2 Problems with my 07 SE

[fukdomestic]

Hey guys,

At night time especially, recently, my car seems to be whistling as it seems, in under the hood. I never went outside and popped the hood to hear but it definitely seems like it is coming from there. When I start the car I hear it whistle up and whenever I rev it, the whistle noise increases. Weird...

2nd issues is when my vents are set as OFF, I can still feel heat coming in from the feet, on top of the dash, whatever it may be or what setting it is at. When it is at OFF, as I said, I still feel the heat coming in.

Any recommendations here?

[11LE]

Stock intake whistles when you gas it. More pronounced at night probably due to it being quieter outside.

The vents never really turn off in my car either.

[Punks_Not_Dead5]

^ +1

The intake whistled on mine as well (before i changed it to an SRI, now it is just loud).

The vents are never off, there is always air flowing, it is more pronounced when the sunroof is vented.

[fatngs]

if u turn recirc mode on, the airflow will decrease alot

[11LE]

Yes, very true.

Is it design flaw that the a/c never turns off? Or is there a reason to this? Perhaps to never allow mold or mildew to settle?

[Moutee]

I'll jump on this wagon, too; I experience both of the aforementioned "problems."

[fatngs]

i figure its just airflow no matter if the blower is on or not..... air enters the intake under the cowl, through the HVAC assembly, through whichever vents are selected, then out the car through various openings or the vent in the trunk

if recirc mode is on it takes air from inside the car so the airflow is different..... ive noticed much less dust on my dash if i leave it in recirc all the time

[arabianobsession]

^Exactly. My 11 SE Camry does this, my 95 Mustang does this, my husband's 2000 Maxima does this. In fact, every car I've owned does this, unless you change it to recirculation.

[workerant]

idk about the whistle.

From what I understand, when the AC is off the Heat is turn ON despite the fan on or off. So to turn down the heat, turn the temperature knob all the way to cold while with the AC off.

[trdcamry1211]

get ready for the floppy visor and interior rattles .still love my se though just a few little things

[molson.david]

1.I never heard any whistling from under the hood.
my car whistling under rear seat/tank when at idling.

2.when you driving incoming air flowing through vent. system, switch to recirculation.

[BlackCamSe]

Try turning on the headlights on during the day and see if it does it. My guess is your just hearing a slight alternator whine when an electrical load is placed on it. My car does it too.