Checkout this ripped front LCA bushing at 22k miles off my friend's SR+

[P3D-R]

Well I can't believe how crappy these bushings are. I've pulled so many of these out of LCA's it's not even funny. So grateful @MountainPass has produced such a great solution. Kudos Sasha, but like you need to be told lol!!!!!! I love everything about them. I have seen so many failures that I just tell people to take delivery at the factory and drive it down the street so I can swap these out right away. The last thing you want is to find out your LCA falls out or the bushing tears out completely while you're driving. One of our East Bay Club founders at that exact thing happen to him on the Bay Bridge. That was scary to hear. Anyways, just a public safety announcement. This is an image of our friend's bushing at 22k miles and on a SR+ nonetheless.

 

[UncertainTimes]

Nah FUD. OP works for Big Bushing industry.

 

[P3D-R]

Nah FUD. OP works for Big Bushing industry.

I'm not sure if you're being serious or sarcastic. Either way inspect your bushings and stay safe. I was surprised to see failure this soon on a car but have a box full of other ones with mileage all the way up to the mid 40k mi range with all of them being bad.

 

[Kimmi]

Today’s public service announcement is brought to you by; (fill in the blank)

 

[Dolemite]

Tesla: The new BMW

 

[gearchruncher]

Those would be under warranty if they failed, right?

 

[drpheta]

Dammit. I finally have time to install my suspension, and I didn't think to order these bushings. I guess I'll just swap them out when the factory ones fail.

 

[P3D-R]

Dammit. I finally have time to install my suspension, and I didn't think to order these bushings. I guess I'll just swap them out when the factory ones fail.

They have them in stock. Just order them. It makes a huge difference in steering response also.

 

[P3D-R]

Tesla: The new BMW

100%. I still have my E34 M5 and replacing all the bushings is the one thing that has made me keep it non op lol. Oh the task at hand is a great one. I'm just not in the mood to dedicate a whole weekend or more to swapping out all the bushings and shock mounts. At this rate I'll be retired before I ever get to it.

 

[P3D-R]

Those would be under warranty if they failed, right?

unlikely. It's a wear item. It's like asking Tesla to warranty your brake pads or something. You can always try and I'm sure they'll come back with the typical, "within spec" statement. LOL.

 

[gearchruncher]

unlikely. It's a wear item.

A control arm bushing is a wear item at 20k miles?
Telling everyone with a Model 3 or Y that they need to spend $700 on a single bushing right when they get a car because the factory ones are dangerous seems kind of extreme.

Contact NHTSA and try and start a recall if you really have a bunch of cars with failed ones.

 

[P3D-R]

A control arm bushing is a wear item at 20k miles?
Telling everyone with a Model 3 or Y that they need to spend $700 on a single bushing right when they get a car because the factory ones are dangerous seems kind of extreme.

Contact NHTSA and try and start a recall if you really have a bunch of cars with failed ones.

Don't shoot the messenger. I'm just dictating the excuse that Tesla will probably make. I was gonna upgrade my anyway so it's a moot point for me. I'm sure you know how receptive Tesla is to accepting the blame for anything. Something as simple as fixing panel gaps and other odd noises is difficult enough for them. Their TSB for the FUCA was to add "caulking or butyl" to it as a sealant to protect moisture from getting through fractures into the ball joint or something.

 

[gaswalla]

Had mine fixed under warranty at 47k miles

 

[Sam1]

Well I can't believe how crappy these bushings are. I've pulled so many of these out of LCA's it's not even funny. So grateful @MountainPass has produced such a great solution. Kudos Sasha, but like you need to be told lol!!!!!! I love everything about them. I have seen so many failures that I just tell people to take delivery at the factory and drive it down the street so I can swap these out right away. The last thing you want is to find out your LCA falls out or the bushing tears out completely while you're driving. One of our East Bay Club founders at that exact thing happen to him on the Bay Bridge. That was scary to hear. Anyways, just a public safety announcement. This is an image of our friend's bushing at 22k miles and on a SR+ nonetheless.

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When they fail it's not dangerous. I had both lower compression arm bushings completely ripped and separated, and then that caused one of the control arm bushings to fail within a week.

The only thing that happened was the front end was spongey when diving into a corner hard.

 

[P3D-R]

When they fail it's not dangerous. I had both lower compression arm bushings completely ripped and separated, and then that caused one of the control arm bushings to fail within a week.

The only thing that happened was the front end was spongey when diving into a corner hard.

The bolts tend to wiggle loose over time as well so it's a good idea to have them checked and torqued.

 

[Sam1]

The bolts tend to wiggle loose over time as well so it's a good idea to have them checked and torqued.

That's a 50 cent fix. Check the bolts and then put a line of torque seal on them (I do this to all the suspension and brake bolts as soon as I get a car anyway). Problem solved.

I'm not knocking their product at all, it appears to be a fantastic one. Heck, even just their CA inserts made a big difference on my last car. But, it's just not something that needs to be done unless you're pushing past the limits of the stock components...and it's definitely not dangerous if one of the oem bushings tear.