Roof Rack Whistling Noise

Loud whistle noise from roof rack.

Roof rack whistling noise.

Before you begin traveling pull the crossbars of your roof rack left to right to see if it s loose. A whistling noisy roof rack can become very annoying especially on long trips. Tie it to one end of the front bar and wrap it repeatedly around the bar to the other end of the front bar spaced about an inch per loop working around anything attached to the rack where you tie it tight. Although wind fairings do not eliminate the noise 100 percent it does minimize it significantly to prevent you from being distracted while you are driving.

I know you can buy a flushing but doesn t always work. The wind noise we hear from some roof racks is known as aeolian no ise and is produced by wind when it passes over or through objects. You can also add weather stripping where the car and rack touch to reduce the friction and sound. If the surface the wind passes over has a consistent shape the disturbance becomes tonal and at certain frequencies very annoying.

Now when i drive above 50mph i get a loud whistling noise somewhere near my moon roof. Anyone else get a whistling noise from their kayak rack. It s a thule square bar rack on a jeep grand cherokee. At first i had the oem rack snowboard clamps so i thought maybe the ice somehow formed a whistle effect with the racks and the wind was just causing it.

This breaks up the vorticies that create the whistling noise in the first place and is easier than repositioning your rack. You can also wrap some 1 4 to 3 8 rope in a spiral around both bars. A wind fairing s goal is to reduce the wind noises which are brought about by the roof rack you have placed in your vehicle. A flimsily placed bike roof rack can meet your car and rub against it as your drive creating noise.

It seems to be a common issue just wondering if i got the wrong rack. Can disrupt the airflow to break the noise got rid of all of the noise from my rack. This whistling is caused by wind hitting the roof rack at high speeds and can be easily fixed in a few different ways.