Tesla Model 3 Front Upper Control Arms

[hayats]

Has anyone had any experience with noise from front upper control arms? Got quite a bit of noise when stationary turning the wheel. Attached some pictures and as I was taking them spotted a rusted o ring which is the same for both sets on either side of the wheel which looks suspicious.

 

[wuhanp4]

A possibly explanation of different estimates is that they can replace arms singly or in pairs and for warranty claims they will probably try to replace only one, for cost reasons.
For the front upper control arms you should check they are using the new redesigned parts (128832x) because they should last a lot longer and then they have to replace both at the same time. If they use the older part number they can get away with just replacing one side.

IMO it's worth paying for them to both be replaced with the new part. In the UK the total job costs around £200. I can't see where they get $668 from so maybe you can show us your estimate?

seems labor is free, but add two diagnosis labor fee

 

[Hiline]

This might help. UK biased, but part numbers should be the same.

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Thank you for sharing! I now see where the $2k for replacing the lateral links and compliance links come from. So much more expensive than the upper control arms! I may just wait till there's an actual issue with one of the lower control arms before dishing out $1k for the replacement....

The part number for my replacement upper control arm is 1044326-00-J. Looks like I got the old part. I don't mind bringing the car in for another replacement in 100k miles though. Hopefully by that time Tesla will have only the new part available.

 

[Hiline]

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seems labor is free, but add two diagnosis labor fee

The problem with this specific case is that the service center had to perform a diagnosis. When I brought my car in, I knew what the problem was, so the service center did not perform any diagnosis and thus I didn't have to pay for any labor.

 

[chinney]

Hi Chinney, when you requested service the estimate was free ?

Yes. The defective part was replaced free under warranty. The estimate provided by Tesla on the Service tab of the app indicated that it would be free and Tesla stuck to that. No charge at all.