Hello all,
This is my first post and hopefully not my last! I am very glad to find such a knowledgable group of people that have the same vehicle interests that I do!
I have a 01 XJ with about 70K miles on it. Just recently I noticed a "whistling" noise coming from what sounds like inside under the dashboard, on the drivers side. Here is the interesting part: this only happens while coasting (no throttle at all) at speeds above above 35MPH and it will go away if you wiggle or tap the accelerator gently with your foot. It will also do this if you use the cruise control, no "whistling" while the cruise is set but once you use the coast feature or shut it off, the whistling comes back. It will even "whistle" while braking down to about 35MPH, then I'm not sure if it just stops or if it is just so quite that I can't hear it anymore. The speed of the vehicle doesn't seem to affect the volume or pitch of the "whistle." Also, this doesn't happen everytime I drive it, I can drive 30 miles at variuos speed and it will never whistle, then I can run down the street to the store and then it will "whistle" while coasting to a stop sign.
I really appriciate any help that anyone can provide me, this is driving me nuts and I would like to know if other people have had this problem too!
This is my first post and hopefully not my last! I am very glad to find such a knowledgable group of people that have the same vehicle interests that I do!
I have a 01 XJ with about 70K miles on it. Just recently I noticed a "whistling" noise coming from what sounds like inside under the dashboard, on the drivers side. Here is the interesting part: this only happens while coasting (no throttle at all) at speeds above above 35MPH and it will go away if you wiggle or tap the accelerator gently with your foot. It will also do this if you use the cruise control, no "whistling" while the cruise is set but once you use the coast feature or shut it off, the whistling comes back. It will even "whistle" while braking down to about 35MPH, then I'm not sure if it just stops or if it is just so quite that I can't hear it anymore. The speed of the vehicle doesn't seem to affect the volume or pitch of the "whistle." Also, this doesn't happen everytime I drive it, I can drive 30 miles at variuos speed and it will never whistle, then I can run down the street to the store and then it will "whistle" while coasting to a stop sign.
I really appriciate any help that anyone can provide me, this is driving me nuts and I would like to know if other people have had this problem too!
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