Welcome to Tesla Motors Club
Discuss Tesla's Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y, Cybertruck, Roadster and More.
Register
  • We just completed a significant update, but we still have some fixes and adjustments to make, so please bear with us for the time being. Cheers!

Clicking Noise coming from wheels

beast53568

Member
Sep 8, 2019
26
6
07740
I recently started hearing a clicking noise coming from driver side wheels. It happens when I accelerate and decelerate at low speeds. The sound is exactly the sound of a torq wrench when it meets the amount of torq you set it to.
 

mbp11

Member
Jan 30, 2019
355
183
SF Bay Area
I had a similar experience last week. Stopped and pulled out a flashlight and slowly checked my tires and found a Sheetrock screw in the tire. Pulled it out, got and air leak and went to the tire shop the next day to get it fixed
 
  • Disagree
Reactions: spectrum

rjdoc74

Member
Feb 27, 2014
922
692
LA, CA
I recently started hearing a clicking noise coming from driver side wheels. It happens when I accelerate and decelerate at low speeds. The sound is exactly the sound of a torq wrench when it meets the amount of torq you set it to.

I have exactly that in my model X. I was taking it to service for other reasons. Ask him to check it out. They told me something was caught in the brake pad. They removed it and the noise went away.
 

Tberk

Member
May 8, 2019
22
7
Idaho
I drive in a dirt alley way to my garage and we get rocks stuck in the tread. It makes a clicking noise but it doesn't happen often.
 

beast53568

Member
Sep 8, 2019
26
6
07740
I don’t think it’s the wheels after all. It might be something loose in the convenience package. I’m gonna have Tesla look at it next time I’m in the area
 

spectrum

Member
Jun 17, 2018
462
363
Atlanta
I had the same issue on my 2018 X100D. There was axle creaking on acceleration and deceleration at low speeds. Tesla lubricated the axle splines, and it fixed the creaking.

There is also a loud clicking sound similar to someone hitting the ground with a tin can. That was mitigated in one wheel by replacing the wheel hub assembly (bearing failure). I still have it in another wheel and have learned to live with it when Tesla told me it’s “normal”
 

jboy210

Supporting Member
Dec 2, 2016
4,640
2,887
Northern California
You might just want to at least check the tires for something. Just takes a few minutes. I recently had a nasty surprised when I got a carpet cutter blade in the tread. I assume it fell off some contractor's truck. $340 later it was silent again after they replaced a tire.
 
  • Like
Reactions: mbp11

About Us

Formed in 2006, Tesla Motors Club (TMC) was the first independent online Tesla community. Today it remains the largest and most dynamic community of Tesla enthusiasts. Learn more.

Do you value your experience at TMC? Consider becoming a Supporting Member of Tesla Motors Club. As a thank you for your contribution, you'll get nearly no ads in the Community and Groups sections. Additional perks are available depending on the level of contribution. Please visit the Account Upgrades page for more details.


SUPPORT TMC
Top