Pink foam under the car

[juli1]

Hey folks,

Yesterday, I found pink foam under the car on the driver side. This is not on both side of the car, only one side. Any idea what this is?

Video on: Model Y pink foam

Thanks!

Edit: car drives great, has 5K miles. Just wondering if this is normal or require attention.

 

[Kuro Houou]

Are you sure that's foam? Looks more like an adhesive.. honestly I have no idea what it is.. something to hold the panels together there?

 

[Srad600Volt]

I agree, looks like some sort of sealant. Can you compress it at all or is it hard to the touch? If it’s hard, I’d say sealant/adhesive.

 

[Watts 4 Me]

Its a girl

 

[juli1]

It is hard when I touch it, yep. What is weird is that it is only on one side of the vehicle, not on the other side. I was afraid it was some problem with the battery but it might be totally normal (I have a 320 miles range showed when charged at 100% so unlikely there is a battery issue here).

 

[babbit]

Hey folks,

Yesterday, I found pink foam under the car on the driver side. This is not on both side of the car, only one side. Any idea what this is?

Video on: Model Y pink foam

Thanks!

Edit: car drives great, has 5K miles. Just wondering if this is normal or require attention.

I believe this is normal. I have the same thing underneath my car, and it is also similar underneath the model 3. Yours does look a little messier than others, but that should just be a cosmetic thing.

 

[TomServo]

When the Mobil Tech was here to refit some of the misfitted plastic panels on the underside of my car I was able to get under my car and inspect it. Mine had NOTHING like that visible.

 

[Koolio46]

I recently watched most of the Sandy Munro MY tear down vids and when he took apart the battery and the undercarriage panel that protects the battery packs, there wasn't any adhesive in that color. The adhesives holding the cells in the packs were a sea foam / light blue color and the adhesives that held the undercarriage panel to the packs was white.

Now, his MY was an early build so perhaps they changed the color of the adhesive...?

I say it never hurts to schedule an SC appointment with that pic and see what they say.

 

[juli1]

@Koolio46 - that is actually a good point, the SC will just be honest if that is totally normal.

 

[Koolio46]

@Koolio46 - that is actually a good point, the SC will just be honest if that is totally normal.

If you do that, let us know what the result is.

 

[juli1]

Will do! I am in the middle of moving from CA to CO but once I am done with housing, I will send a request to the service center and post the results of the convo here.

 

[bhzmark]

Will do! I am in the middle of moving from CA to CO but once I am done with housing, I will send a request to the service center and post the results of the convo here.

send service request through the app and use the app to take a picture. they will see the picture and respond through the app or text or call

 

[Wennfred]

Will do! I am in the middle of moving from CA to CO but once I am done with housing, I will send a request to the service center and post the results of the convo here.

Log on now and see what dates the SC will give ya so you can time it just right, some appt could be 3 weeks out to a month.

 

[Raechris]

It's probably fine but I would have it checked out because that leakage is not normal even if just sloppy

 

[juli1]

Update: SC said it is probably ok and want to cancel the appointment. I asked them what it is and did not have an answer so far.

Note: The SF Service Center seems way way better than the Denver one.

 

[Koolio46]

Update: SC said it is probably ok and want to cancel the appointment. I asked them what it is and did not have an answer so far.

Note: The SF Service Center seems way way better than the Denver one.

Hmm...”probably okay”...if they used those words, it doesn’t sound like they really know.

 

[Yelobird]

It’s panel adhesive Under your car. I don’t suspect your life is in any danger.

 

[juli1]

Official answer from the Service Center (in case other people see the same thing and wonder).

"Hello, the sealant adhesive you see under the battery are all normal no need to worry about this. If you have no further question i will go ahead and cancel this service visit. Have a great day."

So, all good!

 

[Srad600Volt]

Glad you got it sorted.

 

[RoBoRaT]

Official answer from the Service Center (in case other people see the same thing and wonder).

"Hello, the sealant adhesive you see under the battery are all normal no need to worry about this. If you have no further question i will go ahead and cancel this service visit. Have a great day."

So, all good!

Within Spec strikes again!

Glad all was well for the OP.