Two different sounds, two different situations.
I've posted them on SoundCloud --> https://soundcloud.com/tinm-sounds
• The first sound (file: "annoying-sound-ModelS-makes-very-often") is the moaning loud buzz that comes out of the frunk area. Note that the NEITHER air conditioning or heating is on when this sound happens. The car just does it on its own. I hear it a LOT, from the moment I turn car on and pull out of garage, to moment I come home and park in garage. (I made this recording as I pulled into the garage, so midway into it you hear the parking brake go on. The sound stops when I get out of the car.) While driving out on roads, it goes on and off from time to time, but I hear it often even in traffic. It started making this sound around the 22K mileage point a few months ago. Car is now at 25K mi.
• The second sound (file: "high-pitched-whine-Tesla-ModelS") is more subtle and difficult to discern without headphones. I applied an EQ filter so all the low-end of the audio is removed, like wind noise. I know some of you have experienced this whine too and no it is NOT the baloon squeal we all know and love when you floor it. Just the opposite. This is subtle, when you're being verygentle with the car. You hear it when you're driving, usually at low speeds, even in parking lots of big shopping centers (and it causes head-turning, I have seen people wonder what's making that sound). When I gently tap on accelerator, and the green indicator pops up a tiny bit to say 2kW to 7kW, that is the sweet spot where this whine happens. It echoes off of buildings, road surface, walls, fences, even the curb. This recording was made while I was driving in a neighborhood that had nice solid walls that were reflecting the sound. I like to drive with the windows down a lot, when the weather is agreeable, but this sound really gnaws at me and is getting ever so slightly louder as time goes on. Also note: this is my S's second drivetrain. I had this one put in around the 13K mile mark a year or so ago.
What's the prognosis, experts?
(And no, I haven't shared this with Tesla Service Center because here in New Mexico there ARE no Tesla Service Centers thanks to the New Mexico Automotive Dealers Association paying off the legislature. But I digress...)
I've posted them on SoundCloud --> https://soundcloud.com/tinm-sounds
• The first sound (file: "annoying-sound-ModelS-makes-very-often") is the moaning loud buzz that comes out of the frunk area. Note that the NEITHER air conditioning or heating is on when this sound happens. The car just does it on its own. I hear it a LOT, from the moment I turn car on and pull out of garage, to moment I come home and park in garage. (I made this recording as I pulled into the garage, so midway into it you hear the parking brake go on. The sound stops when I get out of the car.) While driving out on roads, it goes on and off from time to time, but I hear it often even in traffic. It started making this sound around the 22K mileage point a few months ago. Car is now at 25K mi.
• The second sound (file: "high-pitched-whine-Tesla-ModelS") is more subtle and difficult to discern without headphones. I applied an EQ filter so all the low-end of the audio is removed, like wind noise. I know some of you have experienced this whine too and no it is NOT the baloon squeal we all know and love when you floor it. Just the opposite. This is subtle, when you're being verygentle with the car. You hear it when you're driving, usually at low speeds, even in parking lots of big shopping centers (and it causes head-turning, I have seen people wonder what's making that sound). When I gently tap on accelerator, and the green indicator pops up a tiny bit to say 2kW to 7kW, that is the sweet spot where this whine happens. It echoes off of buildings, road surface, walls, fences, even the curb. This recording was made while I was driving in a neighborhood that had nice solid walls that were reflecting the sound. I like to drive with the windows down a lot, when the weather is agreeable, but this sound really gnaws at me and is getting ever so slightly louder as time goes on. Also note: this is my S's second drivetrain. I had this one put in around the 13K mile mark a year or so ago.
What's the prognosis, experts?
(And no, I haven't shared this with Tesla Service Center because here in New Mexico there ARE no Tesla Service Centers thanks to the New Mexico Automotive Dealers Association paying off the legislature. But I digress...)