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"Refreshed" Model S model VIBRATION tracking and information thread!!!
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Alternatively, install lowering links from n2itive adjusted to -5 (20 mm). Maybe also install their products to adjust the rear camber. Seems like their products are top notch!
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I have a 4 month old model s Plaid and I only have the vibration for the first 2 or 3 minutes at most then it’s smooth at every speed. And that’s when it’s been sitting for a while. i have 4,000 miles on it and it’s been the same since the first time I drove it. As long as it keeps going away, I’m not concerned.
Has anyone posted or seen any videos showing this vibration? I've searched to no avail and haven't had the chance to experience it first hand.
Still trying to decide whether or not to cancel my MS LR order which is at early 2022 pricing, so $10k below current pricing. Tesla claims they are going to cancel my order any day now if I don't pull the trigger. It would be helpful to see and hear what vs just read about it.
Still trying to decide whether or not to cancel my MS LR order which is at early 2022 pricing, so $10k below current pricing. Tesla claims they are going to cancel my order any day now if I don't pull the trigger. It would be helpful to see and hear what vs just read about it.
WilliamG
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quick update from my side.
I just want to be clear as I know we had confusion around the vibration (the one from start vs the one at ~40mph). My car had since new that slight and subtle vibration when I accelerate from 38-45MPH. I can get it to happen ALL of the time and I even tested it with cruise control etc and I am comfortable to recognize it. It is not bad at all in my case as it is only felt on the pedal and steering column with no sound at all. (10K miles and nothing changed).
Last week I got my car back from the SC to fix the click or ticking when turning at low speed, they did the thing most of us confirmed to clean the skidpad and re torque it and the suspension, it was fixed but I have noticed now that the vibration is happening at 30MPH to 35/37MPH), the car is silk smooth at 40+, I have been testing this for the last week and it is 100% consistence.
That tells me these are resonate frequency due to a bad design in the car suspension system as it shifted in my case after they retourqued some bolts that caused the rigidity of the car to change, most likely Tesla will never fix this as I do not think it is fixable without massive change, and they might just replace parts the will be worn out down the road due to the vibration.
I just want to be clear as I know we had confusion around the vibration (the one from start vs the one at ~40mph). My car had since new that slight and subtle vibration when I accelerate from 38-45MPH. I can get it to happen ALL of the time and I even tested it with cruise control etc and I am comfortable to recognize it. It is not bad at all in my case as it is only felt on the pedal and steering column with no sound at all. (10K miles and nothing changed).
Last week I got my car back from the SC to fix the click or ticking when turning at low speed, they did the thing most of us confirmed to clean the skidpad and re torque it and the suspension, it was fixed but I have noticed now that the vibration is happening at 30MPH to 35/37MPH), the car is silk smooth at 40+, I have been testing this for the last week and it is 100% consistence.
That tells me these are resonate frequency due to a bad design in the car suspension system as it shifted in my case after they retourqued some bolts that caused the rigidity of the car to change, most likely Tesla will never fix this as I do not think it is fixable without massive change, and they might just replace parts the will be worn out down the road due to the vibration.
Engineers have been measuring and showing vibrations for many years. This can be done using very rudimentary tools (paper card stock), your phone, or more dedicated vibration measuring instruments. All of these things could be used to show it in a video. Further more you might be able to record the sound with your phone or the right mic attachment.
A piece of paper card stock attached to your dash or console and horizontally cantilevered into the passenger space shows vibrations. I saw a YouTube video showing a different Tesla vibration this way, but I'm not able to find it at the moment.
Almost all mobile phones have very sensitive accelerometers in them and there are many apps for measuring and recording vibration. I've attached a link for a guy using an app to show some strange vibrations from his truck, video below.
If all of you really want to get this resolved I suggest that you record, document it, and better publicize it. Then you have evidence for prospective buyers to pressure Tesla, mechanics, engineers, and the legal system. I hope many of you will start to document this and make YouTube videos. Publicizing this will cause Tesla to put more resources into hopefully getting it fixed. The squeaky wheel gets the grease!
Vibration Meter, seismograph
NVH
WilliamG
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That’s great that engineers have got all sorts of ways to measure it. And yes, I’m sure it’s measurable. It is, however, not demonstrable in a video.
All of us have ways to measure it as I stated previously. One could make a video showing a smart phone app recording of the vibration at different speeds using (literally like the video I shared using the app I shared) or even a stiff piece of paper taped and hanging out off the dash recorded on a video. Zero engineering education required.
Vibration Meter, seismograph
NVH
Does your vehicle have a vibration problem? NVH takes the guesswork out of diagnosing it! Just follow the road test instructions in the tutorial, and the NVH app can automatically detect the type of vibration your vehicle is experiencing, There are 14 types of vibrations: Tire speed-related (3...
apps.apple.com
WilliamG
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What's the goal here, though? We all know it vibrates. You can feel it through the pedals/yoke, but not really anywhere else.All of us have ways to measure it as I stated previously. One could make a video showing a smart phone app recording of the vibration at different speeds using (literally like the video I shared using the app I shared) or even a stiff piece of paper taped and hanging out off the dash recorded on a video. Zero engineering education required.
Vibration Meter, seismograph
NVH
Does your vehicle have a vibration problem? NVH takes the guesswork out of diagnosing it! Just follow the road test instructions in the tutorial, and the NVH app can automatically detect the type of vibration your vehicle is experiencing, There are 14 types of vibrations: Tire speed-related (3...apps.apple.com
you will need to have sensors attached to the steering column and the pedals as these vibration are subtle.
And it is probably partially because they choose to hard mount the steering rack to the sub-frame, where normally steering racks have isolator bushings on them so that all of the vibrations don't transfer up the steering column.
WilliamG
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The driver’s side mirror shaking has been an issue since day 1 on the refresh. It might be very slightly better on my ’22 refresh over my ‘21 refresh, but it’s slight, if at all - improved. Most people won’t notice or care, but there’s definitely been complaints about it.
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Hayseed_MS
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My 6/21 delivery driver mirror vibrated. They replaced it immediately and that one vibrated. They offered to replace again and I said wait until there is a fix. A few months later they replaced it and it has been rock solid ever since.
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