Plaid 21” rear tire woes - factory defect?

[Hayseed_MS]

Slightly hijacking...

Has anyone tried another tire of the same size (Falken Azenis FK510 have same size) and seen any similar results?

 

[Swissness]

Slightly hijacking...

Has anyone tried another tire of the same size (Falken Azenis FK510 have same size) and seen any similar results?

No Hijacking, actually a good question, I thought about getting those, but I do not know anything about falke. Wondering the same.

 

[canasion35]

Anybody have a of their alignment sheet?? Would be good to see what your toe & camber look like.

 

[MFrunkerOG]

Anybody have a of their alignment sheet?? Would be good to see what your toe & camber look like.

Mine. I have the adjustable MPP rear suspension links

 

[MFrunkerOG]

I do have a set of the 19” wheels and Pirelli summer tires for sale if anyone wants them. I’m in Atlanta

 

[MFrunkerOG]

They have adjustable rear trailing arms. I have them, just know that they can only take about 0.3 degrees of camber out, but they stop the rear from toe-ing out on compression apparently. Will need camber arms if you want to take out a couple degrees of camber.

@lbowroom - MPP now also has the rear lower control arms for the new S. That combined with their rear trailing arms took my camber down from 2.2 to 1.2 easy peazy .

 

[Swissness]

I do have a set of the 19” wheels and Pirelli summer tires for sale if anyone wants them. I’m in Atlanta

Darn, Just bought a set from EBay, if it does not pan out, I’ll def. Contact you

 

[dk79]

Slightly hijacking...

Has anyone tried another tire of the same size (Falken Azenis FK510 have same size) and seen any similar results?

fk510 super load on road. Causes noise headache, best avoid it, I returned them and went with stock 19 inch setup on my plaid, 21 wheels sitting in garage.

 

[TSLA Pilot]

fk510 super load on road. Causes noise headache, best avoid it, I returned them and went with stock 19 inch setup on my plaid, 21 wheels sitting in garage.

Hmmm.

As a wild-eyed optimist that hopes Tesla and Michelin will/may/might/hopefully will work this out in the years ahead, I might buy those wheels from you next time I'm in AZ (later this month).

PM me if interested as they'll just be taking up space in your garage for years otherwise . . . .

Thanks!

 

[Swissness]

I guess the Falken will be my last resort if the 19 inch set I bought does not come thru.

 

[TSLA Pilot]

I guess the Falken will be my last resort if the 19 inch set I bought does not come thru.

FYI: I think someone above posted the Falkens were so bad they had them removed.

Visited a local Tesla SC yesterday and was advised to try eBay, although I did also find that TireRack.com appears to have some coming within a few days/weeks as well?

 

[TSPlaid2021]

100% correct. they told me to F-off with regards to any discount or freebee. Tesla is far beyond the days that few of us remember. There is nobody to complain to or reason with. To another posters point, I drive mixed highway/city 10k miles a year mostly commuting and driving kids around.

Funny thing is back in 2013 when my rears were worn out (P85+) after like 3k miles in the inner rim they replaced the tires free of charge and re-aligned (made it a little bit better, able to get 5-6k miles per pair).

So for the last 10 years the party line has been "heavy performance car goes really fast instant torque not our problem". Whats shocking to me is that there are not 20 people chiming in on this thread saying "ME TOO".

guess I'm just unlucky on this!

I am having the same problem with 2021 Model S Plaid. Got replace both rear tires after less than 10K miles out of pocket. Paid for alignment and now the rear passenger tire is doing the same.

 

[Gixx1300R]

https://harbert.auburn.edu/binaries/documents/center-for-ethical-organizational-cultures/cases/firestone.pdf#:~:text=In%201978%2C%20Firestone%20recalled%2014.5%20million%20tires%E2%80%94the%20largest,paid%20a%20%24500%2C000%20fine%20for%20concealing%20safety%20problems.

Anyone remember this? Different brand but you must file a complaint in order to have this issue looked into

 

[TSLA Pilot]

https://harbert.auburn.edu/binaries/documents/center-for-ethical-organizational-cultures/cases/firestone.pdf#:~:text=In%201978%2C%20Firestone%20recalled%2014.5%20million%20tires%E2%80%94the%20largest,paid%20a%20%24500%2C000%20fine%20for%20concealing%20safety%20problems.

Anyone remember this? Different brand but you must file a complaint in order to have this issue looked into

FWIW, yesterday I sent a long, descriptive email to Michelin, with links to this thread (among others), clearly laying out a scenario where people will likely be injured or killed if Michelin and Tesla don't get on this STAT.

It's a ticking time bomb of: 1. a very hard to see tire failure; 2. cars capable of more than 150 mph . . . .

Still awaiting a response.

 

[Kermitpsu]

Same issue. 18k, 21 arachnids Each tire same crazy edge wear

 

[MFrunkerOG]

Like I said a few pages ago… I have a full set of 19” wheels with pirelli summers and with TPMS sitting in my garage .

I’m sure someone soon is going to want them

 

[Swissness]

I have a stupid question, I have a set of 19“ wheels with pirellis (from another plaid) coming my way, do I need to change the TPMS to the one I have on my Michelins or will the car just synch to the new TPMS?
I read somewhere that it should be automatic, just want to make sure.

 

[MFrunkerOG]

I have a stupid question, I have a set of 19“ wheels with pirellis (from another plaid) coming my way, do I need to change the TPMS to the one I have on my Michelins or will the car just synch to the new TPMS?
I read somewhere that it should be automatic, just want to make sure.

Yes will automatically sync with the new ones

 

[Swissness]

Yes will automatically sync with the new ones

Thanks a lot

 

[killer_model_s]

Adding my pics to this thread even if it's a bit late. I had this issue today and stumbled upon this thread when researching this issue. I made an appointment at the local SC for alignment for what it's worth.