Model Y front seats creasing badly after 9 days of ownership

[Nurkbonis]

Picked up my new Y 9 days ago and have 273 miles on it, and both the front seats are creasing badly.

Anyone else experiencing this? I have owned two model 3s and this didn't happen.

I shot Tesla an email to see what they say. I'm expecting them to be replaced.

 

[hcdavis3]

Picked up my new Y 9 days ago and have 273 miles on it, and both the front seats are creasing badly.

Anyone else experiencing this? I have owned two model 3s and this didn't happen.

I shot Tesla an email to see what they say. I'm expecting them to be replaced.

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Not good. Let us know what Tesla says.

 

[Lounanne]

Were these pictures taken after you sat on the seats?

 

[Nurkbonis]

Were these pictures taken after you sat on the seats?

Yes but this never happened in both my Model 3s with the same style seats.

When the pictures were taken, no one had been in the passenger seat for several hours.

 

[Lounanne]

For reference, this is the driver seat on mine with 1916 miles of use; last used about 7 hours ago. I guess I never paid any attention to it.

 

[MacZ]

Mine are better, but I can see it is not smooth at the exact same locations.

From my observation, this is caused by the foam underneath. Will it be another within spec?

 

[MountainPass]

I have had this happen on multiple cars, so as a result, I am in the habit of not letting my butt touch that bolster as I get in or out of the seat.

 

[Nurkbonis]

Hmm... Looks like I'm not the only one with this. I just find it odd that I had the "same" seats in two different model 3s and did not have this issue at all. Something about the seats must have been changed - design, materials, etc.

 

[Lounanne]

Even if the seats are the same, I wonder if the difference of ingress/egress due to the raised seating position has an impact on the side bolsters?

I did not have a M3 previously so cannot compare the seats as being the same.

 

[Pianewman]

Even if the seats are the same, I wonder if the difference of ingress/egress due to the raised seating position has an impact on the side bolsters?

I did not have a M3 previously so cannot compare the seats as being the same.

I don't own a Y yet, so no experience, but I'll bet this could be the cause. Also, there's probably variability in foam density from batch to batch that's hard to determine until it's actually under stress from usage.

(If I were to see this on my car, with previous cars NOT showing the issue, I'd also blame it on my own personal weight gain over the past decade, ditto for my wife, but don't tell her I said this in public!!!!)

 

[jpfive]

Picked up my new Y 9 days ago and have 273 miles on it, and both the front seats are creasing badly.

Anyone else experiencing this? I have owned two model 3s and this didn't happen.

I shot Tesla an email to see what they say. I'm expecting them to be replaced.

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No creases in my white Model Y seats. Also none in the seats of the white Model 3 that it replaced. However, I do notice that I make more contact with the side bolsters getting in and out of the Y than I did in the 3. I try not to slide into the seat, but rather back my butt in and sit down like it was a chair. If I push the bolster in with my hand I notice that it does fold the vegan leather over with the foam as it compresses. Thanks for the heads up, though. I'll make an extra effort not to slid in over the side bolsters.

 

[tomagucci]

This doesn't look like normal wear and tear for me. Hopefully the service center makes it right, keep us posted!

 

[P3dStealth]

I brought my 3 in for creases in the seat also. Same area and also the corners. They told me it was within spec and cosmetic stuff could only be claimed in 30 days or something like that. Horrible service. I expected it though because they don't fix anytbing

In my opinion the seat material in these cars is not nearly as nice as a high quality leather. My girlfriend's mom has a nissan sentra with quilted leather seats and sadly its far nicer than our fake leather.

It's not the foam it's the material. For some reason it develops creases and dents. It sometimes goes away over time and sometimes it decides to retain them as it's new form. If you heat it and rub it sometimes it comes out

 

[mark95476]

No creasing on my white seats after ~5 months and ~3000 miles.

 

[tonyb99]

It may also be related to the weight of the OP, and their method of ingress. The bolsters are raised above the seat, and it is easy to abuse them if sliding in/out the seat.

 

[Pianewman]

That's what I implied in post #10. The laws of physics are somewhat constant.

 

[Uncle Paul]

Was this on a colder day. Vinyl can do this when cold, but wrinkles go away when warmed up a bit.

 

[P3dStealth]

I'm 147lbs. If weight is the issue it's pretty bad.

I've noticed the stitching isn't that great either. I think they cheaper out on the seats. I bet the covers are relatively cheap from parts catalog.

 

[Pianewman]

Oops...I'm pushing 200lbs. Gonna have to watch the wear on my seats (when we get the car!)

 

[P3dStealth]

I have a steamer I might try. Think I'm going to try it somewhere on the back seat first just in case it causes damage.

I will let you know if it works.