howling noise at speed

[Heffymac]

Anybody else have this problem. 2007 Camry xlt 4cyl. Have 51k miles on it. Getting pretty loud howling noise that is not tires. Starts at about 40mph, loudest at 71mph and lessens alot around 75mph. Out of warranty now so hope this isn't a major fix. This car been a headache from day one. Dealer is little help. Went to another dealer and they sent be back to the first one. Major water leak into car for first year went unnoticed due to unconnected drain tubes in moonroof. Entire headliner and carpet was replaced. Lots of rattles and squeaks now but am living with them as dealer won't do any more to fix them as well as reconnect radio antennea. 27000 dollare car with only on station working. Thats Quality?? Will dump this thing as soon as I can. Sorry to vent. Let me know on the howling thing.
Thanks

[Agent556]

can you describe a bit what the howling sounds like?

[Heffymac]

Sure...it sounds sort of like a loud hum like a tire would make with alot of off road tread. It is severe enough that I can feel it a little in the steering wheel. Hope this answers your question. Appreciate your response

[valeoray]

Could be a bad wheel bearing.

[LE05]

^ agreed. sounds like a bad wheel bearing. sound coming from the front or rear? does the sound go away when you turn? rear wheel bearings are far easier to replace than the fronts

[Gorky_Park]

Forget the dealer, they will charge you per hour at this point...go to your local trusted neighborhood shop and have them test drive it. They will tell you what is wrong, tell you how much it is going to be to fix it, etc. You can't describe a problem with "howling noise" because generally there could be several issues associated with it, including the bad bearing. Asking unqualified strangers is not the best way to diagnose the issue. Make sure your local meachanic is ASE certified.

I'm sorry to hear about your bad experience with the Cam, I personally have 66K miles and never had any issues other than maintenance

Good luck

Inbeforenjerald

[Kotik]

When I just got my car I also had terrible sound from 40 mph and up. I thought about bearings and could not believe that tires are so loud. But sound was gone completely when I switched to winter tires.

[JohnGD]

Wheel bearing sounds usually increase with speed and probably won't show up just in a range and then disappears/lessens. Might want to check tires (balance/rotate) and alignment. What brand of tires are you using?

You can check to hear if the pitch changes in S-turns. Find a safe lot to do this. The noise on the bad wheel bearing increases with load (for instance, on the outside of a turn).

As far as the lesser quality of today's Toyota, I think the grandson Toyoda also agrees with you about the MBA bean counter types flushing the family name down the drain. I like today's Detroit powertrain enginnering but still think their packaging looks like the designers have never seen an iPod or iPhone.

Originally Posted by Heffymac

Anybody else have this problem. 2007 Camry xlt 4cyl. Have 51k miles on it. Getting pretty loud howling noise that is not tires. Starts at about 40mph, loudest at 71mph and lessens alot around 75mph. Out of warranty now so hope this isn't a major fix. This car been a headache from day one. Dealer is little help. Went to another dealer and they sent be back to the first one. Major water leak into car for first year went unnoticed due to unconnected drain tubes in moonroof. Entire headliner and carpet was replaced. Lots of rattles and squeaks now but am living with them as dealer won't do any more to fix them as well as reconnect radio antennea. 27000 dollare car with only on station working. Thats Quality?? Will dump this thing as soon as I can. Sorry to vent. Let me know on the howling thing.
Thanks