Bad FM reception

rogelio888 said:

I have a Model S about 2 months old. The FM reception, especially on news station is poor, with pops, crackles, etc. Any one experience this problem. This does not occur on ant of my other cars.

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There have been reports of the antenna being grounded to painted metal... that would cause it. when did you take delivery?

I have this issue too, my car was built in December...

rogelio888 said:

I have a Model S about 2 months old. The FM reception, especially on news station is poor, with pops, crackles, etc. Any one experience this problem. This does not occur on ant of my other cars.

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No exceptions? All FM stations?

In my case the car is very susceptible to losing reception in valleys where my old car had not problems.
It is unlistenable. (Listening to NPR is where I heard about the Model S, imagine what I may miss if I
listen to something else ).

Yes, the FM reception is poor. One thing is to try TuneIn radio instead. The quality was a lot better for the radio stations I wanted to hear.

I would be interested in any aftermarket solution to this.

What about AM reception? Is this also poor?

rogelio888 said:

I have a Model S about 2 months old. The FM reception, especially on news station is poor, with pops, crackles, etc. Any one experience this problem. This does not occur on ant of my other cars.

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It's weird, I was just noticing that with one particular station in my area (KPBS-FM). But it doesn't happen with any other station! And it makes those noises even on HD, which should be impossible because that's entirely digital. I don't understand what's happening.

My reception sucks. Mentioned it to the service manager but apparently it is not anything on their list.....

HD will drop back to SD if the signal isn't good enough.

Poor FM reception is an issue I've had from the start. I live 45 miles from the towers and while every other vehicle and stereo in my home can receive signals with great clarity, the Model S is kinda fuzzy even on the strongest. They tried replacing my antenna amplifiers, but it seems to be an intrinsic problem with the in glass antennas and arrays that Tesla chose to use. The service center looked it over but ruled out technical issues... I demonstrated the difference on side by side cars. It still works, but HD cuts out now and then.

Radio Reception

Live in northern NJ. Radio reception is weak. Has anyone done anything to boost reception?