Recently, whenever I drive my 2019 Model 3, it starts to squeak really bad on the passenger side. Not sure if it’s front or rear. It’s like a ventriloquist. Sometimes sounds like it’s up front, other times it sounds like the back. It very well could be both. But like from speed bumps, to the tiniest little dips in the road, it’s very loud and annoying. I try to avoid very bumpy roads for that very reason, however, the road to my work and the road I live on both have speed bumps, soo it’s kind of difficult to just completely not drive over them. It sounds like an old squeaky bed frame. Kind of embarrassing sounding everytime I hit a bump. I’m assuming that there’s an issue with the ball joints and/or sway bar. So my question is, how much would a repair like that cost? Either like a full suspension repair or just the ball joints (front and rear). Even a rough estimate would be fine with me, just soo I know what I’m looking to spend. Thank you in advance.
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Repair Costs [for squeaky suspension noises]
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Most likely front upper control arm. Pretty common problem. Mine was replaced under warranty so can't see costs on the invoice, but I think I've seen other people post in the $500 range for one side. Are you out of warranty?
Would be nice if Tesla listed prices in the parts catalog. Think the current revision is 1044326-00-J.
Edit - found a post where @MentalNomad had a quote for both sides:
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Would be nice if Tesla listed prices in the parts catalog. Think the current revision is 1044326-00-J.
Edit - found a post where @MentalNomad had a quote for both sides:
Time to replace upper-control arm ball joints
I have an August 2018 build. Passenger side front developed the creak; it only creaked when going over bumps while the wheel was turned right or if it's straight after having turned right. Turning left, it was silent, and after turning left, it would remain silent until another right turn was...
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Here is what my failing upper control-arm assembly's ball joints sounded like.
If your sound is similar, then that's what you've got.
If it's not what your Model 3 has right now, it's what you will get within 20-40K miles:
front suspension aggressively squeaking
Folks, I've picked up suspension-related squeaking from the left (driver) front shock tower in my '19 TM3P with 28K miles. Service appointment has been scheduled, but is still weeks away. I've taken the wheel off, and all bolted suspension links and bolts are firmly in place with no obvious...
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Yup your video sounds exactly like what I’m experiencing with mine. Thank you for sharing.Here is what my failing upper control-arm assembly's ball joints sounded like.
If your sound is similar, then that's what you've got.
If it's not what your Model 3 has right now, it's what you will get within 20-40K miles:
front suspension aggressively squeaking
Folks, I've picked up suspension-related squeaking from the left (driver) front shock tower in my '19 TM3P with 28K miles. Service appointment has been scheduled, but is still weeks away. I've taken the wheel off, and all bolted suspension links and bolts are firmly in place with no obvious...
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Last month I had service appointment for tires rotation and balance and I told them about squeak notice and they fix it for free
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Alas, it doesn't.
Tesla front control arms have a very high defect rate.
This type of suspension failure mode is unique to Tesla.
The ball joints on front control arms are either poorly made, or severely under-spec-ed.
Either way, it's another hidden cost of owning a Tesla.
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Here's list of Tesla service bulletins I don't know how comprehensive this list is
Tesla service VIN recall search
Here's an article about Tesla notifying M3 owners about upper control arm issues
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Tesla service VIN recall search
Here's an article about Tesla notifying M3 owners about upper control arm issues
Tesla begins notifying Model 3 owners to proactively address upper control arm issues [Update]
Tesla has begun contacting some Model 3 owners in an effort to proactively address a common upper control arm issue.
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Mine was about 10K out of warranty on my M3 2019. I jacked up and took the wheel off. Disconnected the ball joint (spanner and tork socket) and simply moved the ball joint around its full circumference, while applying heat from a hair dryer (to get the grease moving). I did use a strap between the top and bottom of the suspension to align it back up, but not sure I needed it. 20 mins work. Done 1K more miles and been good, but suspect the noise will come back. I am thinking about getting a CV strap tool to enable me to remove the boot fully and put in some more grease. Everything I have heard, it seems to effect the left side more (UK passenger side). I think newer models of M3 might have a easy access grease nipple which mine doesn't seem to have.
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and more info about latest Tesla OEM silver cast iron FUCAs here:
Time to replace upper-control arm ball joints
The pic is deceiving. I think it looks like alot cause its just spread all over. If it was enough nobody would be having noise issues, aside from the possible water intrusion causing problems. I bought 2 arms used with less than 5k miles and bought another new set from Tesla parts at the SC...
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