Upper control arm bushings , tesla wont replace

[whisperingshad]

Well this sucks. My 2021 has around 56k miles now. I guess I should be bracing for this.

Your lower ones probably already need replacing

 

[gx9901]

Your lower ones probably already need replacing

How would I know? Is it something I would hear while driving? Perhaps I should have them check out the bushings in the spring when I get my brakes lubed/cleaned.

 

[whisperingshad]

I'm taking my car in for this issue next week. It seems to be only on the driver's side. Will they replace both? I'm at 47k, so warranty repair but would rather have both done....

Both usually

 

[whisperingshad]

How would I know? Is it something I would hear while driving? Perhaps I should have them check out the bushings in the spring when I get my brakes lubed/cleaned.

Visual inspection. They pretty much all go around 30k(if you dont have aftermarket suspension i would think Tesla would do under warranty if mileage low enough)

 

[gx9901]

Visual inspection. They pretty much all go around 30k(if you dont have aftermarket suspension i would think Tesla would do under warranty if mileage low enough)

I'll have to dig around to see what it looks like. If you can point me toward some pictures it would be appreciated. I'm out of warranty so that's not awesome.

 

[whisperingshad]

I'll have to dig around to see what it looks like. If you can point me toward some pictures it would be appreciated. I'm out of warranty so that's not awesome.

check out p3xperformance on instagram, they show tons of great pics for this.

 

[gx9901]

check out p3xperformance on instagram, they show tons of great pics for this.

Thanks! I'll be swapping out my winter wheels soon so hopefully I can get a good look at my bushings.

 

[Big Earl]

Your lower ones probably already need replacing

My lowers have been bad for a long time. Need to get around to doing them since it results in reduced tire life.

 

[fiehlsport]

Lowers are a high mileage item usually, right? Haven't heard of many failures on here. 50k seems low for those to fail.

 

[whisperingshad]

Lowers are a high mileage item usually, right? Haven't heard of many failures on here. 50k seems low for those to fail.

lowers are like 30k-50k. Uppers like 60k+

 

[aaron4126]

Hope

It seems like you will be bracing it almost every 2-3 years after the first replacement.

On my model S, I needed it replaced at about 100k miles....now, I'm getting it replaced almost every 1-2 years....thank goodness that ev garage warrantied the repair, so it was free.....that car is like 135k miles now.

Hopefully, the latest revision “J”, will last longer. The fact that they are already on “J” is quite surprising, but maybe it’s worked out now. Time will tell.

 

[DanDi58]

Just had my car repaired today. They did upper control arms and lateral links on both sides. Car is nice and tight again, and quiet! Only hitch was that I noticed driving home that the steering wheel was slightly off-center when going straight. Took it back and they fixed it.