MYP here, 5/21 build date. Like others have reported, my driver seat control panel came loose thanks to the recent update, when a screw was replaced with a plastic pushpin. So while I'm under the seat to figure out that fiasco, I noticed extensive rust on both ends of a part called the tilt tube assembly. Checked the passenger seat, that same part is rusted too. This sucks.
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rust under front seats
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Mike_TV
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Rust on a new car is unacceptable. Like you, I've found rust hidden in places like the spot welds underneath the paint in the lift gate opening.
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Rust on the spot welds or something else?
Noticed a couple of rusting spot welds in the trunk area while washing the Model Y this weekend. Anyone else have this issue? Maybe it's not rust but something else? Looking for ideas on how to fix.
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suprax
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I looked under my seats this weekend while trying to figure out how the seat controls plastic piece came look and found the same rust on both sides of my June 2021 build MYLR. I was surprised as well.
@whitecat Do you have further info on the pushpin issue? I found a crack in the plastic next to the hole where the white plastic pushpin goes in. The pin had slipped out as well. I've heard some are having theirs replaced by Tesla and secured with a screw instead.
@whitecat Do you have further info on the pushpin issue? I found a crack in the plastic next to the hole where the white plastic pushpin goes in. The pin had slipped out as well. I've heard some are having theirs replaced by Tesla and secured with a screw instead.
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OCJeff
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Just looked under my 09/2021 built MYLR and saw the same rust spots. That's pretty lame, just over 600 miles on the odometer.
suprax
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I have an early build (March 2021) and my seat trim came with a t15 torx screw instead the white push pin that I believe the seats are now coming with. Kind of hard to see but you can see the screw I have from the factory. I've never had an issue like others have reported with the white push pin.
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It literally looks like raw steel which is bazaar. A simple chem film to coat it would be expected. My guess is the did a fix while the seats were partially assembled which is pretty bush league. Someone had to know this steel would corrode without a coating.
Makes me wonder where else they're using non-treated steel where it's not visible. Also wondering if older production date models are showing greater deterioration. Everyone... look under your seats!
OxBrew
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I think the welds look fine. The rust should be easy to treat with a rust converter chemical, and that would fix it.
Then the entire part should be treated somehow.
Not by owners, Tesla should fix this. But I don't see any critical damage.
LionelHutz
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On my late 2020 build. Appears to just be surface rust. I wish I could say I was surprised at this (or the awful spot welds) but it's consistent with my expectations for Tesla at this point.
Mike_TV
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Spot weld rust you say? Yep, here is mine on the tailgate opening. Easier to see with white paint.
Rust on the spot welds or something else?
Noticed a couple of rusting spot welds in the trunk area while washing the Model Y this weekend. Anyone else have this issue? Maybe it's not rust but something else? Looking for ideas on how to fix.
teslamotorsclub.com
Wonder where else is rusting on a car that is only 1.5 years old now?
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