Refreshed Model S - rear seat rattle

[Lsantana954]

just got the car back and the rear rattle has been resolved. they made some adjustements(to what i dont know) and applied some shim tape. They are replacing the rear passenger bolster which was going to be a mobile repair.

I recently got a "steering assisst reduced" messsage, which went away when i left work, when i initially asked if the mobile tech could look into the message they went ahead and cancelled my mobile repair appt and now i have to take the vehicle into the service center.

 

[Maaz]

just got the car back and the rear rattle has been resolved. they made some adjustements(to what i dont know) and applied some shim tape. They are replacing the rear passenger bolster which was going to be a mobile repair.

I recently got a "steering assisst reduced" messsage, which went away when i left work, when i initially asked if the mobile tech could look into the message they went ahead and cancelled my mobile repair appt and now i have to take the vehicle into the service center.

Can you please post a screenshot of your invoice from service, so we can see what they did.

 

[aerodyne]

Can you please post a screenshot of your invoice from service, so we can see what they did.

And then we can fix it ourselves!

 

[cwanja]

Rattle is back. But not on even rough roads, only under mild / medium acceleration.

 

[WilliamG]

Rattle is back. But not on even rough roads, only under mild / medium acceleration.

I lessened mine by not fully latching the rear seats in place. Obviously if you have rear passengers a lot that won’t work, but I don’t. With the felt tape on the latches you can sort of wedge the seat closed without fully latching it.

 

[cwanja]

Today I was informed that the rear seat rattle is spec if you shut the seats too hard. I look forward to being zero days old when I learn how to properly latch the seats tomorrow with Tesla advisors. Supposedly they tested this ‘theory’ on another S and proved it out.

 

[Maaz]

I asked service if they had any update past the gaffers tape solution and they approved my service appointment and have ordered new latches. Not sure if it’ll make a difference.

 

[aerodyne]

After weeks of denial, I finally have the rear seat rattle. Only on certain roads as mentioned above.

Can vibration be far behind?

 

[lbowroom]

After weeks of denial, I finally have the rear seat rattle. Only on certain roads as mentioned above.

Can vibration be far behind?

Light tap down with a hammer on the car side to bend it down a little so the latch biases is all it needs

 

[WilliamG]

Light tap down with a hammer on the car side to bend it down a little so the latch biases is all it needs

The U-shaped piece?

 

[lbowroom]

The U-shaped piece?

Yes

 

[WilliamG]

Yes

Right, I'll have to give it a try with a rubber mallet. I've no idea how much to hit it, or what angle really, but whatever... worth a shot, eh? No felt tape needed on the latch after that?

 

[lbowroom]

Right, I'll have to give it a try with a rubber mallet. I've no idea how much to hit it, or what angle really, but whatever... worth a shot, eh? No felt tape needed on the latch after that?

Pretty good wack. Just deflect it a few mm. If it’s too far bend it back the other way. It’s called calibration

 

[WilliamG]

Pretty good wack. Just deflect it a few mm. If it’s too far bend it back the other way. It’s called calibration

Righto...!

 

[SoCal Buzz]

Light tap down with a hammer on the car side to bend it down a little so the latch biases is all it needs

Down?? I thought someone else posted Up.

Seems like more than gentle whack is required; very rigid! Rubber mallet won’t cut it.

 

[TSLA Pilot]

Just FYI.

We had incessant rattle on my wife’s 2022 MS LR, with only 4k miles. I was thinking it was a seat back issue, like so many others here. After days of work at the SC they found the rear subframe was loose—gotta love Tesla QA!

It is pathetic how much service and repair the Palladium MS requires, especially when they’ve been building the damn thing for a DECADE, as a model, and the Palladium for about two years now….

Customers are Tesla’s Beta testers—that needs to stop.

 

[DBV1]

Light tap down with a hammer on the car side to bend it down a little so the latch biases is all it needs

Wow - that is awesome if that works. Thanks!

 

[WilliamG]

Down?? I thought someone else posted Up.

Seems like more than gentle whack is required; very rigid! Rubber mallet won’t cut it.

So many mixed messages. Maybe I'll wait for the video of the fix.

 

[lbowroom]

Up down, just needs a little bias

 

[cwanja]

Down?? I thought someone else posted Up.

Seems like more than gentle whack is required; very rigid! Rubber mallet won’t cut it.

I was the one who posted up. Per watching service perform it with a mallet. And later having to do it myself a few times.

But…see next post.