2007 Highlander noisy

I just got a '07 HL Limited. I expected the V6 to be as quiet as the
previous generation Camry with the V6. When I start a cold engine, it
is pretty loud and rough for the first minute. Even after warm-up,
when idling, there is a "boominess" or like a resonance that almost
sounds like a boomy exhaust but it is not. Seems more like an engine
vibration. Also, when driving, there is a slight vibration that can be
felt in the steering wheel between 1800 and 2000 RPM. It is not vehicle
speed related. I am just very surprised that the engine does not sound
as refined as the Camry. Even in park if you just feather the gas a
bit to rev it up, it sounds much more truck like. Is this due to less
insulation on the firewall, different motor mounts, different airfuel
mixtures? Anyone else notice any of these things or am I just being
too picky and forgetting that it is still basically a truck?
Thanks

[email]thomas.dometios@pb.com[/email] wrote:[color=blue]
> I just got a '07 HL Limited. I expected the V6 to be as quiet as the
> previous generation Camry with the V6. When I start a cold engine, it
> is pretty loud and rough for the first minute. Even after warm-up,
> when idling, there is a "boominess" or like a resonance that almost
> sounds like a boomy exhaust but it is not. Seems more like an engine
> vibration. Also, when driving, there is a slight vibration that can be
> felt in the steering wheel between 1800 and 2000 RPM. It is not vehicle
> speed related. I am just very surprised that the engine does not sound
> as refined as the Camry. Even in park if you just feather the gas a
> bit to rev it up, it sounds much more truck like. Is this due to less
> insulation on the firewall, different motor mounts, different airfuel
> mixtures? Anyone else notice any of these things or am I just being
> too picky and forgetting that it is still basically a truck?
> Thanks[/color]

Well the highlander is a truck, no doubt about that, but the engine
should be quiet like the camry, regardless. The V6 highlanders I have
driven are very quiet and smooth. You probably need to drive another
one now that you have a better feeling for the noise, go to a dealer
and test drive one.

[email]joep1000@yahoo.com[/email] wrote:[color=blue]
> [email]thomas.dometios@pb.com[/email] wrote:[color=green]
>> I just got a '07 HL Limited. I expected the V6 to be as quiet as the
>> previous generation Camry with the V6. When I start a cold engine, it
>> is pretty loud and rough for the first minute. Even after warm-up,
>> when idling, there is a "boominess" or like a resonance that almost
>> sounds like a boomy exhaust but it is not. Seems more like an engine
>> vibration. Also, when driving, there is a slight vibration that can be
>> felt in the steering wheel between 1800 and 2000 RPM. It is not vehicle
>> speed related. I am just very surprised that the engine does not sound
>> as refined as the Camry. Even in park if you just feather the gas a
>> bit to rev it up, it sounds much more truck like. Is this due to less
>> insulation on the firewall, different motor mounts, different airfuel
>> mixtures? Anyone else notice any of these things or am I just being
>> too picky and forgetting that it is still basically a truck?
>> Thanks[/color]
>
> Well the highlander is a truck, no doubt about that, but the engine
> should be quiet like the camry, regardless. The V6 highlanders I have
> driven are very quiet and smooth. You probably need to drive another
> one now that you have a better feeling for the noise, go to a dealer
> and test drive one.
>[/color]
I have a V6 '04. I too expected it to be Camry-like, but it's not. Much
louder than my wife's '02 Camry V6, and much less responsive. The Camry
seems like a rocket by comparison.

BC

My 05 HL LTD does the samething in the cold morning. However, it it great
after the engine warms up.

OP has to change the OEM tires to get better feel of the HL. However, it is
not as good as my old 99 Sienna. I guess the 17" tires really make HL feel
like a truck.



"BCDrums" <bcdrums@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> [email]joep1000@yahoo.com[/email] wrote:[color=green]
>> [email]thomas.dometios@pb.com[/email] wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> I just got a '07 HL Limited. I expected the V6 to be as quiet as the
>>> previous generation Camry with the V6. When I start a cold engine, it
>>> is pretty loud and rough for the first minute. Even after warm-up,
>>> when idling, there is a "boominess" or like a resonance that almost
>>> sounds like a boomy exhaust but it is not. Seems more like an engine
>>> vibration. Also, when driving, there is a slight vibration that can be
>>> felt in the steering wheel between 1800 and 2000 RPM. It is not vehicle
>>> speed related. I am just very surprised that the engine does not sound
>>> as refined as the Camry. Even in park if you just feather the gas a
>>> bit to rev it up, it sounds much more truck like. Is this due to less
>>> insulation on the firewall, different motor mounts, different airfuel
>>> mixtures? Anyone else notice any of these things or am I just being
>>> too picky and forgetting that it is still basically a truck?
>>> Thanks[/color]
>>
>> Well the highlander is a truck, no doubt about that, but the engine
>> should be quiet like the camry, regardless. The V6 highlanders I have
>> driven are very quiet and smooth. You probably need to drive another
>> one now that you have a better feeling for the noise, go to a dealer
>> and test drive one.
>>[/color]
> I have a V6 '04. I too expected it to be Camry-like, but it's not. Much
> louder than my wife's '02 Camry V6, and much less responsive. The Camry
> seems like a rocket by comparison.
>
> BC[/color]

John wrote:[color=blue]
> My 05 HL LTD does the samething in the cold morning. However, it it great
> after the engine warms up.
>
> OP has to change the OEM tires to get better feel of the HL. However, it is
> not as good as my old 99 Sienna. I guess the 17" tires really make HL feel
> like a truck.
>[/color]

What replacement tires did you put on your HL to improve the feel? Are
17" tires standard on the LTD?

BC