Rear drive unit bushing thump.

[Garlan Garner]

FYI

It appears that a few early model 3's have an issue with the bushings that hold the rear drive unit.

I have a service call in for mine to be replaced.

Unfortunately Tesla says that the bushing that holds the motor is not part of the drive unit warranty. I have 57K miles. Price to replace the bushing = $600+.

How does the thump actually happen?

1. Get up to 20+ MPH.
2. Regen down to 0 MPH.
3. Press the accelerator - thump.

Its at this point that I hear the rear drive thump against the bushing.

The bushing has to be replaced.

I have heard from folks with low VIN's experiencing the same thing.

 

[BLKMDL3]

Just found out all 3 of mine are torn and Tesla is blaming my track use for it which is just annoying. 46k miles on the car and they want $2900 for it. Gonna fight it but doubt they’ll cover it.

 

[Skione65]

I tore all 3 of mine and Tesla is blaming my track use for it which is BS. 46k miles on the car and they want $2900 for it. Gonna fight it.

How do they know you’ve tracked it? They monitor or looked up your use of Track Mode? That doesn’t prove anything. Let us know how it turns out.

Ski

 

[BLKMDL3]

How do they know you’ve tracked it? They monitor or looked up your use of Track Mode? That doesn’t prove anything. Let us know how it turns out.

Ski

They said they can see the car has been pushed hard.

 

[ishulai]

Did you guys ever end up getting them replaced by Tesla?