Tesla Model S Plaid is back with more problems

[@anzonix]

Within specs

[@oliverschwald]

I got the same noise in the back and fixed it with some felt around the hooks, that hold the backseats. (hope its understandable).

[@GoldenCroc]

Yep, perfectly so. No worries mate.

[@teitpoulsen7183]

I did exactly same diagnostic and applied silicon on the hooks, Noise disappeared immidiately and has not returned. 38000km Model S Plaid

[@NIAtoolkit]

The infamous Tesla seat creaking

[@PJWey]

Tesla just need a noise dampening software that compensates the creaking wobbly parts

[@ronaldjanssen105]

Haha, indeed. They already have it for road noise due to bad isolation. Active Road Noise Reduction it is called.

[@BrokenNinja]

Noises are the worst. Had a few with my used 2021 model 3 LR from china, thankfully still got almost a years warranty to get them all sorted. Rattle from middle of dash, squeaky bushings, wind noise from windscreen being too low, broken clip on wheel cover that got broken during a service visit, and also the same type of sqeak coming from the rear left seat area, not quite figured it out yet but could likely be the mechanism to hold the seat in place

[@alarjak]

Must be a lemon, i have zero rattles

[@ExtraLargeRecords]

The 3 of you guys are great together, just like a buddy comedy.

[@johnhadlow9345]

Mine too. December 22. Electrical tape (thicker type) from friendly Tesla tech wrapped around metal to which seat clips reduces rattles. I redo it once per month and it keeps it quieter. There is another rattle from the back which I have yet to track down. And another behind the dash since they had it out. It’s these things that really irritate.

[@SilkyWayFPV]

I had the same in my model 3. it was a play inside the lock that holds the rear backrests. Put a bit of tape around the metal thing that clicks in and it was gone

[@V10PDTDI]

Send it to Elon he knows more about rattles than anyone on earth.😂

[@NextGHaHaHa]

in winter on my model 3 the left backseat rattles every time you drive over something uneven, now its warm and its gone i read that it might have something to do with the folding axle of the seat, there are people that replaced their metal washers with 3d printed plastic ones to eliminate that rattle

[@rjbiker66]

Could be the connections/hinges at bottom of backrest

[@treborg777]

It took years to identify, but I’ve had a buzz that is resonant with some road surfaces & freeways. It’s coming from a trim piece under the passenger front seat on the inside of the outboard seat rail. I’ve stuffed a small, wadded up plastic bag in there to kill the buzz.

[@CFG39]

It’s amazing how incompetent Tesla is at some things, such as NVH. Every Model 3 produced for the first several years had flapping wheel well liners. You’d tell the Tesla service center people and they all act like they have no clue. Finally I ended up just getting some double sided felt tape and stuck it up in my wheel wells to fix it. Did the same thing for two other people with 3s that had the same issue. Also had problems with the dash rattling and a similar rattle to you under the passenger seat on the floor by a plastic trim piece. The felt tape did the trick there too. My car also came with the rear seat improperly installed (seat cushion wasn’t even clicked in place and the wires for heated seats were disconnected), B-pillar trim and seatbelt height adjusters weren’t installed properly, etc. I’ve made the decision to not buy another Tesla until something changes (hopefully at the very top if you know what I mean).

[@ablyably]

In Model 3, the culprit of a similar rattle is a plastic sleeve over a metal pole that connects the back seats. In order to fix it you need to take off the single seat so that the other one that has the center seat connected to it remains in place. In Model 3 center piece is connected to the driver side rear seat. This plastic sleeve is supposed to click into a groove in the metal pole but it easily comes out of it. This means that the other seat gets to move around the metal pole causing the squeaking. If you do this fix, it might be a good idea to also add a plastic or silicone seal/washer to the seat mounting point. In Model 3 this mounting point consists of bracket that attaches to the car with two bolts (permanently fixed to the car) and another bolt that attaches to the seat. Place the seal/washer in between the single bolt to make it thight. These fixed most of the squeaking for me.

[@sergeibeliaev5001]

I had a similar terrible rattle in the back. Coming from the backseat. 😮 It was the loosen headrest on the right. Glad it was fixed. 😅

[@manolisgledsodakis873]

Küssen means to kiss, yes? Do you mean "cushion"? Crazy English spelling.

