2009 V6 XLE - Roof Noise

[stanatl]

Hello all. New to the forum - just bought my wife an '09 V6 XLE and have had it for about 3 weeks. Took it out last night in a heavy rain and at times it sounded like water hitting a tin roof the noise was so loud. Went to a gas station and water was coming off the pump area overhang in a steady stream and hitting the roof - heard the same noise again. This is my first Camry but have had many cars and never heard noise like this before from water hitting the roof. Just wondering if others on the forum have heard this and if it is typical for a Camry.

Other than that - it is a great car. No rattles/squeaks and drives real smooth.

Thanks in advance for the feedback.

[TRD VVTi]

Is this a joke?

[thrawnis]

Practically every car I have owned sounds like this in the rain, depending on the size and speed of the rain drops. Larger, fast moving drops seemed to cause this type of sound on my 07 Camry, 00 Civic, 91 Civic, and 01 Accord. The only car that I have owned that didn't have this sound is my 00 Camaro because it had t-tops and very little metal, mostly glass and plastic on the roof. In lighter rain, I don't seem have this tinny, sound...

[njerald]

After 2+ years on the GEN6 board I thought I had read all possible "problems" of the Camry, but there are more every week.........

[Punks_Not_Dead5]

hmmm....(yea...that's all i got.. just..) hmmm........

[PRINCESS PEACH]

this should go in that joke thread about camrys that was started awhile ago

[TRD VVTi]

Originally Posted by PrincessPeach

this should go in that joke thread about camrys that was started awhile ago

It would have been perfect, that's for sure...

"I have a Camry with a metal roof and when the rain hits the metal roof, it sounds like rain on a metal roof..."

[TRD VVTi]

Originally Posted by RareBird

totally agree. same thing with my '00 T/A WS6, no rain noise on t-tops. '08 XLE is a different story, rather noisy, but better with sunroof door closed.

Good to see another Fbody lover on the board. I used to have a '99 WS6 T/A convertible and currently have a '95 Formula convertible.

They're strange cars. In the rain it sounds like rain hitting thick canvas...

[RareBird]

Originally Posted by TRD VVTi

Good to see another Fbody lover on the board. I used to have a '99 WS6 T/A convertible and currently have a '95 Formula convertible.

They're strange cars. In the rain it sounds like rain hitting thick canvas...

thanks fbody's are rare, amazing cars. What color was '99?

[hardpoint]

Originally Posted by RareBird

fbody's are rare, amazing cars.

Wow, 2 jokes in one thread is almost too much to handle.

Seriously, though, I bought brand new a 1998 Z28 conv in navy blue, and a gray-green 1992 RS V8, which was my 1st NEW car ever and nicely loaded @ $15.2k

[DrewsCam]

Originally Posted by TRD VVTi

It would have been perfect, that's for sure...

"I have a Camry with a metal roof and when the rain hits the metal roof, it sounds like rain on a metal roof..."

lol

[CharmCityES]

your car sound like rain hitting a metal roof in the rain because rain is hitting the metal roof of your car

seriously tho all cars have some sort of noise in the rain...i know my camry does if it rains hard enough...

[TRD VVTi]

Originally Posted by RareBird

thanks fbody's are rare, amazing cars. What color was '99?

Black, of course.

[Mike Murrell]

I heard there was a TSB on this problem. Forget the number, but the dealer will apply a generous coat of Gorilla Glue to the roof of the car; then afix a suitably sized mattress.

No more rain-striking-metal-roof noise.

[TRD VVTi]

Originally Posted by Mike Murrell

I heard there was a TSB on this problem. Forget the number, but the dealer will apply a generous coat of Gorilla Glue to the roof of the car; then afix a suitably sized mattress.

No more rain-striking-metal-roof noise.