I replaced the OEM tire in my 2011 G37x Sport to DWS06 about three weeks ago.


Ever since this tire replacement the car started to make a loud noise when I go at a certain speed ~130km/hr. The weird thing is that the noise significantly diminishes if I go even faster than 130km/hr, and of course it goes away if I slow down. I have never experienced this before with my old OEM tire Dunlop Sport Maxx, or Continental Pure Contact in my parent's car now.

The noise is somewhat similar to the noise when I go on a road with streetcar railway, or go on a road with temporary steel plates on at construction site. Due to this noise, I feel the car slightly vibrates.

I'm going to the shop who replaced my tires for an inspection, and also sent an email to the Continental.


I would like to ask you guys if:
- this is normal with DWS06.
- the DWS06 supposed to be more louder than Dunlop Sport Maxx

 

Rotate the tires and see if moves, changes or goes away.
Ask the installer to re-balance them
If it still makes noise, perhaps have them reseated (removed and reinstalled)

 

Haven't had a track record of that tire being overly loud. They should be noticeably quieter than the oe Dunlops.

 

My G came with a new set of these tires.
They are reasonably quiet and comfortable.
I did have vibrations above 65mph.
Had the balance checked but it remained.
I rotated the tires and the noise did not return at any speed.

 

I tested the issue again today, and the noise is more like "howling" and "roaring."
And it's loud enough to bothers me, but only between 132km/hr and 138km/hr.
I tried to cover the noise with fairly loud radio, but didn`t work.

I have emailed the installer describing about this issue, and he said that he doesn't think he can help with this issue.
He then recommended replacing the DWS06 with another brand, which will cost me an additional install charge.


I requested the seller to try to resolve this issue before we consider replacing them to another brand.
I will ask them to reseat and balance them again. If this doesn`t work, I`ll probably have to replace them.

 

I had the same exact thing at those same speeds. I rotated them and the noise never came back.
The tires just didn't seem to like those spots at first and got more comfortable after moving around a bit. LOL

Sean

 

That seems very odd for asymmetrical tires.