Squeaky tire/wheel

[MeanDOG]

Hey guys,

Owner of a 2023 Tesla Model Y LR here. I have just installed a brand new set of wheels from T Sportline (20" TST rims with Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 tires) and noticed this loud rotational squeaking coming from the front left wheel. It squeaks in sync with the rotation of the wheel, that is, if I am driving fast the squeak is fast, driving slow the squeak is slow. I've included a link to a video with the sound to illustrate (hope it works). There is no discernable difference in pitch/frequency when turning, braking or accelerating. Swapped the wheel with a 19" Gemini from my winter set and there is no noise, so this rules out the suspension/brakes. I have not noticed any vibration at highway speeds. The tires have about 300 miles on them.

Anyone has ideas what it may be? Could it be something structural in the tire or rim?
Thanks in advance!

https://imgur.com/a/busDMrs

 

[fiehlsport]

It's the barcode label on the bead of the tire. 21" MYP Michelin tires do this too occasionally. You will need to have the tire removed and the barcode shaved off to stop the noise. Sometimes it goes away on its own after 5-10,000 miles, other times not.

 

[ElectricAnt54]

Yup, barcode labels is what I was going to say. My 2022 MYP with all weather Michelin tires had the sqeak. I ended up getting 19” tires due to road tripping & will get the labels shaved off when I put 21” on again. Bunch of threads about it. Seems most prevalent on MYP.

 

[MeanDOG]

Got it, thanks for responding! This makes sense. I scheduled an appointment for next week with a local shop that has road force balancer to investigate, just in case. Will report back.

 

[fiehlsport]

Really all that is needed is for a shop to deflate the tire on a machine, push the bead down (Some machines have a press-arm for mounting low profile tires), shave off the barcode with a die grinder bit, then re-inflate. No balance or demount necessary. You could try requesting that, maybe it keeps the cost down if they're willing to do it. Certainly no road force necessary, especially if they mark the location of the tire before removing it.

 

[Occhis]

Does this only happen with low profile tires?

 

[fiehlsport]

Does this only happen with low profile tires?

I have personally only experienced it on low profile tires, since they tend to put more pressure/movement on the bead area than a taller, floppy tire would.

But I've also only seen/heard this on the Michelin Primacy MXM4, and the Michelin PSAS4. Other manufacturers may use a different label material or placement that doesn't cause this.

 

[amoney805]

I have this issue with my factory rims/tires.