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by launchd
Sat Apr 27, 2024 4:38 pm
Forum: Tesla
Topic: High pitched noise from drive unit
Replies: 15
Views: 1364

Re: High pitched noise from drive unit

Here is yet another example of a FDU replacement solving the problem...

https://www.evchargerreviews.net/my-tes ... irst-year/

Repair #5 for this owner.
by launchd
Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:07 pm
Forum: Tesla
Topic: High pitched noise from drive unit
Replies: 15
Views: 1364

Re: High pitched noise from drive unit

Yes, I would say that at this point, we all agree that it is coming from the front of the vehicle, not the rear.

Here is the thread on the other forum is you want to read through all forty pages. :cry:
by launchd
Fri Apr 05, 2024 4:52 pm
Forum: Tesla
Topic: High pitched noise from drive unit
Replies: 15
Views: 1364

Re: High pitched noise from drive unit

Given that it doesn't change frequency with speed, I am very skeptical that it is caused by any rotating components such as a bearing. In my opinion, that points to the inverter itself and likely its switching frequency. That could also explain Tesla's refusal to replace the units. Likely, they ini...
by launchd
Thu Apr 04, 2024 5:47 pm
Forum: Tesla
Topic: High pitched noise from drive unit
Replies: 15
Views: 1364

Re: High pitched noise from drive unit

Sorry about the video; it isn't mine; I snagged it from the 40-page thread about this issue on the other forum board. I added a few more sound clips below for reference. Does the sound change pitch relative to speed? It does not. In November of 2022, a user on the other forum stated. "I had min...
by launchd
Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:13 pm
Forum: Tesla
Topic: High pitched noise from drive unit
Replies: 15
Views: 1364

Re: High pitched noise from drive unit

I do not believe it is suspension-related, unfortunately. Tesla SCs have been confirming that the noise we are all hearing is coming from the front drive unit. Those statements are being made (in multiple service orders, on multiple vehicles - Y and 3) after these SCs have had our vehicles for multi...
by launchd
Mon Mar 11, 2024 5:47 pm
Forum: Tesla
Topic: High pitched noise from drive unit
Replies: 15
Views: 1364

High pitched noise from drive unit

Hi all, I'm posting this here hoping you all may be able to shed some light on what this noise is. At the moment, our best guess is the front drive unit/a bad or faulty bearing design. There is a large number of Tesla Model Y and 3 owners that have been vocalizing their concerns and frustrations wit...