My '18 Model X has been making an increasingly annoying loud creak from the passenger front interior. It got to the point where I couldn't stand it anymore, as the noise continually reminded me that I spent $130K on a vehicle with the build quality of a 1979 Ford LTD. So, I made an appointment at the service center.
Took the tech for a ride to demonstrate the creak, and within minutes, he knew what the problem was. He said he’d fix it with a hammer and chisel.
I thought he was joking. But when we got back to the service center, he showed me what he meant.
By pulling away the weather stripping on the interior of the front passenger door jamb, one can see there's a seam where the metal body panels come together. Apparently, on the MX and MS cars, the flexing of the car chassis/body causes these two stamped metal parts to rub together and creak.
The fix is to stick a chisel between the two metal body parts and separate them by hammering the chisel in there so they no longer touch.
I uploaded an image here: .
In any case, hope this helps any MX or MS owners that are experiencing a loud interior creak coming from the front of the car. Next time, I'll do it myself and save the $200.
Took the tech for a ride to demonstrate the creak, and within minutes, he knew what the problem was. He said he’d fix it with a hammer and chisel.
I thought he was joking. But when we got back to the service center, he showed me what he meant.
By pulling away the weather stripping on the interior of the front passenger door jamb, one can see there's a seam where the metal body panels come together. Apparently, on the MX and MS cars, the flexing of the car chassis/body causes these two stamped metal parts to rub together and creak.
The fix is to stick a chisel between the two metal body parts and separate them by hammering the chisel in there so they no longer touch.
I uploaded an image here: .
In any case, hope this helps any MX or MS owners that are experiencing a loud interior creak coming from the front of the car. Next time, I'll do it myself and save the $200.
