I do love the car, the performance, the technology, the interiors… the exterior, but coming from a German brand, almost 2 years ago, some things should be talked about more openly. If for nothing else, to be properly addressed.
Four months ago, I started a troubleshoot process with my local Tesla Service Center because my car (M3P) has a high frequency vibration. When I got the car, I tried to justify it as “normal”, then because it’s electric, but latter last year I decided that a foot massage should not be part of the driving experience (unless you paid it as an extra in the car
I first noticed it in the dead pedal, but this high frequency vibration is everywhere (floor, doors, console, etc) and even from low speeds. For those thinking: it’s the tires, stupid… it’s not. In coordination with the SC, the tires were replaced, the wheels were perfectly calibrated and validated, and the vibration remained.
In the SC, the issue continued to scale up and got to the chief mechanic. He proposed to ride the car and feel it for himself. To his astonishment, the vibration was really there. We spent the next hour riding several model 3 to qualify if it was something specific to my car, or to the model 3 in general.
We drove a 2021 M3 Long Range with 19’’ and another M3P from 2020 with 20’’, besides my 2019 M3P with 20’’. Conclusion: all have the vibration, even the 2021 with 19’’ wheels!
To be perfectly clear, it’s not a showstopper, in a M3P you will feel the road much more than this, but again, a car in this category shouldn’t be doing this.
Four months ago, I started a troubleshoot process with my local Tesla Service Center because my car (M3P) has a high frequency vibration. When I got the car, I tried to justify it as “normal”, then because it’s electric, but latter last year I decided that a foot massage should not be part of the driving experience (unless you paid it as an extra in the car
I first noticed it in the dead pedal, but this high frequency vibration is everywhere (floor, doors, console, etc) and even from low speeds. For those thinking: it’s the tires, stupid… it’s not. In coordination with the SC, the tires were replaced, the wheels were perfectly calibrated and validated, and the vibration remained.
In the SC, the issue continued to scale up and got to the chief mechanic. He proposed to ride the car and feel it for himself. To his astonishment, the vibration was really there. We spent the next hour riding several model 3 to qualify if it was something specific to my car, or to the model 3 in general.
We drove a 2021 M3 Long Range with 19’’ and another M3P from 2020 with 20’’, besides my 2019 M3P with 20’’. Conclusion: all have the vibration, even the 2021 with 19’’ wheels!
To be perfectly clear, it’s not a showstopper, in a M3P you will feel the road much more than this, but again, a car in this category shouldn’t be doing this.