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Old 05-09-2011, 11:46 AM
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If it is hot outside and I turn on the AC and get up to speed I get a noise coming from the rear cargo area that sound like if you were blowing on a leaf when you were younger. It gets lower/louder depending on the speed the ac is set on.If I roll down the window for a few minutes and roll it back up the noise stops. Does it sound like the hatch seal is flexing with the heat and needs to be replaced? It's ANNOYING!
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Does the sound go away when you turn off the AC and fan?
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It's not from the rear. It's a leaf or leaves in your blower motor. It is VERY easy to fix too. Pop off the panel above the passenger footwell, 1 nut on the firewall and 2 clip things up near the front. Remove the plug for the blower motor, remove the 3 bolts holding it in and remove it. Then empty out the leaves that got sucked in there. I've done this on 2 different cars. Same issue every time.
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It's not from the rear. It's a leaf or leaves in your blower motor. It is VERY easy to fix too. Pop off the panel above the passenger footwell, 1 nut on the firewall and 2 clip things up near the front. Remove the plug for the blower motor, remove the 3 bolts holding it in and remove it. Then empty out the leaves that got sucked in there. I've done this on 2 different cars. Same issue every time.
Yes,it is from the rear and I have a new blower.

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Does the sound go away when you turn off the AC and fan?
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Today,I actually pressed up on the inside part near the middle section of the window and I could actually make it change pitch.
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Well, if it starts and stops with the AC and fan, then its in the dash. Maybe you are hearing a sound reflection off the curved glass in the back? Our ears are so close to all the glass surfaces, they can play weird games on us.



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