DB11 wind buffeting issue

[Dick Dastardly]

Hello everyone,

I recently upgraded my Vantage S to a V8 DB11. It is an incredible machine and I am head over heals in love with it.

There is one issue when I am going along the motorway and that is a loud buffering noise in the cabin. I can’t quite figure out where it’s coming from so wondered if anyone here had the same or has heard of this before?

At first I thought it was coming via the vents so closed them all but that did nothing. It seems to be coming from the edge of the window by the wing mirrors, but I can’t be sure. The dealer had a look at it today but couldn’t replicate it, though their test drive was minimal. It’s loud enough that I have to whack the music up to cover it, so I’d like to get it fixed.

[funboxster]

Dick Dastardly said:

Hello everyone,

I recently upgraded my Vantage S to a V8 DB11. It is an incredible machine and I am head over heals in love with it.

There is one issue when I am going along the motorway and that is a loud buffering noise in the cabin. I can’t quite figure out where it’s coming from so wondered if anyone here had the same or has heard of this before?

At first I thought it was coming via the vents so closed them all but that did nothing. It seems to be coming from the edge of the window by the wing mirrors, but I can’t be sure. The dealer had a look at it today but couldn’t replicate it, though their test drive was minimal. It’s loud enough that I have to whack the music up to cover it, so I’d like to get it fixed.

Glad you like your DB11. It's a cracking car! Were you in the car with them? Go back to your dealer for a longer drive to see if they can replicate it at speed.

I get a bit of wind noise from around the driver's door on the motorway, but otherwise just the lovely V12 noise infiltrates! Oh and obligatory brake squeal.

[Westlondondriver]

Ditto same two noises on mine but no big issues. Great car.

[Dick Dastardly]

Thanks, both. I read up about it on another car forum just now so it does appear to be a common problem.

I wasn’t in the car for the test drive this time but will do that next time.

Regarding noisy brakes - I had a Vantage S and those things really do screech. These are silent in comparison.

[Octavarium]

Dick Dastardly said:

Hello everyone,

I recently upgraded my Vantage S to a V8 DB11. It is an incredible machine and I am head over heals in love with it.

There is one issue when I am going along the motorway and that is a loud buffering noise in the cabin. I can’t quite figure out where it’s coming from so wondered if anyone here had the same or has heard of this before?

At first I thought it was coming via the vents so closed them all but that did nothing. It seems to be coming from the edge of the window by the wing mirrors, but I can’t be sure. The dealer had a look at it today but couldn’t replicate it, though their test drive was minimal. It’s loud enough that I have to whack the music up to cover it, so I’d like to get it fixed.

I had a similar issue in my DB9 at speeds over ~50mph. My friendly service centre found that the driver side window was slightly misaligned and adjusted it accordingly. Problem solved.

[hoppielimp]

Check, when u close the door, your window closes up a few mm. it maybe your window position sensor needs to be reset.