I dunno, I don't hear the sound when traveling at those speeds. Rather, it happens at power levels in the 10-20 kW range and speeds around 50 kph. The sound also subtly changes with throttle position. More like what mknox described at low speeds.
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Yah, mine changes with the acceleration arc (quiet at zero/no-color, loud at the ends). I only started hearing mine at 75mph. These particular videos don't capture the acceleration sensitivity of the sound, just the sound itself. Sorry if that makes them less helpful.
A sound that I hear which is not original to the car and perhaps more along the lines of what Doug_G is hearing, is an electrical noise that varies with throttle input. It's very faint (radio must be off; hard to hear at speed if at all). I haven't tried recording it but I doubt I could at least with the gear I have.
The 3-phase AC induction motor sets up some very complex audible electrical noise. You can hear it on the AM radio especially when tuned to a particular frequency (I can't remember which one). When heard on the AM radio it's different than with the radio off -- but it might help "describe" the kind of noise I'm talking about ... sort of.
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Actually upon reading Woof's reply, it would be different than mine if Doug's matches his. Woof described his to me in person and yikes!
The 3-phase AC induction motor sets up some very complex audible electrical noise. You can hear it on the AM radio especially when tuned to a particular frequency (I can't remember which one). When heard on the AM radio it's different than with the radio off -- but it might help "describe" the kind of noise I'm talking about ... sort of.
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Actually upon reading Woof's reply, it would be different than mine if Doug's matches his. Woof described his to me in person and yikes!
Tesla has a Ranger in town on Monday, so he's going to drop in for a test drive. Which is really great service considering I never reported the issue to them. :biggrin:
You're 100% correct, brianman. The Ranger came by yesterday and recorded my car's sound, and they sent it to engineering. Today they asked to schedule my car in for a drive train replacement. :frown:
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Well, it's a fairly painless experience to have it swapped out. My big concern is that others who have had their drive trains replaced are reporting the sound coming back. At the rate I drive I'm going to chew through my warranty pretty fast and I wonder what repairs like/ this are gonna cost outside of warranty?
Of the many questions I asked on this topic, these might be of interest:
- What is the replacement cost when out of warranty? Estimate: 15k-20k for the part + labor.
- Does the warranty extend for the drivetrain with the new drive unit? No, the original warranty applies with the same duration.
- Is there any news on the extended warranty in WA (and FL)? No.
I think there is a legal requirement that if you have a problem during warranty and it's documented, if it breaks again after warranty it's covered as if it were still under warranty. This likely varies by state.
Has anyone heard a really loud sound and significant vibration while the car is supercharging? I get it usually when supercharging between 140-230mi range, (on my 85kW A pack).
I was kinda worried so I called Tesla supercharging support, they said that they couldn't see anything abnormal on their end.
It was loud enough that it was drowning out the stereo, and I had to get out of the car to make a phonecall.
I was kinda worried so I called Tesla supercharging support, they said that they couldn't see anything abnormal on their end.
It was loud enough that it was drowning out the stereo, and I had to get out of the car to make a phonecall.
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