Play In drivers seat

[Fellsteruk]

quick question...

I’ve noticed that my drivers seat has some play in it, not a lot but when I break the seat tilts forward a little and when I put my foot down it moves back.

I’ve tried putting it in different positions but it happens all the time as if something is lose?

Anyone else experience this?

 

[LoveEV]

Yup I've had this and the seat was replaced. However your car is new and with gen 3 seats so the problem shouldn't be there. Might need a few bolts tightening up. Just pop it into service might be a while you wait job.

 

[Fellsteruk]

Thanks. TBH I’ve got a few issues so will get it sorted when I’m in for the other bits. I suspect it will be a long time, one of the jobs is replacing the headliner

 

[LoveEV]

replacing the headliner

what happened did they install the wrong colour?

 

[Fellsteruk]

Lol, that would be funny.

No there was a one on he scuff/scrap in the material I noticed on delivery.

They said they would fix it but said they didn’t know how long t would take for a new one to come or how long it would take to replace....

 

[SpudLime]

I got my S in july and I noticed this with my seat. I was going to wait until it goes in for an annual service as it doesnt bother me that much.

 

[DJP31]

I got my S in july and I noticed this with my seat. I was going to wait until it goes in for an annual service as it doesnt bother me that much.

Mine moves very slightly too, ‘within tolerance’ was the SC’s verdict. Barely notice tbh.

 

[Fellsteruk]

Anyone else had any luck with this.

Been reading a lot on here back to threads in 2016 and appears I may just be too fat for Tesla... lol

SC said nothing wrong with my seat but I don’t buy that. I’ve got. 2017 MX loaner now with 18k on the clock and that rocks also so this has to be a common fault they won’t accept or put simply if ya fat ya gonna make ya seat move.

 

[theoceanwaves]

Mine got swapped out for a new seat which has play too, it’s very slight but noticeable on acceleration or harder braking. To add mine made a clicking noise too the new one doesn’t

 

[SpudLime]

Just had mine checked out. They said the fix in the security bulletin is for the old seats. Since min is the newer seat, they had to order a new one. Waiting until that comes in to see if it fixes the issue.

 

[Fellsteruk]

Good luck.. If it is a FAT thing then i guess a new seat isn't going to make any difference.. for me anyway my £30k Nissan was able to cope with my fat ass...

 

[SpudLime]

Good luck.. If it is a FAT thing then i guess a new seat isn't going to make any difference.. for me anyway my £30k Nissan was able to cope with my fat ass...

Im probably the same boat as you. ;-)

 

[Fellsteruk]

Im probably the same boat as you. ;-)

So what exactly does your seat do, My rocks back and forth a little but last month they "tightened" it up, this doesn't make any difference to the rocking but since then the seat base makes a noise when i move about like its coming from springs..

 

[SpudLime]

Mine doesnt squeak. But under hard acceleration and hard braking it moves a little bit. I kind of ignored it until I started seeing all the threads on TMC about other folks having an issue. So when i had my tires rotated, I had them check my seat and they concluded to replace the seat. Its supposedly on order, but ill follow up in a few weeks if I dont hear from the SC.

 

[Fellsteruk]

Dont expect it anytime soon. I'm waiting on a new headliner and a new dashboard since September... My car is in the SC now for something else they are going to chase up my parts but they told me it can take months... GOD knows why but apparently it does with Tesla.

 

[SpudLime]

Dont expect it anytime soon. I'm waiting on a new headliner and a new dashboard since September... My car is in the SC now for something else they are going to chase up my parts but they told me it can take months... GOD knows why but apparently it does with Tesla.

Definitely not holding my breath.

 

[Fellsteruk]

when did you get your MS, it seems like we got ours at similar times and while mine does have a different seat in it... its interesting we have similar issues... I wonder if its maybe not the seat but the seat base frame which i suspect would be the same?

 

[SpudLime]

when did you get your MS, it seems like we got ours at similar times and while mine does have a different seat in it... its interesting we have similar issues... I wonder if its maybe not the seat but the seat base frame which i suspect would be the same?

I got mine in the second week of July 2018. Thats a good point. I will ask the tech that whenever my seat comes in..hopefully in 2019.

 

[Fellsteruk]

Mine was produced about that time i took delivery in September.

I just had a look at the parts catalogue the actual seats appear to be the same the switch is the same but the motors and sliders are different so maybe it is the seat but the movment i have is the whole seat if you grab the back of the seat and shake it, it's solid attached to the seat base and both the back rest and seat base are moving back and forth against the sliders so maybe the bracket on the seats which attach to the sliders are fubar...

Model S runner


Model x Runner


On both the S and X the sliders have 8 anchor points, four on each side, im assuming this is how the seat is actually attached to the frame/sliders... I wonder if these are the issue... I have a loaner outside with the same issue if i get a chance i'll try and take a closer look at where the movement is coming from

 

[SpudLime]

Mine was produced about that time i took delivery in September.

I just had a look at the parts catalogue the actual seats appear to be the same the switch is the same but the motors and sliders are different so maybe it is the seat but the movment i have is the whole seat if you grab the back of the seat and shake it, it's solid attached to the seat base and both the back rest and seat base are moving back and forth against the sliders so maybe the bracket on the seats which attach to the sliders are fubar...

Model S runner
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Model x Runner
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interesting.

yep, that is exactly how mine rocks.