Annoying whistle noise, when driving relatively slowly – Is it normal?

[Toke_Holledig]

It is driving me nuts! I don't know if it is referred as ‘Moter whine’. I hear the noise when driving relatively slowly around 30-70 km/h. Sometimes it is worse. It will start when slowly using the pedal at some speed. The sound/whine/whistle is also there when regenerative breaking.


All help is a appreciated. For info. This is a model 3, and my first Tesla. I don't remeber hearing the noise the first couble of weeks. Tesla

I have some footage of the sound. Please use high volume:

Best regards
Toke

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Update:

Got my car back today, after 5 weeks at the SC here en Denmark. No noise now, so it was deff. the drive unit. I hope it will stay perfect, but who knows, maybe I will have the noise back again some day ).

But anyways. Glad it is fixed, and i dont develops tinnitus

 

[M109Rider]

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Update:

Got my car back today, after 5 weeks at the SC here en Denmark. No noise now, so it was deff. the drive unit. I hope it will stay perfect, but who knows, maybe I will have the noise back again some day ).

But anyways. Glad it is fixed, and i dont develops tinnitus

Hey,
Glad to hear you’re back in business.
Did they happen to explain what within the drive unit was making the noise ?

Glad it all worked out, and you’re back on the road. !

 

[Jeffers0n]

Hey,
Glad to hear you’re back in business.
Did they happen to explain what within the drive unit was making the noise ?

Glad it all worked out, and you’re back on the road. !

I would love to know this as well.

 

[MacGreiner]

I just got a big fat dose of that whine/whistle this morning for the first time. After motor warmed up it seems to have vanished though. Will keep an eye (ear) on it.

 

[Toke_Holledig]

Hey,
Glad to hear you’re back in business.
Did they happen to explain what within the drive unit was making the noise ?

Glad it all worked out, and you’re back on the road. !

Ofc.

Br Toke

 

[Toke_Holledig]

 

[Jeffers0n]

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Just wanted to say thanks for posting this. I'll schedule a service appointment and see what they say.

 

[M109Rider]

Ofc.

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Br Toke

Thanks for the posting.
Glad it’s all sorted out for you.

 

[eugv86]

I recorded and tried to isolate the sound from the road noise in my M3. Sounds about the same.. See link. Model3_Front_Motor_Noise.mp3

 

[Jeffers0n]

Just wanted to say thanks for posting this. I'll schedule a service appointment and see what they say.

I took mine in and they confirmed the sound during a test drive. After keeping it a week they confirmed the sound is coming from the front drive unit. They won't replace it though since they claim it's not a "mechanical" issue and their diagnostic tests passed on the unit. Suck.