Vibrating Drivers Door at High Speeds/Wind

[renshcp]

Does anybody else have a drivers door that shakes / vibrates pretty intensely at high speeds? It seems to occur when drive speed + opposing wind speed > 90mph. The side mirror (attached to the door) shakes as well when this happens, so it's not just the interior of the door doing the shaking. It is very loud, especially loud if I have metal mugs down in the door pocket. The passenger door does not do this. All of my doors appear to be flush... so I don't think it's "catching the wind" in an unusual way... but I think it is related to relative air speed.

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[Roger Heuckeroth]

Yes, on my first road trip today. Noticed the same thing at 75 and above MPH.

 

[scottf200]

That video shows it clearly. Is the noise that clicking ... rumble sound?

UPDATE: see this thread.

 

[scottf200]

Yes, on my first road trip today. Noticed the same thing at 75 and above MPH.

Similiar in the sense that it is your driver's door? UPDATE: see this thread.

 

[Roger Heuckeroth]

Yes, drivers door only. Passenger door does not vibrate at all at any speed. I thought it good be the air being disrupted by the wiper, but does not change if you operate the wiper. Mirror shakes quite a bit.

 

[nico007]

Same here, also though it was the wiper but it continues while using the wiper.

 

[renshcp]

I figured out the root cause of my issue this past week. The issue occurs when subject to crosswind. The cross wind creates a low pressure zone on the opposite side of the truck and the flat surface on the door (either driver or passenger on the low pressure side) is flexing in and out against that low pressure zone. Could possibly be fixed with a couple of additional spots on the flat portion of the door being adhered to the steel door frame. When I put my turn signal on the video on the screen clearly shows the door flexing due to the low pressure. Tested both directions in the cross wind and both doors behave the same.

 

[Garnherr]

I fixed mine with electrical tape. My doors could be pushed in a bit from the outside. So I first tried to adjust the striker inward but it was at the limit already.
I added a few loops of tape and this fixed a B pillar rattle I had and the Door/mirror vibration.
(picture is not my door)

 

[renshcp]

I fixed mine with electrical tape. My doors could be pushed in a bit from the outside. So I first tried to adjust the striker inward but it was at the limit already.
I added a few loops of tape and this fixed a B pillar rattle I had and the Door/mirror vibration.
(picture is not my door)

Interesting. I do have a little movement, more so on my drivers side door, so I'll experiment with this fix. Thanks!

 

[wjang10]

I have the same issue. Anyone tried taping method and fixed the vibration issue?

 

[WWIII]

I picked up mine a month ago. Mine does not shake but the motors or something that would sound like a motor makes a weird winding noise above 80. Drop down to 75 and it goes away. Speed back up and the sound is back.

 

[OUTLAW]

Here as well. When it gets really bad, I get a metal on metal bell ringing noise.

 

[g7bupw9z]

I fixed mine with electrical tape. My doors could be pushed in a bit from the outside. So I first tried to adjust the striker inward but it was at the limit already.
I added a few loops of tape and this fixed a B pillar rattle I had and the Door/mirror vibration.
(picture is not my door)

I just did the same. Will report my results once I've done a high speed drive.

 

[Luigi]

Brought mine to service center for complaint of vibrating door at high speeds. There is now a Tesla service bulletin apparently and they are ordering a bracket (that broke off?) to install end of January.

 

[OUTLAW]

Can you post bulletin? I have service on 1/15

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