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"Refreshed" Model S model VIBRATION tracking and information thread!!!
- Thread starter jebinc
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Honestly the software update resolved the part throttle vibration on my car. The only one that remains is the start up vibration that goes away after a few minutes.
n2mb_racing
Active Member
Hmm. I wonder if they didn't apply the fix to the 2024 cars. Mine is definitely not fixed.
n2mb_racing
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WilliamG
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I'm sure they applied it to all cars. Mine's a 2022 and still has it. It's better than it was, but it's still definitely, definitely there.
Took mine in for service to get it evaluated. They confirmed the vibration. They told me that it is a normal characteristic of this model vehicle (2024 S Plaid).
WilliamG
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aerodyne
2 of 3 EV's - Defect Free!
Progress! It's no longer "Within spec" but now deemed "Normal"We could have told you that!Welcome to the party.
lbowroom
Plaid, white on black, CF, 8/27/21, Track Pack
Within spec / normal should be stated by Tesla before we buy the cars new.
Having issues for 10 years in a car model and not fixing them at latest when producing a upgrade (like Palladium etc) is strange and selling them without telling before and then call it normal ehen the customer discovers it is not very nice in my eyes.
n2mb_racing
Active Member
All normal modes.
It does not occur in track mode with the torque biased entirely to the rear motors.
Is it bad enough to make one seriously re-consider a new Plaid purchase? I'm a heavy commuter, not a track warrior.
No. The startup vibration is annoying, but goes away really quickly. I see it akin to how most ICE cars usually run a bit rougher on cold starts. Not something that should happen to an EV, but I can accept it as a cost of having 1000hp.
The other vibration is much more minor and since the 2023.44 update much more difficult to notice.
The one that would be a deal breaker IMO is the constant 80+ mph vibration that some have had. I don’t think a root cause has been identified yet. But thankfully mine doesn’t have that.
n2mb_racing
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Strangely, 2023.44 doesn't solve the constant vibration on my 2024, so I'm guessing they didn't apply it to the 2024 models. I just bought a set of lowering links to reduce the vibration.
WilliamG
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I’m sure it was applied to the 2024 as well, it’s just that it doesn’t work as well on some cars as it does on others. On my 2022 car, as soon as I applied the update, the vibration was completely gone. And then over time (weeks), it just came back, inexplicably. it’s always there, now, though it might be slightly less bad than it was before the update. Either way, I think Tesla still has some work to do here.
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