Has anyone with an AWD Model had the squeaking/chirping noise from the front motor/inverter fixed?

[daveog]

I think this is a normal sound. Sound travels much easier through cold air.

I have heard this with my truck and other electric motors.

I think this is a fairly normal gear backlash sound. Its easier to notice when I hold a certain 'throttle' position.

Probably so. What makes it SUPER hard to accept is that my wife’s 2026 Model Y AWD is just dead friggin silent. I get it’s a totally different vehicle but that they made that car so quiet and the CT not makes it hard to ignore.

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[Rippin1Gear]

They thought it was a hub, replaced the driver side with a new revised one. Still making the chirping sound then get a hvac air leak or window seal leak noise… tried bio mode, hvac recirc on and off, system off makes no different in the sound… a member said their was a new revised front drive unit in the works, but the Service center can’t find anything in their system logs that indicate anything coming in “early 2026”

 

[pricedm]

This is the only issue I have with my truck and its has been getting progressively worse. I've had the truck since June '24. It only happens between 15-40 mph (audio/video attached). The sound in the video file doesn't do justice to how loud the noise actually is. Its loud, and can be heard over music at a decent level.

Sounds like my VIN# 69,xxx May 2025 build at slow speeds.

 

[dsdxp]

is this the sound we're talking about? I have a CT AWD and hear a sound as well, but its not the super high pitched sound all the tesla's make, it almost sounds like a belt going bad in an older car (the squealing belt sound) and occurs loudest between 30mp and 45mph. Here's a sample (you can hear it sound fluctuating during most of the video): https://share.icloud.com/photos/0cbIgd_K6yaq5Xyxdi7lXyUOA

 

[Black306]

Sounds like it to me. Does it go away when the motor warms up or when heavy on the throttle?

 

[dsdxp]

Sounds like it to me. Does it go away when the motor warms up or when heavy on the throttle?

Yeah for the most part, but I can still occasionally hear it, just not as loud.

 

[Eka]

I have a 25 AWD and do not have that noise.

Gear whine? We don’t have a transmission

There are gears between the motor and output half shafts.

 

[Cybertrock]

There are gears between the motor and output half shafts.

 

[Gundo]

just traded my 2024 for a 2026, vin in the 91,xxx range and it’s dead quiet.

Like remarkable quiet.

My 2024 made the sounds everyone is referring to from day 1 and 35k miles. Core wheels and tires are super quiet too.

 

[T800X]

My truck start making this noise immediately after having the front drive unit replaced. Never previously heard it before the replacement or on the CT loaner I drove.

I hate being that guy, but I'm considering asking for the FDU to be replaced again...

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