I don't drive above 70 too much where I live but my vibrations were still there last night when I took my LR S to 75mph after 2300 miles of ownership. There's absolutely nothing below that like I used to experience in my ICE cars when the wheels were out of balance or if I have an out of round wheel.
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2021 Model S Plaid Steering Yoke shaking at highway speeds
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Propofoln
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Got the rear wheels swapped out as SC said the rims were “bent” (they weren’t), and vibration at 80 mph + still the same. My vibration *maybe* gets worse after regenerative braking. Maybe. If that’s the case, could it be rotors or brakes? Manual braking doesn’t seem to change the vibration or elicit it.
racerx2005
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check this thread:
"Refreshed" Model S model VIBRATION tracking and information thread!!!
This thread aims to capture sub model (dual and trim motor) vibration occurrences for "refreshed" Model S cars. Please comment with as much information you can, should your car have this affliction (including VIN range). Issue Description: Vibration felt in accelerator pedal and sometime in...
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Propofoln
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n2mb_racing
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Propofoln
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Yep. Front wheels swapped out. It’s not the wheels! It did this when I picked it up at 10 miles on the odometer. Front camber/suspension arms swapped out too.
n2mb_racing
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Propofoln
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No. I don’t think it’s the half shafts, as track mode with 100% rear bias does not change the vibration
Propofoln
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So far they have:
1. Swapped front wheels and tires
2. Swapped rear wheels
3. Road force balance 3x
4. Swapped out front camber control arms
Still no luck
Ciaopec
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Neither rotors nor brakes are used for regenerative braking; only normal braking. Regenerative is done through the motors. So, if I have read your statement correctly, then I would say your rotor/brakes are not the culprit.
This is entirely a wheel balance issue. Bring the car to a German OEM dealer that's been around a while. Road force balancing is an intricate process, the person doing it matters more than the actual machine being used.
The other option would be to find a Model S to test drive that does not vibrate, swap the wheels out with your Model S and go for a drive.
This forum is an echo chamber of a small amount of customers with an issue. If every Model S vibrated there would be a lot more talk of it.
The other option would be to find a Model S to test drive that does not vibrate, swap the wheels out with your Model S and go for a drive.
This forum is an echo chamber of a small amount of customers with an issue. If every Model S vibrated there would be a lot more talk of it.
Propofoln
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You think the vibration would still be the exact same, even after the wheels have been swapped out and rebalanced, if it was a balancing issue?
n2mb_racing
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I'm not sure about the echo chamber. I had three model S and X service loaners and they all vibrate at 80 mph. My '21 plaid does not.
Propofoln
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If you took the wheels off a Model S that doesn't vibrate and put them on yours and it still vibrated then obviously something is wrong with the car. To the best of my knowledge, this hasn't been tested by anyone... I mean I get that it's not a very practical troubleshooting method but it would be fool proof.
Propofoln
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That doesn't guarantee the new wheels and tires are balanced correctly. As I've said before, road force balancing is an intricate process and you can be sure if they're doing it at Fremont they are not paying any attention whatsoever as the main goal is to churn out cars as fast as humanly possible.
I had vibrations at 70,80,90mph. I had my wheels balanced 2x at Tesla, but never solved it. Went to a Porsche dealer, paid $300 US and was instantly fixed.
Propofoln
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I might try that, but it’s been road forced balanced at Tesla 3x and Discount tire
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