Strange sound
Senior Member
Joined: 04-03-2006
Posts: 1,747
From: Peoria. Illinois
Any one window down with the others up will cause this pressure imbalance and since my wife has had brain surgery and this condition really hurts her we are extremely careful to make sure that two or more windows are open at the same time.
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Joined: 03-12-2006
Posts: 6,543
From: Lake Isabella CA
SoCalHHR's MIke has a great explination for this.... helicopter effect.
Perhaps when he sees this he will chime in.
It has to do with the wheels. I have the window vents also but still experience the described above, just not as bad.
Perhaps when he sees this he will chime in.
It has to do with the wheels. I have the window vents also but still experience the described above, just not as bad.
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Joined: 05-03-2006
Posts: 882
From: Newfoundland, Canada
Originally Posted by Firewatcher
Something I have noticed......If the front windows are down about 1/4, the inside pressure seems to change to where it "thumps". I have chronic sinus/ear problems and this really hurts. I think that the roof racks bars break-up the airflow which makes it lots worse. I like fresh air, but it's all or nothing. Anyone with similar problems? 
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Joined: 05-16-2006
Posts: 14
From: Grand Blanc, Michigan
I have always found in any vehicle that if you open the windows with one side open more than the other, this problem goes away. i.e. both front windows open equally, and one rear window opened.