i dont feel any air coming out of them when the defrost is off or even if the entire climate control is turned off. i did replace the control head in the summer because one of the sodder joints melted inside and the compressor wasn't kicking on with the air condition. im at a total lost here it has to be something stupid it always is. this noise started to happen out of the blue. i didn't have the windshield replaced or anything like that to cause this noise to appear out of no where.

is it possible that may be the seal around the windshield is going bad? like i said, the noise sounds like it is coming from all the way on the driver side to about half way across the bottom of the windshield. on the passenger side, i hear no noise at all. someone told me that is it also possible that the weather stripping around the doors could be bad. i dont know all i know is the sound is so annoying.

next time that your drivin turn your heater on the lowest setting and then try all the different positions, defrost,vent,floor,ect. and see if the noise goes away. let me know please.

[sreilly77]

Originally Posted by tspe2006

next time that your drivin turn your heater on the lowest setting and then try all the different positions, defrost,vent,floor,ect. and see if the noise goes away. let me know please.

ok i took the car out and did what you said. i turned the fan all the way done and i could hear the noise. i switched to the defrost first, then floor, then mix, then norm A/C, then Max A/C, then vent. the noise remained the same. then i turned the entire system off and there was still no change in the noise.

[sreilly77]

UPDATE: i took the car out again to try and isolate where the noise is coming from. first, i drove it with my brother in the passenger seat to see where he can hear it from while i drive the car, then we switched. we both came to the conclusion that the noise is coming from the dead middle of the windshield. i dont hear it from the driver side or passenger side at all. just in the center of the windshield. i looked outside and under to hood to see if i could see some kind of air gap or something but i saw nothing. so again, i am still at a lost and the noise is progressively getting worse. i kno there is no leak because even when it made the noise in the rain, there was no wet areas along the dashboard. i even took a lighter while my brother drove it and held it up against the bottom center of the windshield to see if any air was getting in. there was no sign of air gettin in, just that stupid noise.

[sreilly77]

HAHAHAHA I FOUND THE PROBLEM!!!! i knew it was something stupid. the air rush against the windshield is coming from under the hood. there is a piece of weather stripping that the hood rests on when its shut that blocks any air flow from hitting the windshield from under the hood. well, this morning it had snowed here and the car was covered, and i took it out for a ride and noticed there was no noise. so i was hmmm. as i continued drivin i slowly began to hear the noise slowly but surely. so i got out and noticed that all the snow and ice that was logged between the hood and windshield was melting. and then i saw it. the piece of weather stripping that sits under the hood had gaps in it, right where i was hearin the noise from the windshield. so i stuck a towel between the hood and the windshield and drove it - NO NOISE. now i just gotta see where i can find another piece of stripping.

[Towncar]

That's great --

I have that same strip (no gaps) that sometimes sticks to the hood when I open it, dislodging it from it's track.

I would have never guessed you could hear noises from the other side of there.

Thanks for sharing

[sreilly77]

Originally Posted by Towncar

That's great --

I have that same strip (no gaps) that sometimes sticks to the hood when I open it, dislodging it from it's track.

I would have never guessed you could hear noises from the other side of there.

Thanks for sharing

yeah i couldn't believe it. the strip though was like all out of shape and like ripped and squished down in some places and bent all out of place and everything. i never noticed it before. i was actually beginning to believe that it wasn't meant for my car because i was actually able to swap strips with a 93 town car at the junk yard and it solved the problem.