Massive wind noise when back windows are open !

[frankoV]

or pull off the road for a snooze! a little drowsy can lead to a lot drowsy in a hurry, even if the window is down!

[marleyfan]

So for all of you that are as annoyed at this as I am and want a fix.... call 1-800-NISSAN1 which is North American Nissan CS Hotline.

Power of the people!! Please call.

Don't waste Nissan's time calling about a "problem" that exists in virtually all cars. Simply adjust your front and rear windows accordingly and the problem goes away. Sheeesh.....not EVERYTHING needs a grassroots movement.

[SaLsa_VerSa]

haha...i got out of work last night...while driving home i remembered reading this thread...and i was like..hmm let me try to drive with only the back windows open...yea the noise was loud and eardrums felt wierd, Pretty cool i think...never knew that would happen...and yea it did go away with me crackin front windows....I think on my drive home i did it like 5 times...just for the hell of it....

[srellim234]

From a J.D. Powers and Associates press release yesterday:

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.: 7 August 2008 — Deterioration in vehicle quality during the first three years of ownership—determined by comparing long-term dependability rates to initial quality problem rates—strongly affects overall customer satisfaction as well as customer willingness to recommend their vehicle model, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Vehicle Dependability StudySM (VDS) released today.....

.... The study also finds that five of the top 10 problems reported industry-wide in the 2008 Vehicle Dependability Study were also among the top 10 most frequently reported problems in the 2005 Initial Quality Study, suggesting that the problems are identified by owners during the initial ownership period, but have not been rectified by automakers during the three-year ownership period.

The problems include: 1. Excessive wind noise2. Noisy brakes3. Vehicle pulling to the left or right4. Issues with the instrument panel/dashboard5. Excessive window fogging...

Excessive wind noise is prevalent across the board in all brands. It is obviously not a fixable design problem unique to Nissan.

The entire press release can be viewed here:http://www.jdpower.com/corpora...08115

[fjwagner]

From a J.D. Powers and Associates press release yesterday:

The problems include: 1. Excessive wind noise2. Noisy brakes3. Vehicle pulling to the left or right4. Issues with the instrument panel/dashboard5. Excessive window fogging...

Excessive wind noise is prevalent across the board in all brands. It is obviously not a fixable design problem unique to Nissan.

That is a different wind noise than being discussed in this thread. This thread discusses the loud buffeting noise with a back window down. The issue you are referencing is just wind noise in general. Fred

Modified by fjwagner at 3:40 PM 8/8/2008
Modified by fjwagner at 3:41 PM 8/8/2008

[marleyfan]

It is still not an issue that is specific to the Versa. The wind noise with the rear windows open happens in my Vibe, it happens in my mother's Mazda (tried it today actually) and is something I have experienced on many cars. So calling the Nissan hotline is ridiculous.

[fjwagner]

It is still not an issue that is specific to the Versa. The wind noise with the rear windows open happens in my Vibe, it happens in my mother's Mazda (tried it today actually) and is something I have experienced on many cars. So calling the Nissan hotline is ridiculous.

I fully realize that it is not an issue only with the Versa. I am not calling the hot line.

[srellim234]

Actually, from what I'm hearing, the loud buffeting noise problem is included in the "wind noise" category of complaints. They lump all wind noises together. I'll see if I can locate some verification for you.

[marleyfan]

I fully realize that it is not an issue only with the Versa. I am not calling the hot line.

Wasn't directed at you but at kev410 who advocated that everyone call the nissan hotline about the issue.

[fjwagner]

Wasn't directed at you but at kev410 who advocated that everyone call the nissan hotline about the issue.

Thanks. Thought it was and my humble apologies. Happens in any and all cars I have had.

[iluvmyVersa08]

I'd love to run with the sunroof wide open all the time but there's this little thing called balding. The top of my head would get fried.

Hey.I have a sunroof, and its so nice to drive with it open. I too have experienced that deafening noise when just my back windows are up, but if I open up the sunroof w/ the back windows the noise stops. This is my first car and the sunroof is definately a feature I love ... that is the only feature I really wanted But I love everything else about my Versa too!