I am trying to figure out if the vibration I have in my 2021 Plaid is the typical shudder or something else. My 9/2021 delivered Plaid drove fine until it developed a vibration after a skidding incident on the highway at 3k miles in 4/2022. I was acceleration along a slight curve and the car lost traction for a bit and it almost slid in to the median barrier. At the same time it skid, I heard a sound and vibration that felt like a tire coming of the wheel in the front. I had 20" signature wheels with All weather pilots that were 2 months old.
I pulled over and the wheels looked fine, and driving was fine as well. I couldn't figure out what happened. The next few days after this incident I started noticing a vibration through the accelerator, floor of the car in the front, and through the yoke. There was a certain audible quality as well since I had non-foam tires.
I noticed it happening under acceleration only at any speed from 39+ mph, and it would disappear in track mode with power going to the rear wheels only. I had the wheels balanced twice to make sure this was not related to the wheels. They found one wheel lost balancing for some reason and didn't notice any damage to it.
I changed the wheels back to my 21" arachnids, and had them balanced. The vibration got slightly better, and less audible, but the vibration was still there.
I took it to Tesla in May and they kept the car for three weeks and gave it back to me stating they didn't notice anything, but they did tighten up the "bolts." I assume this was something on the shafts.
For the first week it vibrated less but got worse as I drove the car during Summer 22 with the 21" arachnids. I noticed the vibration got worse in hot weather, and when going uphill. It also only happens under acceleration, light or hard. During 90 deg days it felt almost like there was an axle hitting the floor of the car when accelerating hard. It felt like something was going to break. Once my 8 year old daughter was with me in the car and I had to accelerate hard, and she said she even felt the vibration through the floor in the rear passenger area.
Using track mode to send power only to the rear motors did not mitigate the vibration anymore. Now it vibrates consistently at 39mph+ when the car has been warmed up for at least 7-10minutes of travel.
I took the car in October and it started getting colder so the intensity of the vibration lessened. I let the SA drive the car home and keep it for a day and he comes back and tells me he figured it out. I was excited.
He says it is you lane departing avoidance causing it. I was just so frustrated but I played along. They just wasted my time.
I picked up the car and found the car damaged in a hit and run in the Tesla service center parking lot which was like throwing salt on my wounds. It was a major waste of time trying to figure out the plate of the person from the crappy 720P cameras.
Well when I took it home I unsurprisingly discovered that it was not the lane departure avoidance. The vibration is still there. As it got in to 50F the vibration is less, but now the car makes clunking noises when I turn the wheels all the way and reverse or go forward in any direction at slow speeds. Also the car's tires feel wobbly when on the highway at high speeds like it is getting pushed around.
Oh and the vibration is still there even in cold weather at any speed from 39mph, though less noticeable compared to the summer hot weather. Sometimes it is only noticeable since I know how butter smooth it felt before this all began.
I am at a loss and don't know whether this is the shudder that everyone talks about in the Plaids or if it is something else. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I pulled over and the wheels looked fine, and driving was fine as well. I couldn't figure out what happened. The next few days after this incident I started noticing a vibration through the accelerator, floor of the car in the front, and through the yoke. There was a certain audible quality as well since I had non-foam tires.
I noticed it happening under acceleration only at any speed from 39+ mph, and it would disappear in track mode with power going to the rear wheels only. I had the wheels balanced twice to make sure this was not related to the wheels. They found one wheel lost balancing for some reason and didn't notice any damage to it.
I changed the wheels back to my 21" arachnids, and had them balanced. The vibration got slightly better, and less audible, but the vibration was still there.
I took it to Tesla in May and they kept the car for three weeks and gave it back to me stating they didn't notice anything, but they did tighten up the "bolts." I assume this was something on the shafts.
For the first week it vibrated less but got worse as I drove the car during Summer 22 with the 21" arachnids. I noticed the vibration got worse in hot weather, and when going uphill. It also only happens under acceleration, light or hard. During 90 deg days it felt almost like there was an axle hitting the floor of the car when accelerating hard. It felt like something was going to break. Once my 8 year old daughter was with me in the car and I had to accelerate hard, and she said she even felt the vibration through the floor in the rear passenger area.
Using track mode to send power only to the rear motors did not mitigate the vibration anymore. Now it vibrates consistently at 39mph+ when the car has been warmed up for at least 7-10minutes of travel.
I took the car in October and it started getting colder so the intensity of the vibration lessened. I let the SA drive the car home and keep it for a day and he comes back and tells me he figured it out. I was excited.
He says it is you lane departing avoidance causing it. I was just so frustrated but I played along. They just wasted my time.
I picked up the car and found the car damaged in a hit and run in the Tesla service center parking lot which was like throwing salt on my wounds. It was a major waste of time trying to figure out the plate of the person from the crappy 720P cameras.
Well when I took it home I unsurprisingly discovered that it was not the lane departure avoidance. The vibration is still there. As it got in to 50F the vibration is less, but now the car makes clunking noises when I turn the wheels all the way and reverse or go forward in any direction at slow speeds. Also the car's tires feel wobbly when on the highway at high speeds like it is getting pushed around.
Oh and the vibration is still there even in cold weather at any speed from 39mph, though less noticeable compared to the summer hot weather. Sometimes it is only noticeable since I know how butter smooth it felt before this all began.
I am at a loss and don't know whether this is the shudder that everyone talks about in the Plaids or if it is something else. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
