Anyone else hear wind noise from the back cabin with all windows up?

[Kennyg]

Right after I installed the factory roof rack cross bars, we started noticing a lot of wind noise starting about 40mph and increasing in volume the faster we went. It's so loud and freeway speeds that I'm seriously considering removing the cross bars until we need them.

 

[Dphotos]

Maybe "wind noise" is too strong a term but with all windows up, and with music off, AC fan on minimum, nobody else in the vehicle, I hear something like a light blowing air noise from the back cabin. Too hard to pinpoint where, other than to say it's behind the driver position; it's kind of a broad noise.

Is this maybe coming through the speakers, as some form of noise cancelling?

Sometimes my top rack will make noise when the wind is just right.

 

[TXPanhandle]

Right after I installed the factory roof rack cross bars, we started noticing a lot of wind noise starting about 40mph and increasing in volume the faster we went. It's so loud and freeway speeds that I'm seriously considering removing the cross bars until we need them.

I’ve thought this as well.

 

[Dphotos]

It’s funny man. I thought of this post today when I was out running errands. It’s a little warmer today in NY so I had the vented seats on, as soon as I turned it off, while in motion mind you, that wind noise dissipated substantially. lol I was going to comment on this thread again tonight.

My 1997 4Runner never had ventilated seats so I can just turn it off and I would never know the difference on my new car I get in May.

 

[zgreen]

Unfortunately, it's not the vented seats. At least on the Pro, it's coming from the outside. I'm sure there will be a fix eventually!

 

[brumey]

I noticed the roof rack has open holes to mount the cross bars. I wonder if they would whistle as certain speed? I think I will get some plastic push fit plugs for them just in case.