2009 Civic EX excessive road noise
 

Hi all: I have a 2009 Civic EX that I purchased new about 5 mos. ago. Love
the car, but it has one feature that concerns me a bit, which is that the
ride is excessively noisy at speeds above 35mph. It sounds, and sometimes
feels through the steering wheel, like the effects that are typically
experienced when driving over the metal grate surface of a draw bridge. It
is sometimes so loud that it becomes difficult to hear the radio. The noise
is muted considerably when driving over freshly applied smooth asphalt, and
when the pavement is wet, so I'm thinking the noise might be from the tires
on the pavement. I inquired at the dealership during the 5000 mi. service,
but it was raining heavily that day and they declined to test drive it.
I've read that road noise is loud in Civics, but what I've experienced seems
excessive. Would appreciate any advice re. how to determine whether road
noise described above is normal operating sound, or possibly symptomatic of
problem or potential problem that will need to be addressed. Thanks for
your replies!

Re: 2009 Civic EX excessive road noise
 

On 01/23/2010 04:24 PM, ple@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> Hi all: I have a 2009 Civic EX that I purchased new about 5 mos. ago. Love
> the car, but it has one feature that concerns me a bit, which is that the
> ride is excessively noisy at speeds above 35mph. It sounds, and sometimes
> feels through the steering wheel, like the effects that are typically
> experienced when driving over the metal grate surface of a draw bridge. It
> is sometimes so loud that it becomes difficult to hear the radio. The noise
> is muted considerably when driving over freshly applied smooth asphalt, and
> when the pavement is wet, so I'm thinking the noise might be from the tires
> on the pavement. I inquired at the dealership during the 5000 mi. service,
> but it was raining heavily that day and they declined to test drive it.
> I've read that road noise is loud in Civics, but what I've experienced seems
> excessive. Would appreciate any advice re. how to determine whether road
> noise described above is normal operating sound, or possibly symptomatic of
> problem or potential problem that will need to be addressed. Thanks for
> your replies!
>
>

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