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For those of you going to the Party at Picnic Creek next Sunday, we should have a loud AC competition.
First prize is a Cadillac Eldorado EV. Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is.. you're banned from TMC.
First prize is a Cadillac Eldorado EV. Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is.. you're banned from TMC.
aesculus
Still Trying to Figure This All Out
I don't think I will be a competitor.
Pulled into the Vacaville charger last night for about 10% add to get me home from Stinson Beach. There were about 6 other cars there and one Model X. It was making the biggest racket I ever heard. Later another Model S showed up and it was fairly loud too, but that Model X won hands down.
Pulled into the Vacaville charger last night for about 10% add to get me home from Stinson Beach. There were about 6 other cars there and one Model X. It was making the biggest racket I ever heard. Later another Model S showed up and it was fairly loud too, but that Model X won hands down.
Muzzman1
Active Member
Mine actually died today after it's been making nasty noises last couple days.
HVAC became inoperable today!
HVAC became inoperable today!
K-MTG
Sunshade Captain of TMC
What are your VINs for those of you that got a broken AC? Mine works fine it is just loud but I don't want it to break during my road trip to SF
Muzzman1
Active Member
SSD420
Member
Has anyone else felt the exhaust under the nose when the fan is blowing on high? Most of the time it's barely warm. That doesn't strike me as an efficient use of airflow. If there were plumes of heat being blown out, I'd at least think the fan was at the right speed setting.
Well Elon has said that they are going to optimize the fan algorithm, since it is blowing way harder than necessary. (And making more noise than necessary.)
Though some people have said it is much better once they got the lines uncrossed...
Ed Hart
Member
Hi, Folks
I know you think your AC compressors are noisy, but I have to believe I can top you. In shopping centers, it is so loud that people look at me like I have the Zika virus. As compressor speed changes, different parts of the car go into sympathetic vibration. The steering wheel vibration is my favorite, because I get a relaxing hand massage. Minimally, the compressor is not mounted correctly.
The service center would not do anything....meaning Tesla has told them "its a darn shame, but there is nothing we can do" or some such. I am not happy about it...especially because of what this car cost. I am hoping for a total compressor failure some day so that Tesla can replace the damn thing. It does seem to be getting noisier, so....
Oh...I was in a friend's 2016 Chevy Volt this week. The AC has plenty of capacity, but makes not a peep. Absolutely silent at any speed. Anyone else been in a Volt? The difference is pretty amazing, right? And my son's Prius is nearly silent, too.
GRRRR!!!!!
I know you think your AC compressors are noisy, but I have to believe I can top you. In shopping centers, it is so loud that people look at me like I have the Zika virus. As compressor speed changes, different parts of the car go into sympathetic vibration. The steering wheel vibration is my favorite, because I get a relaxing hand massage. Minimally, the compressor is not mounted correctly.
The service center would not do anything....meaning Tesla has told them "its a darn shame, but there is nothing we can do" or some such. I am not happy about it...especially because of what this car cost. I am hoping for a total compressor failure some day so that Tesla can replace the damn thing. It does seem to be getting noisier, so....
Oh...I was in a friend's 2016 Chevy Volt this week. The AC has plenty of capacity, but makes not a peep. Absolutely silent at any speed. Anyone else been in a Volt? The difference is pretty amazing, right? And my son's Prius is nearly silent, too.
GRRRR!!!!!
I live in Denver CO and I have the jet engine noise in my S that I have owned for 3 years, it just starting making this noise in the last 3 months and they are telling me its "normal". I am so frustrated with this service center. They said if I need to make it quiet at drive-ups or stoplights, then turn off the a/c and then turn it back on. Well I am sure that is how Elon meant for us to use our cars.
Does anyone have new information on this issue?
Ed Hart
Member
K-MTG
Sunshade Captain of TMC
FoxXxy
Member
I brought my Model X to the Service Center last week to fix this issue plus a few others. When my advisor called me today to pick up the car, he said that they were unable to reproduce the sound. I insisted that the problem existed, and that he should have someone drive the car around in today's 100-degree heat for 15-30 minutes.
And indeed, after someone drove the car for about 20 minutes, the hollow metallic vibration from the A/C was heard. Lo and behold, after investigating the noise, the technicians discovered that those high pressure lines were crossed at the condenser!
My advisor admitted that I had told him this was likely the problem when I dropped off the car, and he said he's going to make sure all of his personnel are aware of this potential issue. He also said the vehicle's A/C should work more efficiently now as well.
Moral of the story? If you have this problem, don't pick up your car until the Service Center has looked at your A/C lines!
Blastphemy
Member
That service manager is wrong. I had the same exact problem, as did FoxXxy above, and the problem was those crossed lines. My A/C worked just fine with those lines crossed; it was just noisy at times. Since I got it fixed a few weeks ago, the A/C is better and there's no noise coming from the front of the X. Show that service manager these posts and insist he check those hoses.
Now, my apologies if you're referring to the loud fan noise coming from under the hood instead of the hollow metallic rattling you hear inside the cabin while driving with the A/C on. This repair made no difference on the volume of the jet engine under the frunk.
