Has anybody ever driven their Highlander at freeway speeds with the rear windows open? If not, try it.

 

:bounce2: What happens, come on...tell! :fireman:

 

Same experience as climbing aboard a helicopter with its roters turning. Thump-thump-thump. Excruciating.

 

same thing happens in a 1996 toyota corolla with the front or back windows open

 

:tomcat: Oh, I thought that it was something like that! Oh well, just don't do it I guess...j/k! LOL... :fireman:

 

If this is so common, why don't I see more complaints about it? Is everybody just a fan of climate-controlled a/c or heating? No fresh air freaks out there?

 

Same thing with my 98 with only the roof open at 30-40mph. Its just massive amounts of moving air with no place to go. Just open the rear windows to equalize the pressure and you should be fine.

 

Aw who needs real air when u can get that crisp cold A/C
except when someone in the car decides to

 

I don't have that problem with my 4Runner. I just open them and not worry about it. No problems at all. :fireman:

 

you tell em btown. maybe thats how the car was designed? some other cars that ive been in do it too....aerodynamics

 

Oh, well I didn't say that to be mean! LOL...but if you think about it, the Highlander is basically a big box driving down the road. There will be alot of turbulance associated with that when the air passes over it. I know that is probably the reason that it happes. But like I said, I didn't mean to sound mean about that. I try to be never mean! :fireman:

 

My '90 Runner caused a lot of turbulence with the rear window down, before the deflector mod. Now even at highway speeds there is just a nice bit of circulation with the window all the way down, just what the doctor ordered since I don't have A/C.

 

If you crack the rear passenger windows, the noise problem goes away. also, i don't advise driving around with the rear window open anyway. exhaust flows right up into the cab. it's hell trying to get the headliner cleaned! trust me.

-bd