Steering wheel vibration while stopped

[BrakeDome]

Hence the large amount of money offer

Ok, power steering motor... jeez, tough crowd

 

[kbecks13]

Hmmm is the computer that runs the MCU liquid cooled?

 

[IamMark]

The steering is electric, not hydraulic, so no pump needed

Thanks. Is it driven by a separate motor?

 

[LACALawyer]

Tesla gold me it was the ac compressor.

Mine only vibrates when it's on.

 

[kbecks13]

Tesla gold me it was the ac compressor.

Mine only vibrates when it's on.

That's what i was thinking it was too, but i can definitely tell you it's not normal as my previous Model 3 never did this but my newer one does. I'm planning to ask them to check the compressor mounts and ensure the vibration isolators are installed correctly/at all.

Check out this video that talks about the compressor and it's mounting:

 

[ICON]

The funny thing is the majority of people won't have any clue what that is at all. It's a Tesla insider thing. I for one thought it was a fault !

 

[rincewind]

Def not normal. I have an M3P and there is absolutely no vibration at all when stationary.

 

[kbecks13]

Def not normal. I have an M3P and there is absolutely no vibration at all when stationary.

Just took my car to the service center (Centinela in LA) this AM and they're saying its normal. He kinda chuckled as if to say "that's nothing/very minor" when he felt the wheel, but it doesn't seem right.

They're going to do a thermal functional test to ensure it's behaving properly just in case, but i'm not holding my breath that they do anything.

 

[IamMark]

Tesla gold me it was the ac compressor.

Mine only vibrates when it's on.

Yours must be a different issue. Mine has nothing to do with the HVAC system. I can turn mine off and reproduce the problem.

 

[Reborn]

I never had that with my LR AWD either. I hope this is not becoming normal as I’m waiting on a new car.