Plaid Vibration around 38-42MPH....

[WilliamG]

You win a prize! All the vibrations.

Right? I feel like my car is certainly worth more on the used market than the average S were I selling it.

 

[KOL2000]

Agreed. but what can you replace it with?

Taycan? $200k and slower than the Plaid.
Lucid Sapphire? $250k and the nearest service center is four hours away.

<shrug>

Exactly this. I, too, have all the vibrations. I did aftermarket N8tive links for the tires that wore out every 5k miles. Would love to have an alternative but right now you can get a new plaid for 90k- nothing even comes close in value. And it's not like the competition have perfect cars, they have issues too.

If they make a model 3 ludicrous/plaid that can go 2-2.5 to 60 I'd consider that as they seem to know how to build those cars.

 

[Jameslook]

I sold both my 2021 Plaids partly because of these vibrations. I miss the car but I hated the vibrations and don't want to get into another Plaid until they fix them. Pisses me off.

 

[WilliamG]

I sold both my 2021 Plaids partly because of these vibrations. I miss the car but I hated the vibrations and don't want to get into another Plaid until they fix them. Pisses me off.

I can't say I blame you. It's such crap that 2.5 years later Tesla has made seemingly no effort to resolve it.

 

[yerEVan]

I can't say I blame you. It's such crap that 2.5 years later Tesla has made seemingly no effort to resolve it.

And made it worse actually.

 

[WilliamG]

And made it worse actually.

Yep, 2022-and-on owners have it worse than 2021, shockingly.

 

[DayTrippin]

Sad it is still an issue yet some of us don't have any of the vibrations. Wish they were all like that.

 

[WilliamG]

Sad it is still an issue yet some of us don't have any of the vibrations. Wish they were all like that.

I’ll bet anything most people are oblivious, though.

 

[WilliamG]

I think the vibration fix might actually be coming! From Facebook, this person didn’t even mention having a vibration issue, but Tesla has added it to his service visit, and it matches in exact terminology someone else’s service request with their Model X from here:

Plaid X Vibration at beginning of each drive: Who is experiencing this?

If it's not cold thick oil in the motor case. Its the cold grease. (Tesla saying it's the grease). One look at the service menu while driving told us it wasn't the compressor running. So just the motor / driveunit left

teslamotorsclub.com

Could this finally be the fix we’re waiting for?

@jebinc

 

[jebinc]

I think the vibration fix might actually be coming! From Facebook, this person didn’t even mention having a vibration issue, but Tesla has added it to his service visit, and it matches in exact terminology someone else’s service request with their Model X from here:

Plaid X Vibration at beginning of each drive: Who is experiencing this?

If it's not cold thick oil in the motor case. Its the cold grease. (Tesla saying it's the grease). One look at the service menu while driving told us it wasn't the compressor running. So just the motor / driveunit left

teslamotorsclub.com

Could this finally be the fix we’re waiting for?

@jebinc

I remain dubious.

 

[jebinc]

Not quite right. There are three vibrations, to recap:

1.) On the 2021, 2022, and 2023 refresh cars, that occurs between about 37-50mph (give or take). This isn’t always there on new cars (wasn’t on my 2021 till 1400 miles) but can be (noticeable on my 2022 from day 1).

2.) On 2022 and 2023 refresh cars (not 2021) a vibration that occurs around the same speed (sometimes a tad lower) that feels a lot like the first vibration above, but is much, much more noticeable. This goes away within a few minutes of driving, but it’s really obvious if you’re paying even slight attention. If this vibration stayed there and didn’t disappear within a few minutes, you’d have a lot more complaints on the forums.

3.) A higher-speed vibration at around 80mph. Affects some cars and not determined whether it’s 2021-2023 or not. This vibration hasn’t been discussed anywhere near as much as 1 or 2. Number 1 is the original vibration for refresh, with number 2 coming along after 2022 refresh cars were released. I have all three vibrations in my 2022.

Sad….

 

[jebinc]

You win a prize! All the vibrations.

He’s a double winner, as he (like me) has FSDj (j for junk).

 

[jebinc]

Exactly this. I, too, have all the vibrations. I did aftermarket N8tive links for the tires that wore out every 5k miles. Would love to have an alternative but right now you can get a new plaid for 90k- nothing even comes close in value. And it's not like the competition have perfect cars, they have issues too.

If they make a model 3 ludicrous/plaid that can go 2-2.5 to 60 I'd consider that as they seem to know how to build those cars.

High volume, with lots of investor eyes watching…

 

[WilliamG]

I remain dubious.

Guess we’ll see soon enough!

 

[aerodyne]

Guess we’ll see soon enough!

Just turned 9k miles. I think I can barely sense a low speed vibration, only once or twice...or maybe I'm just on this thread more than I should be.

I've got suspension creaks and the rear seat rattle which sometimes distract me from noticing vibration.

 

[jebinc]

Guess we’ll see soon enough!

Are you sure about that? We’re talking the Charlatan and his band of merry _____, here….

 

[lbowroom]

Good one. First I've heard of tesla claiming they can unbend drive shafts with a software update.

They aren’t bent

 

[jebinc]

POLL: vibration felt when slightly accelerating refresh Mode S Plaid or LR

The Lucid Air Saphire is supposed to be 0.1 seconds quicker, 1.89sec 0-60, and costs ~$250k.

teslamotorsclub.com

 

[Ray_R]

I’ve asked this before, but haven’t seen a response. Has anyone tried having the half shafts balanced? In my old hot rodding days, whenever we shortened or modified a drive shaft, we always made sure to have it balanced as the final step to avoid any potential vibrations. Perhaps whoever manufactures the half shafts for Tesla doesn’t take this step because they feel their tolerances are “close enough”?
The process is much like balancing a wheel/tire. They put the shaft on a machine and spin it really fast to determine the balance, then add small weights where needed.

 

[NeuroRad]

I can't say I blame you. It's such crap that 2.5 years later Tesla has made seemingly no effort to resolve it.

I’ve asked this before, but haven’t seen a response. Has anyone tried having the half shafts balanced? In my old hot rodding days, whenever we shortened or modified a drive shaft, we always made sure to have it balanced as the final step to avoid any potential vibrations. Perhaps whoever manufactures the half shafts for Tesla doesn’t take this step because they feel their tolerances are “close enough”?
The process is much like balancing a wheel/tire. They put the shaft on a machine and spin it really fast to determine the balance, then add small weights where needed.

Makes sense however these shafts are so short it’s not the same as a 6 foot driveshaft.