"Refreshed" Model S model VIBRATION tracking and information thread!!!

[jebinc]

How can they deny there is a problem when an OTA recall has been issued?

Not documented in the release notes.

 

[Tiger]

Is there a video online that shows how serious this vibration is? I remember having a tuned Volvo T5 which would wiggle and swerve under heavy acceleration and I could live with it because it was "so much power"

 

[terranx]

Is there a video online that shows how serious this vibration is? I remember having a tuned Volvo T5 which would wiggle and swerve under heavy acceleration and I could live with it because it was "so much power"

It’s not really something that could be captured in video. Other than the cold start vibration (which does go away quickly), it’s much less than the vibrations you’d get from gunning it in an ICE car. But it feels wrong in an EV for sure.

The latest software greatly reduced it to the point of not being noticeable 97% of the time (IMO). Again, excluding the cold start vibration.

 

[jebinc]

It’s not really something that could be captured in video. Other than the cold start vibration (which does go away quickly), it’s much less than the vibrations you’d get from gunning it in an ICE car. But it feels wrong in an EV for sure.

The latest software greatly reduced it to the point of not being noticeable 97% of the time (IMO). Again, excluding the cold start vibration.

So, you still notice it sometimes.

 

[terranx]

So, you still notice it sometimes.

Well I have noticed something that seems similar for a split second in couple cases. Can't definitively say if it's the original vibration or just something else. On the original software I could reproduce it at will

 

[jebinc]

Well I have noticed something that seems similar for a split second in couple cases. Can't definitively say if it's the original vibration or just something else. On the original software I could reproduce it at will

Check the 50-59 MPH range. Bet you find more frequent occurrences of it.

 

[MSP2023]

I have 2,000+ miles on my 2023 MSP 20" square t s p o r t line wheels with the m a c b o o s t shims.
The vibration is sometimes quite severe when driving for the first time in the morning.
It goes away but comes back every now and then not as severe.
If the vibration goes away when you select 100% rear bias, then the problem may definitely be the front half shafts.
Could this vibration, over time, degrade the spline to where it would need replacement just after the warranty period?
The SC says not to worry it's a non issue, but I'm skeptical about that response.

 

[jebinc]

I have 2,000+ miles on my 2023 MSP 20" square t s p o r t line wheels with the m a c b o o s t shims.
The vibration is sometimes quite severe when driving for the first time in the morning.
It goes away but comes back every now and then not as severe.
If the vibration goes away when you select 100% rear bias, then the problem may definitely be the front half shafts.
Could this vibration, over time, degrade the spline to where it would need replacement just after the warranty period?
The SC says not to worry it's a non issue, but I'm skeptical about that response.

Seems like the much touted fix is another half-effort Tesla "beta" implementation.

 

[n2mb_racing]

I have 2,000+ miles on my 2023 MSP 20" square t s p o r t line wheels with the m a c b o o s t shims.
The vibration is sometimes quite severe when driving for the first time in the morning.
It goes away but comes back every now and then not as severe.
If the vibration goes away when you select 100% rear bias, then the problem may definitely be the front half shafts.
Could this vibration, over time, degrade the spline to where it would need replacement just after the warranty period?
The SC says not to worry it's a non issue, but I'm skeptical about that response.

It seems like a pretty minor vibration, so I wouldn't worry about it damaging the shafts. I assume they'd be covered under the drivetrain warranty, which is longer. Hopefully..

 

[MSP2023]

It seems like a pretty minor vibration, so I wouldn't worry about it damaging the shafts. I assume they'd be covered under the drivetrain warranty, which is longer. Hopefully..

 

[aerodyne]

Now, although the vibes are very weak at 38-42, also getting them at about 60, and strongly at 80.

I'll learn to live with it, like the creaks and rattles.

 

[n2mb_racing]

Now, although the vibes are very weak at 38-42, also getting them at about 60, and strongly at 80.

I'll learn to live with it, like the creaks and rattles.

Do those vibrations go away in track mode with rear torque bias?

 

[aerodyne]

Do those vibrations go away in track mode with rear torque bias?

I'm just a LR peasant, would not know.

 

[n2mb_racing]

I'm just a LR peasant, would not know.

Actually, did the software update remove the 40-50 mph vibration for you? I wonder if Tesla only applied the fix for the Plaids.

 

[dsm363]

My car built last month. Don’t seem to have this issue in long range Model S

 

[n2mb_racing]

My car built last month. Don’t seem to have this issue in long range Model S

Sometimes it takes a few thousand miles to show up. Mine didn't get it until 3000 miles in. But, hopefully it has been fixed or covered over in 2023.44.7.

 

[jebinc]

Now, although the vibes are very weak at 38-42, also getting them at about 60, and strongly at 80.

I'll learn to live with it, like the creaks and rattles.

Yep, save for the 80 mph one, that sounds about right. Most of the 38-45 vibration was moved to the mid/upper 50’s - for some of us.

 

[aerodyne]

Actually, did the software update remove the 40-50 mph vibration for you? I wonder if Tesla only applied the fix for the Plaids.

It added it... I did not have it before.

 

[jebinc]

It added it... I did not have it before.

Yep, for me, they just moved it up into the mid/upper 50’s range.

 

[terranx]

Check the 50-59 MPH range. Bet you find more frequent occurrences of it.

Perhaps. It if that is what it is, it’s so faint compared to the previous vibration that I don’t find it unacceptable.