2025.8.4 Update: Steer by Wire System / steering wheel gives more realistic feedback, adapting to different road surfaces

[Kryptek]

I do not like the new steering feedback I prefer the og feel less feedback please make this optional in an update

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[rlhamil]

I couldn’t turn the hvac on from the app first time but that cleared. My motor being disabled has not cleared. Did your motor disable too or just the hvac thing?

Another voice here: at I think the first supercharge after the 2025.8.4 update, I got the left and right rear disabled messages repeatedly. HVAC was fine, and I had already successfully tried raise/lower with the app.

After sitting nearly 24 hours (moving around not so fun for me any more, so I consolidate trips), it was fine (motor sound and full acceleration and no more error messages told me that). A look at the logs showed some other issues that came and went away after the update, including a cellular antenna issue.

Suspecting it was update related, and given that it still ran if not as well, I was planning on waiting to make an appointment to see if the next update took care of it all. Fortunately that wasn't necessary.

Almost as if some components took awhile to renegotiate their relationships with each other after the update.

This DOES reinforce my personal policy to always install updates AT HOME. Wouldn't want to have problems somewhere else. Although to be fair, after maybe ten updates in six months, this is the first with significant (enough to be temporarily annoying) if transient quirks, which is not to say that there weren't maybe occasional FSD behavior regressions. (BTW, I just noticed today when coming home, that for a pleasant change it made lane changes almost exactly as I would have given traffic, other merging vehicles, etc. At least in standard, it's maybe less aggressive about changing lanes just for a small positional advantage, which I prefer, unlike a few updates back, where it wanted to not be in the right lane until the last few seconds and missed an exit and had to double back, which even though easy in that case was definitely slower than being patient in the required lane would have been.)

 

[Anthony Catanzaro]

It’s so much better IMO. No more Lucy goosy rocking when maneuvering at low speed! Right?

 

[Kryptek]

I was very used to the feedback of the steering, over 4.6k miles in 3 months ownership, i would really like the old setup back

 

[drewm]

I also had the rear right and left motors disabled after the first supercharge after 2025.8.4, came back online overnight and has been working fine since. I just cancelled my service appointment after reading about it here.

It's likely something to do with the motors being powered up before the 400v to 800v battery configuration switching that happens at the end of supercharging

Another voice here: at I think the first supercharge after the 2025.8.4 update, I got the left and right rear disabled messages repeatedly. HVAC was fine, and I had already successfully tried raise/lower with the app.

After sitting nearly 24 hours (moving around not so fun for me any more, so I consolidate trips), it was fine (motor sound and full acceleration and no more error messages told me that). A look at the logs showed some other issues that came and went away after the update, including a cellular antenna issue.

Suspecting it was update related, and given that it still ran if not as well, I was planning on waiting to make an appointment to see if the next update took care of it all. Fortunately that wasn't necessary.

Almost as if some components took awhile to renegotiate their relationships with each other after the update.

This DOES reinforce my personal policy to always install updates AT HOME. Wouldn't want to have problems somewhere else. Although to be fair, after maybe ten updates in six months, this is the first with significant (enough to be temporarily annoying) if transient quirks, which is not to say that there weren't maybe occasional FSD behavior regressions. (BTW, I just noticed today when coming home, that for a pleasant change it made lane changes almost exactly as I would have given traffic, other merging vehicles, etc. At least in standard, it's maybe less aggressive about changing lanes just for a small positional advantage, which I prefer, unlike a few updates back, where it wanted to not be in the right lane until the last few seconds and missed an exit and had to double back, which even though easy in that case was definitely slower than being patient in the required lane would have been.)

 

[rlhamil]

I also had the rear right and left motors disabled after the first supercharge after 2025.8.4, came back online overnight and has been working fine since. I just cancelled my service appointment after reading about it here.

It's likely something to do with the motors being powered up before the 400v to 800v battery configuration switching that happens at the end of supercharging

Thanks, that's why I mentioned the sequence of events, thinking it was the sort of thing that might have happened to others. That suggests that it's harmless if not ideal, and hopefully less worrisome to anyone else here that encounters it.

I don't think I've been back to a supercharger since then. Now I'm curious if that was just a one-time thing. If not, it's something the update created and a future update needs to fix.

 

[drewm]

I've supercharged 2 times since then without any issue. I'm guessing with the number of people making service requests Tesla must know about this and be prioritizing getting it fixed. I did see 2025.8.6 is out. I bet it's in there.

Thanks, that's why I mentioned the sequence of events, thinking it was the sort of thing that might have happened to others. That suggests that it's harmless if not ideal, and hopefully less worrisome to anyone else here that encounters it.

I don't think I've been back to a supercharger since then. Now I'm curious if that was just a one-time thing. If not, it' s something the update created and a future update needs to fix.

 

[Kryptek]

Did loose my front motor today earlier, it happened as I turned the wheel when in park it beeped and
Displayed the message ok to drive. After a few hours and restart it has disappeared did 20 miles no issues

 

[LiveFreeOrDieBob]

This has been my experience as well. I see it talked about all over the place so I figure it's the norm. Are people saying this doesn't happen to them?

My truck has stayed right in the middle of the lane since day one. Only issue I ever have is a reversion of the "too tight left turn" issue once or twice per dot release.

 

[oscar60]

Steering noticeably heavier at slow speeds after update, feels like driving any tesla—has lost the special steer by wire feel—-bad move tesla

 

[Kryptek]

Steering noticeably heavier at slow speeds after update, feels like driving any tesla—has lost the special steer by wire feel—-bad move tesla

Agreed! Make optional next update Tesla as requested on X and with service tech team

 

[oscar60]

Before update steer by wire was light and nimble, now heavy like any other truck

 

[rlhamil]

Before update steer by wire was light and nimble, now heavy like any other truck

I don’t feel nearly that much change.

 

[That Beast Mode]

So my truck happened to be in service when this update became available. Normally I update as soon as I see it. Would you guys hold off on installing this update from your experience with it? As a side note, I am a fan of the steering as-is without any road feedback or whatever. Let me know what you think. Thanks

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