Refresh Model X driver door won't fully open

[MX123]

Recently I have noticed on my refreshed MX the driver door sometimes doesn't fully open, it does pop open, but then I have to apply quite a bit of force to open it enough to get in. When this happens, closing the door also requires manual force, pressing the brake will not close the door. This happens maybe once or twice every other day or so. Anyone else facing this issue?

 

[theslimshadyist]

Yes, everyone without USS are in the same boat. HW4 is not up to par just yet but it should improve in the future.

 

[xtian666]

I can't believe they would ship the car with this feature so poorly implemented. Wouldn't be so bad if the door popped ajar and the motor disengaged immediately. But right now you fight the motor each time. Shoddy work Tesla!

 

[Tulipo]

Funny enough when the door drive motor dies it actually feels “engaged” the entire time and never “releases.” Ask me how I know… lol

 

[Ahuch]

Is Tesla ever going to fix this? Seems so crazy for such a touted feature of their flagship vehicle.

 

[jiehan]

Recently I have noticed on my refreshed MX the driver door sometimes doesn't fully open, it does pop open, but then I have to apply quite a bit of force to open it enough to get in. When this happens, closing the door also requires manual force, pressing the brake will not close the door. This happens maybe once or twice every other day or so. Anyone else facing this issue?

Is it only intermittent? If your car does have the ultrasonic sensors, it could be due to the driver side falcon wing door USS being broken. My FWD USS was broken and it affected both the falcon wing door itself, as well as the front door on the same side. After fixing the FWD USS, the driver door returned to normal.

However if your car is so new that it doesn't have USS, other posters are right and what I said does not apply to you

 

[sku100]

I just had my November 2023 X in the service center for this exact same problem. They replaced parts, but did not fix it. The one that is more open is when I walked past the car. The one that is almost closed is after I walked away. Once it gets in that position it must be manually closed, or opened far enough that it gets enough momentum to close itself. Otherwise it will stay unlocked and open all night long....

 

[Milan Djabirov]

This happened to me once a few days ago after 1400 miles. Has not repeated since, also November 2023 made. Hope it’s not a recurring issue the car was parked on a bit of a sideways incline thought the sensors hit confused by that somehow