Suitopi21

Anyone with the 07 IS 250 hearing any wind noises when on the freeway? Not sure if it's just me, Im pretty sure I hear something though, never noticed it before when I had my music on, just heard it yesterday and I'm barely at 1500 miles. Is that a problem that can be easily fixed? I recently had some scratches repaired at Marcos Auto body in San gabriel, they came highly recommended. It could be when they took off my doors to repaint they didn't fit the door back tightly enough. Anyone have any input on my problem?

IS_Mine

On windy days I hear a very subtle whistle. I think we credited that to the door handles. But thats also going like 80mph on the I-state

taminatorv

I have about 700miles on mine and think this is the quietest car I have ever owned. This is my 14th car, so I think that says something. There is a little bit of wind noise, but it's very faint.

Do you mean noise possibly caused by a leaking seal?

IS_Mine

Nope its a definite low.. very low whistle.

And like I said I have only heard it when the wind is pushing my car all over the I-State. Other than that.. and the road noise its a very quiet car.

Suitopi21

yeah on mine, i hear it on the freeway when going about 70 or above. but i don't heard it from the driver side, only the passenger side. i'm not too educated on cars, but i would think a brand new lexus should be dead silent right? especially if i'm only hearing on the passenger side and this is on the regular freeway where it's not that windy. i could understand it if i was driving it somewhere really windy and was going really fast, but like i said doesn't that mean i should have heard it around the whole car and not just on the passenger side? yeah it's a wind whistle sound. i'm thinking when they put my passenger doors back they didn't seal it correctly or tightly enough. but overall yes it is a quiet car. although the engine is slightly louder then i expected, but lexus dealers said the new 07 models have different engine ignitions and unfortunately is a little loud and a lot of customers aren't use to it.

IS_Mine

^^^

To add to what I said.. when its windy and I'm getting pushed all over the road I can hear it coming from more than just my drivers side. It maybe a seal for you.

PhilipMSPT

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With moonroof closed but its screen open, there is significantly more wind noise in the cabin, especially when driving at high speeds.

I only notice wind noise when driving without the radio on. Otherwise, the wind noise is negligible for me.

neova

well, not if you took your car to a non-Lexus dealer to take of your door to fix scratches. So that is questionable.

I only hear faint noise in teh cabin, it's a very quiet car. if you have moon roof make sure you shut the shade because it helps with the sound insulation.

Just take it to the lexus dealer and explain that you have had the door taken off ad ask them to check if the door is loose or any insulation parts is missing during the re-install.

taminatorv

Since I've owned mostly sports and GT cars in the past, the IS250 seems eerily quiet to me. Excluding my wife's car, the quietest car I've owned before was a 99 BMW M3. The loudest for wind noise was my '00 Mazda Miata and the loudest for engine/exhaust noise goes to my 97 Chevy Camaro SS. If you want to appreciate how quiet our cars are, go drive an old Miata with a loud exhaust for a week.

Drunkebuda

I hear nothing quietest car ever

kickin8

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not that i know of.....

lexuspdx

Mine just hit 3K and I too hear a faint whistle/whispering noise when the radio is off or my phone kicks on. I thought it was from the freeway. I'm glad somebody else hears it and it's not a ghost in my car!

shaolin

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we have IS250 and IS350 and my girl's 250 have a lot more wind noise than mine. I know having some wind noise on cars is normal but I can hear her wind noise at 40mph up at the pass windshield....

crazy_vag

I got an '06 IS 350, and I really dislike the windnoise coming for moonroof closed but screen open. Closing the screen gets rid of the noise completely. This only becomes a problem at speeds over 70mph, but is still annoying.

Is this something I should bug the dealer about? Is the same problem prevelant on '07 editions?

PhilipMSPT

iTrader: (5)

I don't think we can bug the dealer about wind noise unless if your car is the only one with excessive wind noise.

If we were that annoyed by the wind noise, we should have bought the LS. The IS is not the most quiet car in the Lexus lineup...

If I had a choice, I would have preferred no moonroof at all. In fact, when I Special Ordered the car, I chose one without a moonroof. Unfortunately, all '06 IS had a moonroof standard (in the U.S.), so mine came along with one.