Interment sounds/vibration from front left on 2015 AWD Model S 75

[springdaisy82]

We just purchased a 2015 Model S 75D AWD. It sounded great for the first few days. Now it is starting to make a sound. It is a very intermittent sound, it often happens when we either accelerate very slightly or slow down and the regeneration is happening slightly. I have two videos where we recorded it.

NOTE: We had just changed the tires on the second video, which is why the low tire pressure alarm is on, it just hadn't reset yet.

New video by Chris Califf​

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New video by Chris Califf​

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(you will probably need to listen with headphones)

Would this be the beginning of a drive train failure? If it is, I believe this car should be under warranty. It has 131,000 miles on it, but I believe the 2015s had an 8 year unlimited miles warranty. Correct?

I made an appointment to have it looked at as well, I want to be sure to document it.

Does anyone have experience with this? Does this sound like a drivetrain? It is pretty hard to hear. I think I can feel it slightly in the steering wheel as well.

Thank you!

 

[ucmndd]

Difficult for me to pinpoint anything in your videos.

I will say, if the noise is coming from the front and your car is a RWD S75, it's definitely not the drive unit, thus not covered under the 8 year battery and drive unit warranty.

 

[EVRider-FL]

The OP said it was AWD, so it could be the drive unit.

 

[DerbyDave]

I hear noises, but not the one you want me to hear.

 

[ucmndd]

The OP said it was AWD, so it could be the drive unit.

I swear it said “S75” when first posted so I’m either the victim of a quick edit or my advancing age.

 

[springdaisy82]

Thank you for the replies and for trying to listen. I know it is really hard to hear, but it is there. I can hear it with headphones, but of course I know more what to listen for.

Could it be a drive train, since it is so intermittent? It will go for hours without doing it at all, and then it will happen say 3 times in 20 minutes. Only for 1 or 2 seconds at a time. Would a drive train issue be constant or could it happen off and on for just a second or two?

Whatever it is, it is certainly something. I can feel the vibration in the steering wheel slightly too.