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21 inch turbine wheel crack survey
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Lu Ann
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ahurst
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5 cracked rims...All in the rear.
3 passenger rear.
2 driver rear
4 of the 5 rims were 21" Tesla turbines.
The 5th just happened and it was a 21" Arachnid.
Something is wrong here.
I try to maintain a 45 psi on all four.
3 passenger rear.
2 driver rear
4 of the 5 rims were 21" Tesla turbines.
The 5th just happened and it was a 21" Arachnid.
Something is wrong here.
I try to maintain a 45 psi on all four.
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ElectricLove
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43K miles on them, 21" turbines, no cracks ever. Though I took them off now in favor of slip-streams for long-range road-tripping efficiency/times.
three years and about 25,000 miles. Two cracked rims (21" turbines). One was due to a pot hole. The other was a mystery - dropped the car off at a third-party body shop (someone backed into me). My MS came back with a cracked rim that wasn't there when I dropped it off.
In any event, I'm hoping the 21" arachnids on my next model S are more durable.
In any event, I'm hoping the 21" arachnids on my next model S are more durable.
Crack 21" turbine P85 freeway only 24k miles 45psi all around, no potholes, just did a search and found this thread, so there's something going on?
Replaced tire not even thinking that it would be possible.... Some engineering/manufacturing problem?
Anyway, glad its not just me... This car has been giving me quite a bit of grief
Who can fix these? Prefer not to buy aftermarkets and spend a ton of money on this car, it's just a daily driver.
Replaced tire not even thinking that it would be possible.... Some engineering/manufacturing problem?
Anyway, glad its not just me... This car has been giving me quite a bit of grief
Who can fix these? Prefer not to buy aftermarkets and spend a ton of money on this car, it's just a daily driver.
The most common recommendation that I have seen (and ignored) is to avoid driving on the 21" wheels. The 19" ones have far fewer problems. But the 21" inch rims are just too sexy.
Yes, I refuse to accept the fact that a company makes a rim that obviously has flaws and we are the ones who have to pay for the situation...they have done other recalls; tires/rims are the first point of contact to safety - this is more than just an esthetic problem, or inconvenience; it could be people's lives.
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keep them for sure...I am going to get this cracked one fixed (hopefully) as a spare tire, but I don't like the safety aspect of driving around with my family on a welded rim, which is why I went straight to Tesla and ordered a new one.
ahurst
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Out of curiosity, I have air suspension.
Does having air vs coils affect the susceptibility of cracking a rim?
Does having air vs coils affect the susceptibility of cracking a rim?
BIG ACH
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thegruf
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two cars both 21" on air
85D 45K - no cracks
P100D - 27K - no cracks (and hit an 80mm deep pothole at 60mph hard enough to instantly take out the sidewalls on two tyres!)
all good for me
85D 45K - no cracks
P100D - 27K - no cracks (and hit an 80mm deep pothole at 60mph hard enough to instantly take out the sidewalls on two tyres!)
all good for me
maybe the product breaks down...I have 100,000 km on mine...I have no clue, but I baby this car and there is no reason I should have a problem with a rim when paying $100k for a car.
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