Back in september 2014 my car developed clunking noises from the front suspension. The problem was fixed at service, but a while after that the car started making slamming noises from the front when steeringwheel is turned 100% and I drive over bumps. I.e. when I turn into a parkinglot I have the steeringwheel fully turned, and there are some bumps there at the same time the metal on metal noise appears. The noise was so bad that I saw a couple of people turn around to see where the noise came from when I was turning outside a pizza-place.
The problem was supposed to be fixed in december 2014, but I still get the slamming noise on some occations. I therefore called service a week ago and expressed my concern. They showed up at my house after a couple of days (great service), dropped off a loaner and took my car in to check it out. Their report was that everything looked normal, but I protested. The result was that a mechanic came to me with my car yesterday and we took a testdrive together. I drove to a local store where I know the sound appears, and luckily (or not) the metal on metal slamming noise was quite clear.
So far so good. The mechanic agreed that the noise was bad, and that it shouldn`t make that kind of noise. The noise supposedly comes from a lower control arm bolt hitting the suspension when steering at full turn over bumps. In other words - the mechanic knows what`s wrong, but has no solution. No bulletin, no parts, nothing.
And I`m not sure what to do with this. On one hand he promises that the problem isn`t dangerous, and that Tesla will fix the car once a fix is avaliable. On the other hand I feel this is a serios and embarrasing flaw.
Any other with the same problem? Anyone know of a fix?
VIN14342
The problem was supposed to be fixed in december 2014, but I still get the slamming noise on some occations. I therefore called service a week ago and expressed my concern. They showed up at my house after a couple of days (great service), dropped off a loaner and took my car in to check it out. Their report was that everything looked normal, but I protested. The result was that a mechanic came to me with my car yesterday and we took a testdrive together. I drove to a local store where I know the sound appears, and luckily (or not) the metal on metal slamming noise was quite clear.
So far so good. The mechanic agreed that the noise was bad, and that it shouldn`t make that kind of noise. The noise supposedly comes from a lower control arm bolt hitting the suspension when steering at full turn over bumps. In other words - the mechanic knows what`s wrong, but has no solution. No bulletin, no parts, nothing.
And I`m not sure what to do with this. On one hand he promises that the problem isn`t dangerous, and that Tesla will fix the car once a fix is avaliable. On the other hand I feel this is a serios and embarrasing flaw.
Any other with the same problem? Anyone know of a fix?
VIN14342