Refreshed Tesla Model S - long term update and TIRES ARGH!!!! MUST WATCH!

Haven’t posted in a while but some things you all should know about the refreshed Model S Raven/Plaid. I’ll post some more info I learned in a separate video.

Sorry if this video was confusing. Rear tire inner sidewall wore through to cords at 19k miles and again 10k miles later. Tesla had checked tires recent to both events at 7/32 which tells me they don’t actually check. I told them at 30k miles you stated on the paperwork my fronts are at 7/32 but they have 30k miles on them. They called me shortly after I pointed that out to tell me indeed I need new fronts. Moral of the story check your tires…. actually get under the car and look at your inner sidewalls especially if you have the 21” arachnids.

The car has excessive rear camber and toe seems the model S is notorious for this pre raven/plaid and raven/plaid. Car defaults to low at highway speeds regardless of default setting in the suspension settings. Tesla said they align at med ride height. Only way to set med is to manually select med after the car defaults to low at speed. This is the issue with Tesla as they grow. Service is terrible now and they’re already running 3 shifts 24/7 at some locations.

Re: rims… I have the 21” arachnids. 3 bent so get extras. I now have a full set of 4 with new tires ready to go.

[Curryolla]

I'm glad I got the 19" wheels. Guess I'll keep an eye on my treadwear.

[toothfixer]

I'll try to do a follow up video soon but I had the car aligned again at a independent shop at low ride height.... it was off and the tires were already showing inner wear at only 5k miles even though I was manually selecting med on the highway per Tesla service center instructions.

[JohnHennessey]

In my experience, as the car lowers, the camber increases, which means that the wheels effectively tilt in to provide better handling, but as you've experienced this results in the inner part of the tire. The previous MS cars allowed you to set the speed at which the car would lower, but I don't believe this is an option now.

[theodorehaskins]

So you thought it was a good idea to try to fool, FSD, by thinking that you have your hands on the steering wheel?

[gerbertmorataya]

So the inner doesn’t wear on 19 in wheels?

[billbryant]

I had the same issue with my 22 S Plaid. Super dangerous for Tesla to have a car with ZERO adjustment of the rear Camber link. Solution is with adjustable camber arm from N2tuitive. Problem solved.

[danielhajak]

Hey does the car have the 21" Arachnid wheels ? If so do the front tires hop or skip when doing low speed maneuvers in a parking lot, or pulling in or out of a driveway ?

[novym]

Did you car come with the P-Zeros? Which tires did you replace them with?
When you say the front suspension dropped to the ground, did that happen while it was parked overnight?

[davejohnson]

Its a known issue. Parker from Vehicle Virgins has the same issue

[asadalvi]

There are after market options to fix the rear camber issue

[jaychu]

FSD is a joke. Can’t believe you got conned into paying for that

[TechMex]

Sounds like you need to invest in the N2itive adjustable rear camber and toe arms. Since what you are talking about is a known issue.

[superset]

always amazed at anyone trusting or buying "autopilot". you're just setting your money on fire. no company has the software or hardware to do it and probably won't for years and years.

[johnnysvideos]

It’s almost 5, 000 pounds and 1000hp don’t buy a super car and drive it that much if your worried about tires

[dennissteul]

Wow guys. I just took delivery of my S eight weeks ago and you are all scaring me to death with these stories. It sound like Tesla Service is a scam! Did I make a big mistake?

[Narcissist_Police]

No way I’d buy a car that needed new tires every 10k.

[captguitarj]

How do we know that the wear isn’t from the cheat device. Seriously it adds weight to the yoke and the arm of the yoke from center is much greater than the steering wheel. Your essentially keeping a light but continuous force on the yoke but maintaining a straight path, that would place the front tires in very slight yaw that would require more correction back the other way causing the rear tires to ever so slightly fishtail.

[RIVvideos]

the tire situation is totally unacceptable, I was looking at getting the model s, but im not going to until they fix that problem. Its such a hazard. Tesla obviously has to know about it but they blatantly lie to their costumers

[Wankidy]

I see you forgot your cheat device on the wheel

[jianbinchen]

Google it very model s and x have rear tires wear