2015 CX-5 Touring makes high-pitch "dog whistle" noise after car is driven for 30 min
My CX-5 makes a high-pitch "dog-whistle" like noise after I have been driving around for about 30+ minutes. Once the sound starts, it does not change in pitch or volume. There appears to be no change related to an increase in speed or decrease; however, the noise will only start once the car is going faster than 30 miles per hour and will stop immediately after speed drops below 20 miles per hour. I have had several family members confirm the noise just to rule out that I was not going crazy. It is hard to tell where the noise is coming from. From the drivers seat, it appears to come from the front/right side of the car. With all windows down, it appears to be louder/coming from the right side of the car relative to the drivers seat.
I actually was not really going to do anything about this, especially since a search on the internet did not turn up anything conclusive. While there are several posts about the CX5 making noises, the characteristics of the noise from one owner to the other varies so much it is hard to see anything that would be considered a match with my own "noise issue". What scared me was a post from a 2014 CX-5 owner who was having the exact same problem, right down to the start and cut-off of the noise at certain speeds. However, he also reported a transmission leak near his rear differential too, which is not happening to me (I don't have a rear diff anyway). He discovered that there was a faulty part on his 2014 CX-5 within the transmission. It was also discovered that there was a recall on his particular CX-5 due to this malfunctioning part. While his car is a year younger, and also 4-wheel drive (mine is 2-wheel), I was shocked to see how similar our problems were and it prompted me to take the car in to the dealership to have it checked. They have not called back yet. The other issue is that I am at 32,000 miles and approaching the end of my bumper to bumper warranty. If I do nothing and this noise turns into a entire transmission replacement several months down the road, I'm screwed.
Am I doing the right thing here? It is not normal for a car to make this kind of noise, right? It makes driving the car uncomfortable if the radio is off, especially for those passengers that do not like high-pitch sounds. The service manager looked at me like i was a bit crazy when when I told him the problem, as if my noise was the new "noise-of-the-month".
Is this what you would do if you were in my shoes?
My CX-5 makes a high-pitch "dog-whistle" like noise after I have been driving around for about 30+ minutes. Once the sound starts, it does not change in pitch or volume. There appears to be no change related to an increase in speed or decrease; however, the noise will only start once the car is going faster than 30 miles per hour and will stop immediately after speed drops below 20 miles per hour. I have had several family members confirm the noise just to rule out that I was not going crazy. It is hard to tell where the noise is coming from. From the drivers seat, it appears to come from the front/right side of the car. With all windows down, it appears to be louder/coming from the right side of the car relative to the drivers seat.
I actually was not really going to do anything about this, especially since a search on the internet did not turn up anything conclusive. While there are several posts about the CX5 making noises, the characteristics of the noise from one owner to the other varies so much it is hard to see anything that would be considered a match with my own "noise issue". What scared me was a post from a 2014 CX-5 owner who was having the exact same problem, right down to the start and cut-off of the noise at certain speeds. However, he also reported a transmission leak near his rear differential too, which is not happening to me (I don't have a rear diff anyway). He discovered that there was a faulty part on his 2014 CX-5 within the transmission. It was also discovered that there was a recall on his particular CX-5 due to this malfunctioning part. While his car is a year younger, and also 4-wheel drive (mine is 2-wheel), I was shocked to see how similar our problems were and it prompted me to take the car in to the dealership to have it checked. They have not called back yet. The other issue is that I am at 32,000 miles and approaching the end of my bumper to bumper warranty. If I do nothing and this noise turns into a entire transmission replacement several months down the road, I'm screwed.
Am I doing the right thing here? It is not normal for a car to make this kind of noise, right? It makes driving the car uncomfortable if the radio is off, especially for those passengers that do not like high-pitch sounds. The service manager looked at me like i was a bit crazy when when I told him the problem, as if my noise was the new "noise-of-the-month".
Is this what you would do if you were in my shoes?