Low road noise in Yaris? - Page 2 - Toyota Yaris Forums

b_hickman11 · 06-24-2009, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by voodoo22

Now I'm running 52psi, but it's quieter inside as I drive below 90 km/h at all times. With my current driving style I find the Yaris has acceptable levels of road noise for me. The real road noise imo opinion is when you go over 100 km/h and when I did that last I was running at 32-35psi. It was a major point even for my wife when we test drove the hatch and sedans and was one of the reasons we chose a sedan since we do a lot of hwy driving. The last couple of Yaris car rentals were also at placard psi and very loud at or over 100 km/h imo, especially the hatch.

So one post you said the Yaris has too much road noise and now you're saying it doesn't???

wooverstone8 · 06-24-2009, 03:01 PM

The Yaris LB is moderately quiet IMO.

wooverstone8 · 06-24-2009, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by wsladaritz

What about a whining sound from the engine area? It increases in pitch the faster I go and lowers as I slow down. It is relative to my speed, not my acceleration. Does anyone else that kind of road noise?

My Yaris does the samething too, but not all the time.

wsladaritz · 06-28-2009, 10:22 AM

Not all the time? Any idea what might be causing it? Usually my music easily drowns it out, but I really haven't even noticed it until a few months ago. I was talking with a friend about it and we decided it sounds like a computer fan with a bad bearing or something. Could it be a bad bearing in the plastic fan in front of the engine? Cause that would change with speed depending on how much wind is coming in right?

Altitude · 06-28-2009, 12:40 PM

I've found the largest factor to be the road surface itself. There are a variety of surfaces around here and while some are noisy as hell, others are extremely quiet. Just finished a 3600 mile round trip and found that on most surfaces the car is pretty quiet - of course I do have sound deadening material so that helps, but if the road surface is bad it makes a ton of noise regardless of the deadening I put in the car.

zeppy · 08-12-2009, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by RedRide

I have been driving my new Yaris for a few days now and one thing that impresses me is the low road noise...

You must be kidding. My wife and I test-drove one of these a few months ago, and the engine noise just about drove us crazy. We couldn't believe we were driving a new car. Then just a couple of weeks ago, some out-of-town friends gave us a ride in their rented Yaris, and it was just as noisy.

I see complaints about all over the Web. Newsday's reviewer said, "It's not often that a Toyota disappoints. But its cheapest U.S. model, the Yaris, is disappointing, mostly for the racket of engine and tire noise to which it subjects driver and passengers... [The noise] is mostly from the 1.5-liter, four-cylinder engine. It's accompanied by harshness that driver and passengers can feel through the floorboards."

Anyway, I'm glad you got a quieter one (apparently!).

TheRealEnth · 08-12-2009, 05:54 AM

I personally listen to music... so i cant hear the road... i dont know if you guys sit in silence in your cars.... weirdos.... -walks away-

MUSKOKA800 · 08-12-2009, 07:20 AM

A lot has to do with the tires in use.

Bredayaris · 08-12-2009, 12:38 PM

If you compare the Yaris with other cars from this class it's above moderate quiet in the cabin.
We've driven the new Yaris 1.33 vvti wich is very quiet if you're standing still by the traffic lights; it has a start/stop system

but it's more quiet at the highway because of it's 6th gear.

My boyfriend and i have the Yaris 1.3 vvti ('05) and the Yaris 1.4 d-4d ('06).
If you accelerate with the diesel it makes more engine noise but if you drive at constant speeds the diesel is the quieter one!

kac · 08-12-2009, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by TheRealEnth

I personally listen to music... so i cant hear the road... i dont know if you guys sit in silence in your cars.... weirdos.... -walks away-

+1 to that...

RedRide · 08-12-2009, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by zeppy

You must be kidding. My wife and I test-drove one of these a few months ago, and the engine noise just about drove us crazy. We couldn't believe we were driving a new car. Then just a couple of weeks ago, some out-of-town friends gave us a ride in their rented Yaris, and it was just as noisy.

I see complaints about all over the Web. Newsday's reviewer said, "It's not often that a Toyota disappoints. But its cheapest U.S. model, the Yaris, is disappointing, mostly for the racket of engine and tire noise to which it subjects driver and passengers... [The noise] is mostly from the 1.5-liter, four-cylinder engine. It's accompanied by harshness that driver and passengers can feel through the floorboards."

Anyway, I'm glad you got a quieter one (apparently!).

When I made the OP it turnd out that I had a bit of a cold and it effected my hearing.
Now that my ears are back to "normal", I fiind the Yaris in not that quiet after all.

However it is much quieter than my Celica which cost me over $8,000 more than the Yaris when new in '01.

I now do feel that my Yaris HB is relatively quiet for a cheap econbox.
Like someone else said, I like to be connected to the road/my car and a little bit of audio feedback is welcomed. I think the yaris strikes a good balance between giving a little audio feedback and being too qoiet.

1stToyota · 08-12-2009, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by zeppy

You must be kidding. My wife and I test-drove one of these a few months ago, and the engine noise just about drove us crazy. We couldn't believe we were driving a new car. Then just a couple of weeks ago, some out-of-town friends gave us a ride in their rented Yaris, and it was just as noisy.

I see complaints about all over the Web. Newsday's reviewer said, "It's not often that a Toyota disappoints. But its cheapest U.S. model, the Yaris, is disappointing, mostly for the racket of engine and tire noise to which it subjects driver and passengers... [The noise] is mostly from the 1.5-liter, four-cylinder engine. It's accompanied by harshness that driver and passengers can feel through the floorboards."

Anyway, I'm glad you got a quieter one (apparently!).

Glad you made your first posting. I bought mine new in March '08 and my floorboards and engine are still doing just fine.

yaris prime · 08-12-2009, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by 1stToyota

It's not bad, but it got a little better after I used two cans of rubberized undercoating.

I was going to try that, but there is WAY too much road to cover

birdman · 05-30-2010, 03:01 AM

I used to have an old Subie Out Back that was so noisy that it was hard to hear the radio on course pavement. In comparison the Yaris LB is a dream.

vwtech · 05-30-2010, 08:49 PM

I just picked up my yaris about 2 hours ago and took it for a drive, I was shocked at how big the car feels on the inside and how quiet it is for a subcompact. so far I am impressed with the car.

08-12-2009, 05:54 AM	#25
TheRealEnth Beast View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Blz Blu LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 1,365	I personally listen to music... so i cant hear the road... i dont know if you guys sit in silence in your cars.... weirdos.... -walks away- __________________ One you've taken a yaris for a spin, there's no turning back. Its a Chao!!!

08-12-2009, 07:20 AM	#26
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