Noise suppression foam can detach in tyres causing vibration
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To save your sanity of potential needless wheel balancing, consider that the noise suppression foam may have come loose in your EV tyre causing symptoms identical to an imbalanced wheel i.e vibration at speed. It's very likely if this just started happening out of the blue. You may end up in a scenario where a re-balance fixes the problem, until the foam moves around and it comes right back again.
Personally I will be replacing these tyres (Pilot Sport 4S on a Model 3 Performance) with the un-foamed variant when they're due. I didn't notice any difference once it was removed in terms of noise. Either way, I wasted a whole morning dealing with this.
Personally I will be replacing these tyres (Pilot Sport 4S on a Model 3 Performance) with the un-foamed variant when they're due. I didn't notice any difference once it was removed in terms of noise. Either way, I wasted a whole morning dealing with this.
Basil Brush said:
Polestar 2s are having the same issue and the manufacturer are replacing them.
This is a 70 plate so almost certainly these aren't original from Tesla. I guess I could claim from Michelin. Not that I would want a set with foam back on the car.tr3a said:
Nothing new. This has been known to occur for years.
I was pretty surprised the tyre shop wasn't aware of it. I only knew as a friend had it happen on his Tesla and that took a while for them to work out what was going on. I may be misremembering but I think they even went as far as replacing a motor!SeeNoWeevil said:
Basil Brush said:
Polestar 2s are having the same issue and the manufacturer are replacing them.
This is a 70 plate so almost certainly these aren't original from Tesla. I guess I could claim from Michelin. Not that I would want a set with foam back on the car.Gassing Station | EV and Alternative Fuels | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff