I have a '17 EX-L, and have not observed any buffeting or wind noise above 50mph.

 

I had an issue on a vehicle I purchased brand new years ago. The dealer replaced the windshield and the issue went away. I wasn't having issues of water leaking in, but there was a noticeable noise while driving. Apparently the windshield wasn't sealed properly when assembled in my instance. Something to consider.

 

Could it be your tires? They may be over inflated as they come with 40 PSI from the factory and the PDI may not have reduced them.

 

No, I made sure the tires are at 35 front 33 rear. This is definitely wind noise; the question is whether it's normal or not. (I had a Honda Element years ago. That was a very noisy car, but did not have the buffeting sounds this one has)

 

I have a 2012,having owned a number of cars and still have two more,
I can not believe the amount of tire and wind noise that is produced
buy this Honda product,city driving seems ok but hiway is very loud.
In fact my wife wont drive with me when used due to the inability to
have a normal coversation over the ever changing noise caused by the
different road conditions.as it has under 50k on it may be worth keeping.
I changed the tires hoping it would help? and asked this site is any one
had under coated a CRV and if it made any redution in road noise..
No answer yet.

 

Yes, undercoating a vehicle will reduce road noise significantly. I have done it to my previous CRV. That's the reason why some dealerships will say that they will throw in the Sound Deadening package for free if you get the Rustproofing from them. It's a Marketing gimmick as the Black Undercoating will absorb road noise its their natural character. If you need someone to do this I have a friend who has a business who Only does Rustproofing , Tinting , Paint & Fabric Protection for the dealerships. He's located in Toronto.

 

These cars are noisy on the road - PERIOD.

 

Perhaps that has something to do with the actual surface condition of the road. Driving a truck is probably the best at eliminating road noise.

 

I remain confused. Is the CR-V as quiet is my Mercedes? Nope - not quite. But it is quieter than my '13 VW Passat SEL. It's more quiet than the '11 Subaru Outback Limited. It's more quiet than either the of the brand new Outback Limited and Forester Tourings that I drove quite a bit.

I'm still very surprised at how quiet it is. There are some road surfaces that generate more noise than others - exactly the same as with any other vehicle.

 

I understand that this is not a quiet car by nature. I've had 7 Hondas, and in general they are not very quiet. However, this is not normal noise, nor is it road/tire noise. (and yes, I agree that the CR-v's tires are pretty noisy) I'm talking about a specific wind buffeting noise, like what you might hear if one of your windows is almost closed, but not quite to the very top. (i.e. not fully in the door's rubber channel)

 

I would suggest you go to your dealer and drive another on the same roads under the same conditions as you do with yours. That would help to tell you if it is your car or normal for the CRV. Driving them back to back will tell you.

 

Did you put a deflector on the hood?

 

Not being a smart ass , double check the trim above the windshield if its tight. If it's tight, try this place some Painters tape in between the trim & the glass then drive it above 50 mph see if the noise goes away.

 

I think you should go back to the dealer and test drive another cry to make sure you can replicate the noise- and see if this is something all models have and we have just not noticed it.

 

a thorough test drive on the highway first before buying. also when I first test drove the 2017 CRV, I drove 3 over the same route to see if I could determine any differences (wind noise at 75 mph was one thing I specifically listened for.) I couldn't discern a difference among the 3 cars--they were all pretty quiet.

 

Mine is quieter windnoise wise than my Infiniti G37. Road noise is about the same. We test drove one that the dealer had put a sunroof wind deflector on and the wind noise was more noticeable. So if you do have one of those it could be the culprit.

 

No deflectors, roof rack or any other accessories, it's completely stock.

 

I'm having the exact same problem as you, noise on the driver side window, as if it was not completely closed. Mine is a 2017 CR-V XL and ever since I took it out of the dealership, it has been making the noise. I have taken it back to the dealership 4 times and they can't find anything wrong with it. Did you ever resolve your issue?

Thanks

 

I think we all maybe have different baselines for comparing "quiet."

Those of you with more automobile experience (unlike myself) have a better understanding of the range of cabin noise that is possible. When you say quiet, you are really saying "relatively quiet."

When people like myself read all the reviews commenting about how quiet the CR-V is, they are surprised when they bring it up to highway speeds (65+mph). I certainly was, at first, during my test drives.

From my other test drives (2017 Subaru Forester, Outback, Mazda, Toyota), however, the new CR-V seemed to me to be quieter than the others. But, make no mistake, though, you can certainly tell the difference between traveling in the CR-V at 65mph and 25mph if you close your eyes.

I suppose I need to test drive a Mercedes to compare!

 

I totally agree. Compared all the same vehicles and others. The '17 CR-V was the quietest of the bunch. The Toyota probably the 2nd, and the Outback the 3rd. But it's all relative. Quiet doesn't mean the absence of sound in this case. It means it has less in comparison than the others.

 

Zando, back on topic, I don't hear anything in mine (so far) that I would compare to having a window cracked open, so you will probably need to do a test drive of another CR-V to confirm it's a problem specific to your car. Keep us updated if possible!

 

Thanks for the suggestions. The problem is that it's not constant - it's diminished if the road is shielded by a fence, and happens most often on large open highways. Crosswinds make it more noticeable. I'll take it back to the dealer and compare to another unit. I'll update next week.

 

I have to agree with Zanto on this. I heard this noise one day and started to "roll down and up all the windows" thinking maybe one of them was not closed all the way up. It was a very windy day with wind blowing perpendicular to the direction car was traveling. The noise disappeared/dissipated later and didn't seem to come up noticeably again.

 

sure its not your ac/heater blowing, the blower system in the CRV is extremely loud.

 

Nope, definitely external wind noise. Not tire noise, not blower noise, not static on the radio, not insects in my ears, not wife screaming in terror. Wind noise. (And I don't find the CR-V's blower system too loud, FWIW.)

 

Extremely loud? Compared to what?? Certainly not as loud as my previous CRV's and other vehicles I've driven in. Air coming in from a small hole will make noise,the more air coming through, the more noise. I have no idea what on earth you could possibly have driven previous to the CRV to give you such a negative view on the CRV but I think your expectations are quite unrealistic. Maybe next time you can drop another 20k and buy something more to your liking?

 

I don't think it would make a difference..... Just sayin....

 

I've noticed noise as well. I thought it was the blind spot detection system was humming / whining (but not beeping).. only occurs above 50... but typically when there is nearby objects.. for example the HOV lane has a flexible pole barrier that might be setting off the blind spot detection system.. but not making it fully beep.

 

Update: I went to the dealer, and we drove my car and an identical just-delivered CR-V over the same roads. They both made exactly the same wind noise. So it looks like i'll have to live with it. I also replaced the crappy OEM Bridgestones with Michelin Premier A/S, and that made a big difference in comfort and road noise. Happily, the dealer credited me for the original tires, so it wasn't too expensive.

 

I've not noticed any wind noise at highway speeds, haven't been listening for it though. I thought the vehicle was pretty quiet and I thought road/tire sound was very quiet. My crv has Hankook 18 inchers. I'm sure it's relative to what you are comparing it to. Nothing I've driven recently has been very quiet on the highway.

 

Well, my previous car was a 13-year-old Lexus sedan—very quiet at any speed. I don't expect the CR-V to be that quiet. What annoys me is the intermittent nature of the buffeting noise. But I'm sure I'll get used to it, overall the noise level is acceptable, especially with the michelins.
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Zando, I believe I know what your problem is.

The CRV comes with active noise cancellation. This means that it produces what is in effect negative sound so that the combination of the actual ambient sound and the negative sound cancel out and result in a quieter car. It uses the stereo to make this negative sound, and even when the stereo is off it plays the negative sound. When I was test driving my CRV I noticed that in one case it made a similar wind buffeting type noise when it was sitting there with the back doors open, but not even moving. Perhaps you are more sensitive to any out-of-phase signal from the ANC.

Off-topic a bit, but I believe that the higher end models ex-l ... touring will be quieter because they have increasingly better stereos. In the case of the Touring it has a subwoofer and since ANC operates at low frequencies that seems to me it would be important. OTOH, you might try driving an LX and see if your noise goes away as a method of seeing if it's the ANC.

 

This is the same conclusion I came to also (and I have the SW Touring). What really got my attention was at a stoplight, I heard a car next to me wiht a loud radio. I noticed the sound was more high frequency then low- i.e. out-of-balance sound. BINGO. Must be the ANC circuit in operation, as I had noted something similar with NC headphones when traveling by airplane.

So I bought some extra rubber weather/sound stripping for all the doors. It seemed to help- a not day/night difference. But it seemed to take the annoying edge off the outside sounds esp the higher frequency. I do think I am somewhat more sensitive to out-of-phase sounds, so the ANC just does not have to compensate so much, so probably for me, a winner on both the exteranl noise reduction and the operations of the ANC.

Later, I replaced the OEM Hankook tires with Michelin Defender T&H, so somewhere in the additional door sealing, somewhat quieter tires or just plain got used to it, the excessive noise does not bother me now.