I started this thread and I do not have a yacht floor. The zip ties on some of the cables under the seats have worked for me long term with no noises since.
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whitex
Well-Known Member
If it makes anyone feel any better, my seat eventually stopped making the noise all on its own (6 months later). It could be different weather temperatures, or something else. Will know for sure next spring.
Todd, your Customer Story is great!
Thank you for being an early adopter. I wish I had been as well.
We have a Customer Story as well-- from June of 2016. A Model S surprise
Vern & Sandy
Thank you for being an early adopter. I wish I had been as well.
We have a Customer Story as well-- from June of 2016. A Model S surprise
Vern & Sandy
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BozieBeMe2
May I have this dance?
We have a 2015, S85D. The ticking sound in our car was caused by the lower plastic shroud, around the seat belt where it is bolted onto the floor mount.
Try placing a micro fiber towel between the seat bottom's frame and the seat belt shrouding.
The seat belt's plastic shrouding was bouncing against the seat bottoms hard plastic frame.
Our SC fix was to place a felt pad between the seat belt's housing and the seat bottom housing.
Major annoying noise from the driver's seat rubbing against the console.
I pulled a sheet of waxed paper through that area, back and forth, several times.
No more noise.
Any one else solve this noise problem?
I pulled a sheet of waxed paper through that area, back and forth, several times.
No more noise.
Any one else solve this noise problem?
ToddRLockwood
Active Member
Thanks Todd.
Drove the car from L.A. area to Las Vegas and back last night and today.
No noise from the seat.
That 40-stall Baker SC is awesome!
And we saw our first Model 3 there! A white one belonging to Vince of the Design Studios at Hawthorne. He said he's had it 3 or 4 days and everyone at every SC comes up to look at it, just like I did. It looked so good. Really a nice-looking car.
ascottallison
Member
Just bought a used S85D from Tesla, and it came with a ticking passenger seat. Does anyone have the text of the bulletin where this is allegedly addressed? RONC9827006695
We don't have a bulletin text, but if you jam your clean rag down in the space between your driver's seat, and the console, you can buffer the space that produces that annoying noise. Or a sheet of waxed paper. Or junk mail.
ascottallison
Member
Thanks Vern. If Tesla can't fix it then I'll resort to your DIY suggestion!
Update: the RONC number quoted is not a bulletin but a work order for the guy who posted it (Omar). The Service Center are going to take a look though and see if they can figure it out!
Update: the RONC number quoted is not a bulletin but a work order for the guy who posted it (Omar). The Service Center are going to take a look though and see if they can figure it out!
whitex
Well-Known Member
Yep. Traded the Model S for a Taycan, no more ticking, and overall so much quieter cabin.
Just kidding (ok, not entirely, I did trade it for a Taycan). I did have Tesla change the seat out back in 2015 when it first started happening, but it only helped for a short time. Then it was happening on and off for a while, then it either stopped, my brain completely tuned it out, or it got drowned out by other noises, because I have no recollection of the seats ticking for a few years before selling it (I owned it for almost 8 years). So perhaps it self heals after some time?
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