[@sergeibeliaev5001]

@@manolisgledsodakis873 haha. Kussen is a cushion in Dutch. :D Maybe translated by my autocorrect function. Thanks for mentioning!

[@veluria]

@TTemobility also says in his videos that putting some duct tape on the hooks of the backseats will fix the rattling.

[@matti341]

had the same, it’s the hook of the backseat. put some duct tape around it and it’s gone

[@davejohnson6144]

Tesla needs a team at each of their factories just dedicated to interior noise quality control !!!!!!! Totally unacceptable!🤬

[@jaroslav-jaroslavsson]

I have been investigating clicking sounds from 5th door on old Leaf... I glued all plastic holders. I put some dampening stuff on cables, steel sheets, plastic. Nothing helped. Then I went to trunk and my wife was driving over bumps. It was door lock. I put some "furry" tape used to tight the cable harness as classical electrical tape tend to brake quickly around the eye where the door latches and complete almost digital silence sounded. If the Tesla has same problem with seats? My TMX has different seats so I have not personal experience with this type of Tesla seats but locks are the place where might be some free play that makes noise.

[@ToddHarris]

My 23 model Y has that same noise, but not quite as loud and when I fold down the seats, it does the same thing - no noise. Drives me nuts.

[@AlvaroGutierrezRomero]

I have a similar issue in the back seat in my 2020 Model 3. If I put something between the bottom part of the seat and the back (where the isofix is) the sound disappears. 🤷‍♂️

[@fatma-zohrazahaf126]

The wiring harness that controls the left side mirror and left side door windows runs low along the left side of the battery so if the water level was high enough to damage the battery it was high enough to damage the wiring harness

[@Paul-yh8km]

Did I miss the episode with flooding destroying the battery? I thought the batteries had protection against water? Does this mean you can't drive it through a ford in the UK?

[@leiflillandt1488]

Maybe you also should avoid driving when it's raining... 😯🥺

[@GoldenCroc]

Battery is not "proofed", no. Just somewhat "protected" You should never take any normal car across deep water if you can in any way avoid it.

[@lbtobl83]

Tesla really can’t built the S and X right. Never will be. Such a shame for a flagship model. For me it has been minor issues (door handles, LED DRL, half shafts) but new Palladium models are much worse, DU issues that Tesla can’t fix. They should just give up and stop production. Still the most beautiful EV in the history even after 12 years in production.

[@aec258]

It could be the perfect car if they put it together properly.

[@stuartburns8657]

It's an incredibly soulless looking series of cars imho

[@johnhadlow9345]

Just charge and spend $5k per car to completely sort them out before the customer. It would save a ton of time and cost and misery for everyone. Or build it right in the first place.

[@GoldenCroc]

They say most of the model S 2018 or so are pretty "ok" at least. Early ones were of course bad, and palladium seem to have gotten worse again?

[@GoldenCroc]

​@@stuartburns8657Funny how taste can differ, I would say the exact opposite.

[@ALCLCFVIS]

the noise patrol 😆

[@KevinT3141]

In the classic Ioniq, some of us have had to wrap the seat latch hoops in electrical tape to eliminate rattling.

[@fredrink46]

It’s really tempting to rent this car for the summer….

[@Dan4096]

I eventually gave up on the sea of rattles in my Model 3 because Tesla usually couldn't replicate them because they can *only* test drive around their service centre (apart from the one time they sent out a mobile technician which they "don't do anymore). I have accepted that it's an American-designed car made in China.

[@NormalXP99]

Tesla service in my town in norway actually tests the cars on the highway or around the city weird that yours dont do that.

[@AlexVenz]

​@@NormalXP99The mobile service people in Southern California have told me that they're not allowed to drive customer cars. Maybe it's a regional thing? 🤷‍♂️

[@rkan2]

​@@AlexVenzSaving on insurance? For many car issues you got to do a test drive though...

[@dyhppyx]

You guys need to make a hangover movie

[@CoolSilver]

I get rattles in my Model Y. I think might be the seats. I also have something that rolls around but that might be my fault with a pebble.

