Recent content by launchd

I didn't realize that the noise goes away if the car charges at a Supercharger. Is this the case for everyone? I charge at home, so I rarely (almost never) visit Superchargers. Context: Someone stated that the noise goes away after Supercharging on the other forum and this is the response that...

I don't know what the rules are for posting links to other forums, but I posted this over on the OpenInverter forums under the Tesla subsection. Some folks are replying to the thread. They seem to do a lot with drive units (including teardowns) over there, so I'm hoping it may help us find an...

"The quest for the ultimate efficiency." 🤣

Out of curiosity, what is the dealer asking for them?

One owner and a few drivers (lease) vs. one owner and 100s of drivers (rental car). You tell me, is there a difference?

At this point, I wouldn't bother with replacing/repairing anything until Tesla can definitively confirm what is causing this noise and has a documented solution.

Yeah, everything I've read has said ~20,000 EVs. This number is made up of mostly Teslas, but includes other make/model EVs. The two reasons consistently cited by numerous articles/news outlets were high collision and repair costs, and depreciation values. Out of curiosity... did your Hertz...

No offense, but in no way is a car with 87,000 miles on its odometer "new" unless it is "new" to you because you just purchased it. A car with this many miles on it, EV or ICE, is no longer considered new by any stretch of one's imagination.

I don't believe the phone will be replaced anytime soon. The automotive industry moves at a snail's pace. Also, the accuracy, reliability and most important, cost to implement another technologically advanced solution at scale is a challenge that still needs to be overcome. (photo from this...

The lessor (Tesla) and not the lessee (you) qualifies for the tax credit. Tesla only recently started to pass the $7,500 credit onto the consumer in their leases. You will not be able to include the credit in your tax filing.

A drive unit replacement wouldn't solve the issue if all the drive units being produced (and used now) share the same problematic bearing (assuming it is a bearing). I'm tempted to ask the folks on this forum for their input, they seem to know a lot about the drive units.

This may be interesting to some... A friend of mine (girlfriend's friend actually) who is an automotive mechanical engineer agreed to go for a ride along with me in my Tesla and provide me with his opinion. First, he did in fact hear the noise and stated that this noise would not be considered...

Did a quick Google search and found this. Seems the NY State DMV is not issuing timely registrations. When I purchased my Tesla (a year ago, at the Mt Kisco location), my registration came within 30 days. I would say there seems to be an issue/Tesla is telling you the truth.

If I test drove my brand new M3LR and heard this noise during that drive, I would've declined delivery. Instead, I accepted delivery, heard this noise on my way home and have been dealing with it ever since (in cold weather). As friends all have Tesla vehicles as well (2x M3, 1x MY and 1x MS), I...

If I wasn't dealing with this nonsense since day one (Dec 2022) of ownership, I'd probably be much happier. At least it goes away when it gets warmer out; maybe I'll move...