it sounds kind of like "womph womph womph"
is this normal? or could it be the rotors (the sound seems to be coming from the rear)

 

High speed...how fast? Wind noise? Check your tires. Pressure, nails, cuts.

Not the rotors if it sounds like coming from the rear! Drum brakes back there!

G/L!

Robert

 

60km and up

so city driving speed
tires are okay
i had one almost flat in the front but i fixed that
i told my mom about it and she said wheel bearings
i dont know
ill just take it into my mechanic

 

how many miles are on yours?

 

54,000

 

Good point!

I remember a post or two about xB rear wheel bearing issues here. G/L with it!

Robert

 

This may be a "dumb" question but... are your back windows down while driving high speeds? I know some people don't like the wind in their face so they let their back windows down. Being in a box (and most other cars), there will be a "helicopter" sound coming from the rear if your rear windows are down and your front windows are not.

 

54K?
I suppose it's possible it could be a wheel bearing...
no bent rims or unusual tire wear is there?

 

windows are always up lol

and rims are fine, and the tires look normal

 

sometimes tires can break a belt..and look normal...
not sure if thats your problem..but it can happen

 

If it were a tire failure he would feel it as well as hear it. Esp. at 60MPH.

I too would first suggest that your windows were down and you were getting reverb from the wind rushing in.

If not, then raise the rear of your box and take a look underneath. Everything down there should look in its place. There really isnt a lot udner there to begin with.

You may want to take a look at your tail if you have one.

take a look at your rear window wiper as well. It should be snug against the back glass.

Also, now that i think about it .. make sure your rear lip is bolted together in the center and all along the upper edge.

 

ill look at all this right now

 

slow down

 

>>Tire issues?<<

 

yep

 

Def. weel bearing problem. Check both and replace the bad one.

 

Def sounds like a wheel bearing, I just replaced one of mine at 37K ugh.

 

on the highway?

no thank you


and when i said 60 i meant your 40 because im canadian and we use metric
so yeah, i hear the noise pretty bad at 40

 

40 MPH ... even a tire that had a belt shift would make noise at that speed. But im sure if a bearing was bad that it could. Me personally, i havent had any expierence with a bad bearing so i wouldnt know. At 40 MPH i dont think that a loose rear lip would move enough to make any noise.

 

ill take it in and get it checked out