Bubbling on the door trim?

[holmgang]

I've had some bubbling on the rubber/pleather door trim on just 1 of my door, for a long time.

At first I thought it was from my dog pawing it, or some chemical reaction from drooling on it, but it cannot be -- closeup does not show abrasion, and she tends to rest herself on the middle of the door instead of all the way at the rear edge.

Anyone have these things? Any suspicion what they might be?

 

[P3dStealth]

Look up bubbling on the headrest or peeling headrest. Lots of posts about it. Probably a similar issue.

 

[Tam]

...Any suspicion what they might be?

It happens to me too. I suspect it's inferior material that can't take the punishment of the automotive environment for too long.

 

[holmgang]

It happens to me too. I suspect it's inferior material that can't take the punishment of the automotive environment for too long.

Where does it occur for you? The fact that mine is only on one door, maybe the roll of material cut for that door is defective?

Outside of vacation, my car is pretty much always parked in a temp-controlled garage, so it's unlikely to be exposure damage.

 

[BigNick]

Acid rain damage, maybe? Door opened when raining, rainwater dries on the pleather and leaves damaging acidic residue behind?

 

[holmgang]

Acid rain damage, maybe? Door opened when raining, rainwater dries on the pleather and leaves damaging acidic residue behind?

I'm thinking that if I carried someone in RR seat in those instances, likely I would have RF passenger as well, in addition to myself as the driver... only the RR door has those spots

 

[GreatPanama]

Anyone get this replaced free? I saw on reddit people from a couple years ago saw a similar issue. Currently Tesla is trying to tell me it's not covered when they've covered other peope.

https://www.reddit.com/r/TeslaModelY/comments/j9sqbb