I can hear mine make a high pitch noise, when I'm barely using any energy on the graph bar. Like 1/8" of black. Anytime I'm in the green or over 1/8" it's quiet, but when "coasting" barely using any energy it'll will whine, regardless of speed.
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Thanks for the update!After the last software updates - I got 12.1.1 & 12.1.2 in 2 days - I don't have the whine in my car any more.
After the last software updates - I got 12.1.1 & 12.1.2 in 2 days - I don't have the whine in my car any more.
Same here !
I was a little hesitant to download 12.1.2 after I already found the while disappear on 12.1.1 because I didn’t want it to come back.
But it doesn’t seem to have come back. !
I hope that stays the case.
I still would like to know why it happened in the first place, where the noise specifically came from. ?
I can't tell from the vid if it's the same sound but I had a whistle sound in mine when I got it right in front of the steering wheel. I noticed it would stop when I made the wipers engage. I thought there was a bad seal on the windshield or something at first. Then I thought it was the way the fluid line was run to the wiper, but moving that did nothing.
Then one day I popped the frunk lid and started poking around and found the plastic lid right at the base of the windshield wasn't pushed all the way in. Pressing down in it made a clear loud pop as it fell into proper position and the sound never came back. Something to consider if you have a whistle around the same area.
I’ve done a lot of preheating of the car and subsequently the battery in cold temps all winter long.
I don’t know if this had any impact, since I know many others have also and clearly don’t have this high pitched whine.
I have an appointment schedule soon, so hopefully I will get this sorted out soon.
I’ll post my findings once I do.
Seems only several people are reporting this problem. That’s a good thing.
Hi
I am sorry to hear that the update din't fix it.
My model 3 is still at the service center with the same issue (3 weeks now). They will try to change the 'oil' on the front motor they say. I am getting a bit furious. They will have to buy the car back if they can't fix it in prober time (or fix it at all).
Let me know what you find out, ill do the same.
Best regards
Toke
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
I had a whistle in my M3 at 50+ MPH.
I was able to fix by popping off the Air Intake cover in the Frunk compartment. I noticed the intake wasn't 100% secured and a couple fasteners were loose. I made sure everything was fastened then put the cover back on.
Not sure if this is anyone's issue here, just thought I'd chime in on what solved my whistle
Hello everyone,
I am posting this here because I have a similar issue, but not 100% similar. Let me explain:
I have a Model 3 P since february 2019 (before I had a 2014 Model S), never have experienced any problem with the 3, until last week.
I have experienced 3 times, on 3 different drives over the last week, the following:
- high pitched whine sound coming from the front motor, and the frequency is related to speed (the higher the speed, the higher the pitch frequency, until road noise covers it above 70 km/h)
- this happens in the first few minutes of the drive (10 to 20 minutes) only
- this comes with a unusually high energy consumption (more than double the usual)
- it also comes with a "shaky" friction movement of the car right before standstill, instead of the usual smooth rolling
All of the abovementioned symptoms disappear together at some point in the drive, usually about 20 minutes after it started.
I've been thinking this might be related to the battery heating system using the motors... but we're in may and there's 20º celsius out there. Doesn't make sense.
Anyone else has experienced this?
OK, now I have the answer to all those symptoms I described: preconditioning of the battery en route to a Supercharger! That's what it was.
The Model 3 doesn't have a resistance heater for the battery (like Model S & X), it instead preheats the battery through its motors. While standard operating temperature for the battery is mild (16º C), preconditioning for supercharging requires higher temperature, that is why it is so noticeable when the motor is preconditioning the pack, and why it translates into so much energy consumption.
If anyone else experienced the same thing, now we have the answer!