Have 2005 4 door Pontiac Sunfire with a lot of wind noise, have changed the weather stripping any suggestions.

Answer 1

My suggestion is to douse it with gasoline and set it on fire. Just kidding with you, John John. There's not much you can really do about wind noises...it's an aerodynamic issue.

Answer 2

I own a shop, and do a lot of restoration work. What I would do is purchase a roll of blue 3M masking tape, and tape the doors up all the way around. Drive down the road, and pull the tape off a little at a time until you find the area that is causing the noise. Many times the door can be adjusted to close tighter, and this will fix the problem. If the vehicle has a lot of miles on it, then the hinges may need to be re-bushed with new ones. When they get worn, the door falls down, and lets the air flow into the seals. Check by opening the door all the way, grab the door underneath, and see if you can pick it up without moving the whole car. If the door moves up & down on the hinges, then the hinges need repaired. If not, then try moving the striker towards the inside of the vehicle about 1/8 of an inch, as this will allow the door to shut tighter.
Glad to help out, Good Luck!!!

Answer 3

Hi John, you didn't mention where you are hearing the noise from so the best thing I can tell you is to maybe take a piece of hose (garden hose works pretty good) about two or three feet long and have somebody else drive. When the noise is good and loud start moving the hose around while you have one end to your ear. This should help locate where it's coming from. Once you find where it's coming from it shouldn't be too hard to find out how to seal it up. I've seen some vehicles that have had windshields replaced have small gaps where there was no sealer, you couldn't see it from outside due to the trim but you could sure hear it!
Good luck with the search!

Answer 4

If you used an OEm style replacement trim or weather stripping it sounds like the door isn't flush when it's closed. It might need to be "re-hanged" which might mean new door hinges and adjust the door jam where the latch grabs it when the door is closed.

You'll have to eyeball it from the outside and then when you slowly close the door see if the latch makes the door ride up or down as you push it closed. The latch catch or jam is adjusted with a torx style or allen style wrench or socket. Generally, the doors begin to sag to the rear with age and this throws off the weather seal. It can be adjusted or re-hanged to correct this but might require the expertise of a body shop to accomplish this.

Good Luck!

Answer 5

unfortunaltly that is a common problem actually its more of a complaint there isnt much you can do about it, it is just how the car is built, the sunfire is the smallest in the pontiac lineup and also the cheapest 4 door they sell, it is meant to be an economy car, small engine small car good gas milage and cheap to buy that is the target that pontiac (gm) is going for. The chevy sister car the cavaleir has the same problem. when they desinged the car they wanted it to be cheap so they didnt take the time to make it more quite. if you want a quite car cadillac and infinity are ok and a benz is amazing, but if price is a big deal stick to your pontiac.