Tire Noise

[WhtLighting21]

Hi All...

I am hoping y'all can help me out...I have a 2021 Y with a little under 10K miles. I was in the drive through at Starbucks and noticed a noise when I had my driver side window down, when I started moving...it sounded like tiny pebbles. As soon as I got home, I had a friend take a video, so I can send to Tesla. I am hoping the YouTube video will help with the noise description. Tire Noise the noise is coming from the drivers front and back tire and only the back left passenger tire

I did reach out to Tesla Service today and this is what I was told..."This is a normal characteristic of the hub caps that come with the vehicle. The noise should go away over time once they “wear-in”. Here is another option if you would like:Model Y Gemini Wheel Cap Kit. These would replace the hub caps completely and change the look of the wheels.

Please feel free to reach out if you should have any other questions/concerns.

Has anyone else had this issue? If so, what did you do to rectify it?

Many thanks!

 

[MatildaModelY]

That sounds awful. Sorry. I don’t think that is normal. Could be just a loose hub cap? I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the car itself. Just the wheel luckily.

 

[WhtLighting21]

That sounds awful. Sorry. I don’t think that is normal. Could be just a loose hub cap? I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the car itself. Just the wheel luckily.

Thank you for reaching out MatildaModelY. I think Tesla's response is bogus personally...I am going to check out YouTube and see if I can figure out how to remove the wheel cover myself...

 

[MatildaModelY]

Thank you for reaching out MatildaModelY. I think Tesla's response is bogus personally...I am going to check out YouTube and see if I can figure out how to remove the wheel cover myself...

Just pull it off. Super easy.

 

[Pianewman]

Not bogus at all. This is a known issue, and "break-in" might eliminate the noise. Easier to just read this, and other posts found by searching "Gemini wheel cover" noises...

Search results for query: Gemini wheel covers noise

teslamotorsclub.com

 

[Pianewman]

If the OP is on 19" Gemini wheels, with wheel covers, it's the wheel cover causing the noise. There are plastic nibs on the inside of the cover that can/should be snipped off.
Several threads on this subject already exist.

 

[mswlogo]

That is not normal.

Pull one off at a time to narrow which one.

Probably some pebbles stuck in the hub area of the cap.

Yeah BS, break-in, they might eventually fall out.

If you can’t get them out try air compressor or water hose.

 

[Pianewman]

^^^^Another complicated analysis. We still don't know which wheels the OP has.

Keep it simple: IF they are Geminis, the issue is probably the well-documented nibs on the inside of the wheel cover, which need to be snipped off.

 

[WhtLighting21]

Thank you everyone…I appreciate everyone's comments...will query existing blogs prior to posting. Newbie here...

 

[MY1stEV]

Here is a video of a Tesla mobile tech clipping off the nibs to alleviate the creaking noise. I had to do this to mine.

 

[WhtLighting21]

Here is a video of a Tesla mobile tech clipping off the nibs to alleviate the creaking noise. I had to do this to mine.

Tons of thanks!!!

 

[tampaboyt]

I am hearing the creaking noise as well on my new Tesla Model Y, will follow the above steps