Squeaky front suspension

[InventEd]

Drivers side front suspension speaks as I drive. If I get out and lean on the wing it squeaks as it goes up and down. Just became noticeable over the last couple of weeks. Anyone had this? Can’t see anything caught but thought I would ask in case anything obvious to check before making a ranger appointment.

On a 18months old model 3

 

[ACarneiro]

Could be something similar to this.
Mine is just under 2 years old, interestingly…

 

[Nick77]

Usually the upper suspension control arm that squeaks. Either needs lubricating or replacing if it's worn.

 

[InventEd]

Thanks. I am pretty sure it’s in the wheel arch rather then in the car. I think I need one of these sound cams to detect it.

Link

 

[Nick77]

There's a video on Tesla Owners UK on Facebook of a very similar squeak whilst driving, but I can't link it here as you'd need to be a member to see it I think.

 

[davidmc]

It could be the ball joints on the suspension arms. I had a similar problem and booked it into the SC. The problem arose when it was cold and wet and then was dry for a week before I took it in and unluckily for me the problem disappeared the day I took it in! No fix as they said there was no problem :/

It can be caused by dirt/grit getting into the ball joints of the suspension arms under the rubber enclosure.

Some people on here have cleaned them out themselves. Think there is a YouTube video showing how to do it.

 

[Talllbloke]

Had that problem on my Model 3, similar ish age. Took it to the service centre, they did something with ball joints and control arms. Fixed it. Apparently a not uncommon problem. I would make an appointment.

 

[Bear_468]

Had same, ended up having control arm replaced under warranty. Not sure how old car is, but common on 69 plates.

 

[InventEd]

Thanks all. Set up a service appointment.

 

[ACarneiro]

So have I
And I can’t hear the squeak anymore….

 

[InventEd]

Interesting that I put in the service request and all I said is I have squeaking in the wheel arch. This is what they then booked in - reseal upper ball joints. So I assume this is a know issue.

 

[Neilman]

I had a "black-screen event" a week or so ago combined with an "eCall" failure message.
Put in a service request at Winchester for a fix then closer to the date I'd chosen they said it was a known problem and would be part of some other software fix however they did mention there was an outstanding service bulletin task due on my car so I asked if it could be done at my already pre-arranged service slot as a "while-U-wait" task - it was accepted.
They are no longer using their key-safe thing and in fact now say they no longer need your key at all for their access.
They suggested 90 minutes for the task but were done in 45 minutes.
The task? Reseal Front Upper Control Arm Ball Joints.
(dunno if it was making noises as I'm deaf to squeaks and high pitch noises)

 

[ai4px]

Drivers side front suspension speaks as I drive. If I get out and lean on the wing it squeaks as it goes up and down. Just became noticeable over the last couple of weeks. Anyone had this? Can’t see anything caught but thought I would ask in case anything obvious to check before making a ranger appointment.

On a 18months old model 3

My car did this and it was covered under warranty. Its a known issue of the upper control arm.

 

[MaDProFF]

Mine doing it now, really noisy, nearly 2 year old, 30k 3 Performance

 

[MrBadger]

"reseal upper ball joints" added to service request by Tesla although that service request now missing from the appointment notes.

 

[Hurricane]

My two year old M3P started doing this a couple of weeks ago. Took it to Chester service centre last week for them to look at and it’s booked in for repair tomorrow. Clearly it’s quite a common problem.

 

[Godsense]

"reseal upper ball joints" added to service request by Tesla although that service request now missing from the appointment notes.

Yep certainly a service bulletin. Mobile did mine after sorting an unrelated issue

 

[Rooster6655]

Basically any car in 2019 needs the upper ball joints replacing/resealed at some point and seems to now have been added as a service bulletin, I did several hundred miles on it without issue apart from the noise incase anyone is worried about not driving theirs

 

[Adopado]

Basically any car in 2019 needs the upper ball joints replacing/resealed at some point and seems to now have been added as a service bulletin, I did several hundred miles on it without issue apart from the noise incase anyone is worried about not driving theirs

I'm thinking it's a mileage as well as a time thing. Mine are still OK but then I've only done 15,000 miles in the 2 yrs ... rather less than otherwise, due to the obvious ..

 

[MrBadger]

Yep certainly a service bulletin. Mobile did mine after sorting an unrelated issue

No mention of the work done on the invoice. Its got to go in for some follow up work so will query it then.

When it was added to service sheet, was it also mentioned on the invoice? I would have expected it to have been as the added courtesy inspection was listed.