I can confirm that driving without tires results in a great deal of shudder.
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News for Model X owners with the dreaded shudder
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hill
high fiber member
got me.
ok, w/ the nearly worn out Contenental's still on, or changed over to new the tires. Shudder is same ol' same ol'.
Come on - end of lease. As Mr T used to say (regarding the poor sap that picks up our X as a CPO) ... "I pity the fool".
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ok, w/ the nearly worn out Contenental's still on, or changed over to new the tires. Shudder is same ol' same ol'.
Come on - end of lease. As Mr T used to say (regarding the poor sap that picks up our X as a CPO) ... "I pity the fool".
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Kacey Green
Member
My late August 2018 Model X was delivered in standard but it went back a moment for an adjustment and came back in always low. Rep wasn't aware of any change though mine was built after the rumored new part, will need to do further research. Hopefully it is aligned for always low since that's where it is.
mal_tsla
Member
SC told me Model X doesn't have adjustable camber so there's no real way to align it for Low.
Kacey Green
Member
So I should put it back to standard before I prematurely wear out the edges of the tires then? My Model S when I set it to low at 65 mph would burn through the inner edges of the tires like crazy.
mal_tsla
Member
Only if you prefer acceleration shudder over uneven tire wear. I'll take the tire wear.
Kacey Green
Member
Brian's ReX
Member
If you're going to quote the remarkable "Mr. T"... you need to be accurate! It's actually - "I pity the foo"
Brian's ReX
Member
My 100D with 9100 miles just had it's first 'official' shudder yesterday while accelerating moderately-heavy on an on-ramp that was slightly uphill with a slight curve to starboard. Conditions were sunny and dry. Repaved within the last year, so it's in pretty good shape still.
I say 'official' because it's the most definitive shudder I've experienced - and the noise and vibration was in keeping with what I have seen/heard on YouTube vids.
Prior to that instance, I had been paying very close attention to the vehicle during hard-starts and heavy-acceleration - mostly due to this (and other) thread(s), and there has always been a very slight vibration. Mostly only noticeable to myself. Even my wife would shrug her shoulders when I would say "DID YOU FEEL THAT?!?!?". To say that I have been apprehensive about eventually experiencing the dreaded shudder would be a very accurate statement.
However, after having the official shudder yesterday... I have yet to be able to recreate it. In addition, the lesser vibrations mentioned in the previous paragraph seem to be either gone or minimized! Could my car have repaired itself?!? Yeah, I didn't think so either...
Crossing my fingers (and every cross-able appendage I own).
I say 'official' because it's the most definitive shudder I've experienced - and the noise and vibration was in keeping with what I have seen/heard on YouTube vids.
Prior to that instance, I had been paying very close attention to the vehicle during hard-starts and heavy-acceleration - mostly due to this (and other) thread(s), and there has always been a very slight vibration. Mostly only noticeable to myself. Even my wife would shrug her shoulders when I would say "DID YOU FEEL THAT?!?!?". To say that I have been apprehensive about eventually experiencing the dreaded shudder would be a very accurate statement.
However, after having the official shudder yesterday... I have yet to be able to recreate it. In addition, the lesser vibrations mentioned in the previous paragraph seem to be either gone or minimized! Could my car have repaired itself?!? Yeah, I didn't think so either...
Crossing my fingers (and every cross-able appendage I own).
gavine
Petrol Head turned EV Enthusiast
I think mine may have. I had the axels replaced about 10K miles ago and the fix lasted for about 5K miles when the shudder came-back. I ran at standard height during those 5K miles. Whenever I drove in low-height, it would go-away. After a while, it started doing it in low as well. Before that time, I didn't realize you could set it to stay in low so I would only put in low when I thought about it. Then, I put it in "always low", and it still shuddered in low for a while but now the shudder is magically gone. I haven't tried standard height since (I'm afraid to as it might come-back) but it has been perfect. Could it be that running on low for a certain amount of time, eventually fixes the problem, at least while driving in low? It is silky smooth now. I'll report-back if the shudder starts happening again.
Ormond
Endless Peacock
Mine doesn't have an "always low" setting. Is that because I never had the shudder? I asked about driving it in low, and the tech looked at me like I was nuts--or maybe I am nuts.
gavine
Petrol Head turned EV Enthusiast
Where you set the speed for automatic lowering, select "always".
Once set to low, you have to click on "Adjust Speed".
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At the risk of sounding like a dunce...
I see @Ormond has AP 1.0... did the X have adjustable suspension "way back then"?
As long as car had SAS optioned AP Version doesn’t matter
Brian's ReX
Member
bayx
Member
Same, my car came back from SC with Suspension on Low, no wonder the ride was smoother than I was used to since delivery in late August! I have it back on Standard again.
What are the actual downsides to the shudder i.e. what does it do to the car in the long run, if any? Is it better to have the suspension in Low and have the tires burn out or risk getting the shudder issue?
Does the MS & M3 have the shudder issue too? It's crazy that they haven't fixed the issue despite knowing about it for so long!
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