vraev
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Mine's a P90D AP1 with air, and it does have the rattle. Does the P have different struts? I'm away from the car now, but can check later...
I'll look into it today as well when I get back to my car after work.
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Mine's a P90D AP1 with air, and it does have the rattle. Does the P have different struts? I'm away from the car now, but can check later...
Hey guys,
Here you go. This is the loaner 90D that I am driving and this is the air suspension in it. Having driven in the same exact route of my own car, I can confidently say that this car does NOT have any of the noise I notice in my car. It is super quiet. Suspension seems a bit stiffer as well. There isn't as much play from side to side.
Also...I noticed something interesting. On my car, lowering suspension makes the car go down in STEPS... you can hear this slight creak in the rear suspension as it goes down/up. But, in this loaner form feb 2016, there is no sound...the lowering and raising is continuous and smooth.
Let me know if you guys want any info/particular pictures to narrow down the part differences.
cheers
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Just to reiterate: my refreshed '16 has the exact same noise and I have the coil suspension.
Just to reiterate: my refreshed '16 has the exact same noise and I have the coil suspension.
I'll take a video of it this afternoon. My service center has already replaced the steering rack which really did not do much at all. In my opinion, I think it's a strut bearing.I'd be cautious about false positives.
Do you have video/audio of your rattle/knocking? Not denying you have something, but am skeptical it's the same root cause.
I personally think that it's a problem with the strut bearing and both the coil and the air suspension have that part. The knock is so sharp sounding and rapid that I don't think it could be further down in the suspension, especially since others have had the strut tower braces removed and the sound is dampened.Can you please post a video when you have a chance as we are currently leaning towards this being an air suspension.
- Tesla CS have confirmed it being a known air suspension issue
- Most complaints here are also related to air suspension
YES!!!
2017 75D w/ ~2500 miles. I *think* I have the same thing. It's hard to capture on video, but listen closely to this video I recently captured and lmk if you hear something similar to what you have in your car:
IMG_1134 - Streamable
Confirmation would be super helpful.
That's the exact same sound my '16 makes. I have coil suspension though. My guess is that the strut mount/bearings are what is causing the noise.
I have an executive escalation case with my car over the issue and if it's not fixed before my warranty is up, I'm going to insist that they start throwing parts at it until it is fixed.Same rattle here. December 2017 S75D Air Suspension. There are brick pavers at the entrance and exit of my neighborhood and it is quite noticeable at low speed 5-10 mph. I haven't taken it to the SC because they are finishing a new service center in Tampa (Aug 2018) that will be 3 miles from my house. From all the posts I have read it sounds like there is no fix at this time. I hope Tesla doesn't ignore this as I am sure this affects thousands of MSs.
It would be easy to test. Just disconnect the sway bar on one side and the noise should go away. I had a mystery clunk (unlike the one in my Tesla) and I tracked it down to the sway bar with this method.I know exactly what this is. I had the same exact issue, and it took Tesla a year to finally diagnose and fix. Its the sway bar assembly. Apparently, there is a plastic bushing or something that rots out causing this noise. Make them replace this part
FR STABAR ASSY, 26MM (1043960-00-D) 1
I had every front end part replaced in a year. The above part is what solved the issue.
That is the best recording of the exact sound I have. Notice the irregular frequency.I managed to record a video of the sound emanating from the front of my car. It’s most notable at speeds <45 mph while driving on roads that are not absolutely smooth. (9/2017 build 90D with Firestone air suspension part # 1067361-25-C).