Motor whine

[Pablosammy]

I'm 3000 miles in to M3P ownership, and I could swear the motor (not sure if it's front or back) is whining more than it used to. It's a high pitched whine - under part throttle, it's intermittent like a square wave form, and becomes steady under heavier acceleration. I assume this is just the motor regulating itself, but I don't remember hearing the motor at all before except under heavy acceleration.

Is this normal?

 

[NewbieT]

A little quite whine I’d say is normal. Don’t notice it with the stereo on but if it’s off I sometimes hear it.

 

[Gatsojon]

A little quite whine I’d say is normal. Don’t notice it with the stereo on but if it’s off I sometimes hear it.

I’d agree with this. I only even noticed that slight wine after a few weeks and probably was more to do with me taking that time to tune in to the new EV car sounds after an ICE.
It sounds like yours is more than this so worth getting it looked at.

 

[Cnixon]

I too was thinking the same as the OP. Its only started in last few 100 miles.

 

[MrBadger]

Sometimes its software dependent. The 5% update changed the noise of the motors.

I noticed ours recently when about to pull in to our drive, but I put it down to one of the rear seats down which I had not done before.

 

[spooksman]

I noticed something similar, about 2,000 miles in and I'd swear there was more whine on a recent journey.

Like others have said, I put it down to 'getting used to it' after my old car.

 

[Flatchat]

I'm 3000 miles in to M3P ownership, and I could swear the motor (not sure if it's front or back) is whining more than it used to.

Weird, I was just thinking the same at the weekend. Had mine since March but only done 1500 miles.

 

[Jason71]

I get a constant whining from the passenger seat under hard acceleration but not noticed anything from the motors

 

[chr15toffer]

I've done nearly 6,000 miles now and noticed a definite change in the whine recently, likely due to one of the recent software updates, I suspect.

 

[Alex987854]

There is extra whine when the car's conditioning for supercharging.

 

[Siciliano]

I have recently noticed this exact thing, too. I'm thinking it's been there the whole time (it's been almost 2 weeks since I got it), but when I first got it I was too busy admiring the sound system!!

 

[ACarneiro]

The whine has changed after one of the software updates.
It’s very subtle but for those of us with a musical ear it’s very much perceptible.
As @VanillaAir_UK stated it was after the 5% increase so I didn’t worry about it.

 

[Jeeves]

The whine has changed after one of the software updates.
It’s very subtle but for those of us with a musical ear it’s very much perceptible.
As @VanillaAir_UK stated it was after the 5% increase so I didn’t worry about it.

Completely agree.

 

[Jonnymack74]

There's a whine on my 2019 Model S, but it feels like the noise you heard from movies set in the future from 20/30 years ago. Which I think isace.

It does make me wonder as there are reports of severe whining, but i assume these cars are not fully silent, you should expect a very low hum/whine from the electric motors?

 

[Talon]

There's a whine on my 2019 Model S, but it feels like the noise you heard from movies set in the future from 20/30 years ago. Which I think isace.

It does make me wonder as there are reports of severe whining, but i assume these cars are not fully silent, you should expect a very low hum/whine from the electric motors?

I love a bit of audio feedback from the motors, and yes it also gives me those retro-futuristic vibes

 

[Nick77]

There's a whine on my 2019 Model S, but it feels like the noise you heard from movies set in the future from 20/30 years ago. Which I think isace.

I get that weird futuristic whine noise in my 2021 M3, but only when reversing. Its almost like its there to help warn pedestrians.

 

[D1939]

I get a high pitch whine at exactly 47 mph, before or after that nothing

 

[Cnixon]

Note:
This turned out to be tyre related...

Drone from running gear

My Model 3 LR is coming up to two years old and has done 22k miles. I’ve noticed over the last few months a droning noise that sounds like the bearings or similar that increases in volume with speed. It’s most noticeable on smooth, good quality tarmac where tyre roar doesn’t drown it out. Has...

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[Somex]

There's a whine on my 2019 Model S, but it feels like the noise you heard from movies set in the future from 20/30 years ago. Which I think isace.

It does make me wonder as there are reports of severe whining, but i assume these cars are not fully silent, you should expect a very low hum/whine from the electric motors?

I get severe whining from the passenger seat area (mostly when it’s occupied by my wife)

 

[Nick77]

Just had this myself. A much louder and noticeable whine/whistle from the motors.

I was pre-conditioning for charging and I've read on another thread that it does make more noise more when warming up the motors/battery.

It was fine on the journey home so definitely just from pre-conditioning. Just in case any other new owners notices it and wonders what it is.