[@marianivan7]

I have that sound also in my 2023 model 3 LR

[@Mrback2k9]

Need some aliens to fix this car 😂

[@Rufus2005f1]

I would love to be in that car with you three for a road trip, you guys are hilarious

[@lbtobl83]

“Maybe we need to stop at church… so that they perform exorcism”. I am not religious but thank you for making my day! 👍😂

[@TheEdmaster87]

The build quality is not reflecting the price for the Model S it seems. Or Tesla service is very very lazy and dont do quality service well enough. This is very disturbing as a Tesla owner

[@steffenfleischer2860]

It has 2 wireless chargers in the back armrest, at least my 2022 Plaid does..

[@kennyoverby]

Bjørn, is there a reson why we don't see any Tesla model X videos anymore? Love your videos! :)

[@bjornnyland]

I sold my Model X long time ago.

[@stuartburns8657]

A Tesla with problems 🤔 But they where the chosen ones? Maintenance free? They'd appreciate in value. They'd earn you 30k acting as a Robotaxi. This must be false

[@GoldenCroc]

I dont think there are any fanboys doing those comments around anymore 😅

[@davejohnson6144]

Praying my new 2024 Model 3 Performance doesn’t have any creaks and rattles! 🙏

[@JW-mx3qg]

“Tesla with more problems”? While I’m not anti Tesla, I am not for their company mindset. They really do not care about customers or problems they have. Same, if not worse with Tesla Energy (solar) division. They are absolutely horrible, especially their management.

[@leiflillandt1488]

Such a dog, such an owner...

[@treborg777]

Tesla doesn’t fix NVH issues any more.

[@monsieurb90]

Of course they do.

[@kjb1954]

It seems that Tesla still have design and build quality problems. Thank goodness I bought a noise free bmw i4.

[@leiflillandt1488]

Maybe it also will be a quite good second hand choice later on. It's just to hope that BMW can sell quite a lot of them, then the repair of the batteries will be cheaper. The more they sell, the more crashed cars there will be... And that lowers the prices of second hand batteries/modules/cells. The most common battery failures are a cell or module that doesn't work properly, and such a cell/module must be replaced with a part that is of the same age and wear. You can't have one new module in an old battery! As I like BMWs, I have to choose an affordable one, which means for the time being a 2011 X3, and the next car will be a 2017 X3, when the price comes down enough! 😉

[@eruveo]

More squad videos!!

[@jungleent1972]

New plaid battery = New plaid. Marcus bought another tesla plaid damn

[@timberthewolf733]

Should have been totaled but it makes entertaining repair content. I wonder if the Plaid at 300,000 miles would have similar issues.

[@MyUtubeScott]

Thanks

[@alistairl]

Lolz themed thumbnails :)

[@paescu_2k350]

Within spec

[@StaticApnea]

Pink Lady apples are ce best

[@miciusbmw]

Nice green 💪👍

[@brucekbt]

As a Tesla owner it’s usual

[@rmkkkk]

Marcus' sound 😢

[@tellusw9701]

My S Plaid, 18 months old, zero problems. Best car ever.

[@MaxPlaid]

Be happy it's a Model S and not a Model X! I've given up with all the rattles in mine... Love Teslas, but the quality is dreadful, has to be said, and service cannot fix them

[@davejohnson6144]

Teslas drive great but they have a serious issue with interior creeks and rattles ! So annoying!!!!!🤬🤦‍♂️

[@torstenfricke6720]

Marcuspalm 🤣

[@tmyrdal]

You most make a video about Xpeng is starting to be bether then Tesla in Norway now. They have goten fetures to work that Tesla dont. Maybe the cvalities is also starting to be bether also.

[@JT-zs8cd]

the car got less and less parts the further it goes 🤣

[@aravindhravi2307]

Common Marcus do a better park job

[@bjornnyland]

*Come on

[@aravindhravi2307]

@@bjornnyland haha auto correct doing the wrong job here

[@waskus]

Tesla dont care, 95% who buys a Tesla are instant fanbois and accept its a poorly build car😂

[@GoldenCroc]

Fanboys are running out these days though... those 95% are long gone.

[@NirreFirre]

As "designed"

[@bjornnyland]

Within "specifications"

[@lucifer1001]

First time first 😂

[@grownnotflown2]

Tesla repair biggest oxymoron I've ever heard in my life

[@tridruankham2657]

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[@Vitnir3]

If you have an 18 year old car like me you learn to not listen so much.

[@tridrean]

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