Road Noise at 100kph

[Deeeshow]

Hi All,

I have a golf wagon 118 Tsi 2000km old and am mostly happy with it.
however the normally quiet cabin gets quite noisey when i hit 100km.

I am not talking about tyre noise or traffic noise rather wind noise coming form what seems like the frame behind my right shoulder. It's like when you leave a window partially open or don't shut the door properly. Is this normal? or should i take it to my dealer?

[velly_16v_cab]

sounds like a seal is broken/miss fitted, i would return it to the dealer

[pologti18t]

Has your wagon got roof racks?

[Corey_R]

Good point... leaving roof racks installed creates a racket! You may not notice it with most normal cars cause they're noisey anyway, but you'd definitely notice that at speed in a Golf. Plus, it uses more fuel too!

[moniker]

Yeah worth checking the roof rack - fyi my 103TDI MK IV is dead quiet at that kind of speed - except for tyre noise IMO!

I had a Mazda once with factory roof rack / rails - I had to remove them as at around 100 kph the bloody things let out a very loud whistle!!

[Deeeshow]

Has your wagon got roof racks?

Yes the golf wagon comes fitted with roof racks which are permanent , thanks for the replies, I might go back to my dealer and test drive another wagon to compare

[Corey_R]

The rails may be permanent, but surely any beams (racks) crossing the roof from one side to the other are removable...

[Deeeshow]

The rails may be permanent, but surely any beams (racks) crossing the roof from one side to the other are removable...

I am getting racks confused with rails, no I don't have any racks just the permanent rails. Do you think they are creating wind noise?

[Corey_R]

It's possible, but then practically everyone customer would be complaining about it... still, maybe worth a drive to your dealer to take out a car without the rails and compare to yours... although maybe worthwhile taking another one with the rails out too to see whether it does it as well :)