And forgets to lower it to LOW when going all out on freeway entrance ramps....KEEP THAT CAR AT LOW ALWAYS unless you need height and you will stop destroying the axle shafts. had mine replaced, got schooled by the SC, NEVER raise it anymore unless I need height temporarily.
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And forgets to lower it to LOW when going all out on freeway entrance ramps....KEEP THAT CAR AT LOW ALWAYS unless you need height and you will stop destroying the axle shafts. had mine replaced, got schooled by the SC, NEVER raise it anymore unless I need height temporarily.
Just took my P85DL in for some warranty items and had them look at the noise when accelerating while suspension raised. The initial comment was there is not a fix for this but it is a known issue. They just sent my paperwork and it states this is a "known characteristic" and it should be "on low when driven hard". Sounds like they aren't planning on addressing the issue any longer.
Cory151
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As the current owner of a P85D and a P100DL, I believe this issue is far too prevalent for them not to address. I feel like class action lawsuits have been filed for much less. Wasn't there a class action that took place in another country based on the horsepower number Tesla claimed for its "P" variant?
s1rk
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Is it true they are no longer addressing this? I have this rattle every once in a while on hard acceleration and was hoping they can fix it.
Cory151
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I think we need to collectively continue to keep in on their radar. This means holding the the service managers feet to the fire to send emails to powertrain, requesting status update for said "fix." The other alternative is simply wait for an axle shaft to break creating an unsafe situation at speed?
Cory151
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Then perhaps they shouldn't have raised the car 1" in early 2014 with a software update(due to concerns over battery strikes).
I did this for the first 3 cv shaft replacements. Put it into auto lowering to lowest at all speeds. Only ever raised to to get over specific speed bumps and curbs and canceled all auto saved height geo locations.
Made no difference. The issue came back every time....until I lowered the car ONE MORE INCH with lowering links 50 miles after the very last cv shaft replacement....which has now been 14K miles and not a hint of the issue returning.
Nosken
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This never occurred on my first car, a March 2015 Model S P85D with frequent launches to show future owners the performance, but on my Nov 2016 Model S 90D, it’s happened multiple times, after replacement, with 0 full launches.
The P85D had tons more torque?
The P85D had tons more torque?
well that is very interesting....wonder if your car was higher than normal for "low" mode?
it can't. the motor does not turn at that lumpy low rpm you hear. the axle shafts do.
so right now my p85d is 1 inch higher than it should be? how do I get this lowering link? or how to see if it is indeed 1 inch to high?
Funny you should ask. They did the height calibration twice because when the measured the height by hand, they said it was 1/2" higher than normal but it remained so AFTER each recalibration and they said they had no explanation for it.
My guess is that the spec they were using was wrong and that the car was adjusting itself to the new height that Tesla rolled out in a software update in 2014 to prevent battery strikes.
madmax240
Model S 100D
Under suspension,
Yes, under suspension, automatic lowering, set low to always.
I find it will raise at some places where I have raised to high on some bumpy roads near me.
Yes, under suspension, automatic lowering, set low to always.
I find it will raise at some places where I have raised to high on some bumpy roads near me.
sweet!!!!! acn you print some for me as well? ill pay if you need me to.
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But you can send them off to be printed for $20 or $30 total to one of the vendors linked in thingaverse.
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But you can send them off to be printed for $20 or $30 total to one of the vendors linked in thingaverse.
What length lowering links do you use?
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