As a friend of mine put it, owning a Tesla is like riding incredible emotional swings, and after every high, there’s an inevitable drop when you start noticing the downsides.
In truth, after nearly three months of owning the car, I’ve noticed only a few negatives.
So, the first and probably the most significant downside, for the first 500 – 600km, nothing creaks or crunches in the car. However, I began to notice “crickets” here and there… Since the car is under warranty, I honestly tried a couple of times (twice) to reach out to Tesla saying that the passenger door panel was creaking between 35 to 70Hz, especially on cobblestones/bad asphalt at low speeds up to 50km/h around the rear door or wing, something was rattling.
At Tesla, they told me several times that the issue was completely fixed. As it turned out, each time they were just stuffing some rubber under another screw. (quite the circus).
I decided to tackle the issue more seriously, if not radically, by adding vibration and sound insulation to the doors (panels, cartridges, and lining) and the entire trunk and accessible empty spaces of the rear wings from the inside at Vova’s SPL Studio Decibel. Wherever possible, we worked with StP Aero, as it’s maximally lightweight…
I am satisfied with the results. In the future, I plan to insulate the front/rear wheel arches, as now the noise is clearly coming from there.
The guys successfully accomplished the task of eliminating noises and “crickets” in the cabin.
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