New user here (hi everyone!). I have a question about a noise my 2015 CX-5 GT is making. I have the stock Toyo A23 19" tires.
The noise only happens when going exactly 50 mph. It sounds like the humming from running your finger around the top of a filled wine glass. It is barely noticeable when going straight or turning left, but right turns really make it sing. In a hard right turn (off-ramp from the highway, for example), it is easily heard over the stereo. It disappears immediately above and below 50 mph and it changes intensity the harder the turn is.
My car has 10,000 km on it but it has been making this noise for the last 3,000-4,000 km. I have the Mazda roof rails and cross bars installed, my first thought it was noise running through the rack but it didn't go away when moving around the bars. I am tempted to remove the entire rack system and give it a go but it really doesn't sound like your typical wind hum. I had the tires rotated at 8,000 km with no change. The dealership took the car for two days to try to replicate the issue but they had no luck, though I am not confident in their abilities yet.
I am thinking it might be alignment related, it is more noticeable when a lighter passenger is beside me than a heavier one, though this is entirely subjective.
Is this just the nature of the tires? The noise doesn't bother me that much *twitch*, I am just worried that I am wearing something down prematurely.
The noise only happens when going exactly 50 mph. It sounds like the humming from running your finger around the top of a filled wine glass. It is barely noticeable when going straight or turning left, but right turns really make it sing. In a hard right turn (off-ramp from the highway, for example), it is easily heard over the stereo. It disappears immediately above and below 50 mph and it changes intensity the harder the turn is.
My car has 10,000 km on it but it has been making this noise for the last 3,000-4,000 km. I have the Mazda roof rails and cross bars installed, my first thought it was noise running through the rack but it didn't go away when moving around the bars. I am tempted to remove the entire rack system and give it a go but it really doesn't sound like your typical wind hum. I had the tires rotated at 8,000 km with no change. The dealership took the car for two days to try to replicate the issue but they had no luck, though I am not confident in their abilities yet.
I am thinking it might be alignment related, it is more noticeable when a lighter passenger is beside me than a heavier one, though this is entirely subjective.
Is this just the nature of the tires? The noise doesn't bother me that much *twitch*, I am just worried that I am wearing something down prematurely.
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