# Cold air streaming in on passenger side

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/cold-air-streaming-in-on-passenger-side/8227>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mountaineer\
**Created:** [December 11, 2007, 5:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cold-air-streaming-in-on-passenger-side/8227 "2007-12-11T05:11:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![heyitsmeamy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a4c791/32.png) [@heyitsmeamy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/heyitsmeamy)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 5:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cold-air-streaming-in-on-passenger-side/8227/1 "2007-12-11T05:11:57Z")

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I have a 2003 Mercury Mountaineer, and as soon as it gets cold outside, cold air just streams in on the passenger side - down in the footwell and if you open the glove compartment, FREEZING air comes rushing out. This is when you get up past 50 MPH. I also get a high pitch hum on both sides of the car when it’s windy outside and I’m on the interstate. Anyone have experiences like this?! Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cold-air-streaming-in-on-passenger-side/8227/2 "2007-12-11T15:28:14Z")

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Did you have the windshield replaced recently? I ask this question because I once rented a car that had the same hum at highway speeds you are talking about. I returned it to the rental company and they told me that the windshield in the rental that I rented had recently had a windshield replaced. They claimed that this was the problem. I was given an upgrade at no extra cost to me.

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**Author:** ![heyitsmeamy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a4c791/32.png) [@heyitsmeamy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/heyitsmeamy)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 5:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cold-air-streaming-in-on-passenger-side/8227/3 "2007-12-24T05:45:35Z")

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Hmmm! That’s interesting. No, the windshield hasn’t been replaced. Thanks for posting!

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**Author:** ![pcloninger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df705f/32.png) [@pcloninger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pcloninger)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cold-air-streaming-in-on-passenger-side/8227/4 "2010-05-29T03:01:42Z")

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I have the same problem on my 2004 mountianeer (actually my wife does, she rides on that side) freezes her feet in the winter. I have no solution yet, but it may be connected with the problem I am having now in the summer. hot air comes out the upper vents for the rear passenger compartment when the a/c is on, and the air from the dash vents doesnt seem to be as strong as it should be. My first impulse is to say some sort of a vacuum problem.