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Late 2021 onwards MIC Model 3s Have poor/faulty air conditioning from factory
So i find i have this issue, it kinda hits my chin rather than face, and at max can't get it up any higher, any definitive solutions, sounds like this went quiet for a couple of months? (mines a new october built MIC MY SR)
Passenger's side seems ok.
Just looking into how the AC works, i find that the gap in the driver's side horizontal a hair narrower than the passenger's side, so i'm wondering if the panel clips hasn't been clipped in properly.
I do find in fresh vs recirc to be 1 touch better than recirc.
Passenger's side seems ok.
Just looking into how the AC works, i find that the gap in the driver's side horizontal a hair narrower than the passenger's side, so i'm wondering if the panel clips hasn't been clipped in properly.
I do find in fresh vs recirc to be 1 touch better than recirc.
Just received my 2022 M3 on 10jan23 in Sydney from China. Was surprised at the internal ac fan speed noise … on the high/noisy side on any setting over 3. Is this just me or a general issue?
I will pay attention to cooling behaviour over next 7 days.
I will pay attention to cooling behaviour over next 7 days.
@Lifecycled Is there any unusual aspect to the fan noise? Like whistling or fluttering or vibration or squealing? Or does it sound like normal air blowing, simply louder than you expect?
To me the HVAC fan is pretty unobtrusive on this car. Except when turned way up of course but that's the same in any car. Maybe something is not quite right with yours.
My Model 3 is an October 2021 Fremont build, with the heat pump.
I previously had a Fremont built SR+ the aircon was great. Just took delivery of 2022 build MIC model 3 in Sydney. I’ve only driven it twice but felt the aircon wasn’t as good as I was use to. I could get my last car COLD and this feels like its blowing ambient air and the angle was always lower. Now that it appears this is an issue I’ll do more testing and a service request if needed. Thanks for this thread!
Hearing fluttering sound in front of car dashboard or AC like something is stuck, maybe a leaf or factory sticker or fly. Car is still under factory warranty, just a few months old but driven for 4500 miles.I have purchased an extended warranty too.
Now there was rattling sound in prior service which wasn’t fixed, I didn’t bring it up after service because I thought Tesla’s Quality Control is poor and I can live with it.
Now I can’t bear the fluttering sound, so I created a service request and also mentioned that the rattle wasn’t fixed in prior service.
They are charging $172 per item of service if it isn’t covered by warranty. So a total of $344 for a brand new car… let’s say they say you have to live with these sounds and not covered by warranty, then not only should I put up with a cosmetically faulty brand new car under warranty, but also pay them $344. Is this even legal?
Now there was rattling sound in prior service which wasn’t fixed, I didn’t bring it up after service because I thought Tesla’s Quality Control is poor and I can live with it.
Now I can’t bear the fluttering sound, so I created a service request and also mentioned that the rattle wasn’t fixed in prior service.
They are charging $172 per item of service if it isn’t covered by warranty. So a total of $344 for a brand new car… let’s say they say you have to live with these sounds and not covered by warranty, then not only should I put up with a cosmetically faulty brand new car under warranty, but also pay them $344. Is this even legal?
ChrisSFoot
Member
I finally got fed up of not being able to get any air to my face and went in for service again today. This time they found that there was a bit of foam insulation missing from inside the dash so the air was mostly just going back behind there instead of out of the vent. Insulation fitted and now I can finally direct airflow wherever I want! Only took 2 years...
If you have a 2021 mic that won't blow air above neck height then I would strongly suggest getting your service centre to look at this before warranty runs out!
If you have a 2021 mic that won't blow air above neck height then I would strongly suggest getting your service centre to look at this before warranty runs out!
LBM4
Tesla Fealty
Don’t suppose you bought this part and installed it? If not, I suggest doing so. You can get them on Amazon or AliExpress for a few bucks. Prevent leaves and debris from getting down into where the motor assembly is for the AC, causing those sounds you describe
Link: Air intake vent cover
There is some hope then!
Do you have any details on where the missing insulation is? Does the invoice (in the app) give a part number of what was needed?
Thanks in advance!
ChrisSFoot
Member
Cnixon
Member
Just for info this problem is also found on my model y. I too suspected the vertical 'bleed' was weak. The air just follows the curvature of dash to my knees. If you don't want the air blowing on your face you can also split the air flow on dash by using 2 fingers moving apart. I have also noticed on my car that having the air direction indicated to be slightly towards drivers door makes it blow towards my face.
Hi Chris - came to this post thanks you your comment on my post. My car is a M3LR MIC received Aug 2022 - so a fair bit after yours... pretty sure it's the same issue. I have also noticed that in the last few months the car was taking considerably longer to blow cold air. I thought it could have been cold air being redirected to the battery system.. beofre I read this thread
So now my question..! which SC did you take it to?
This is from yesterday's Park Royal .. had to take it for something else and took the opportunity to ask for this
ChrisSFoot
Member
It was MK. It had been in before where they did the system tests and told me nothing was wrong! I'm guessing that the factory either had the wrong instructions or a short supply of the part so just left it out!
Ernest H
Member
Oh.. just stumbled upon this.. always through my MIC M3 blows around knee to steering column only but now with this post, I have something to work with the SC
ChrisSFoot
Member
This is clearly a fairly widespread problem but as it's not that serious the SCs have been able to fob people off!
Cnixon
Member
I was similarly treated today at Winchester (bit unfair, tech spent ages with me in various new models 3s & Ys all had similarly poor air flow and the gap on d/side consistently smaller than p/side). What does it take to get a fault recognised. This thread alone shows similar concerns have been reported.
ChrisSFoot
Member
I'm afraid your guess is as good as mine. I'm sure if you got the same tech assigned they would remember though. If enough of these get fixed then maybe it'll go into their system so that other techs can see the fix. It's a shame there was no part number or anything mentioned on my invoice really!
