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Owners of 2026 Model Y, there is a known issue with a suspension clunk, rattle sound, do you have this issue?

solo_entrepreneur | 2026-03-05 23:07 | 27 views

Owners of 2026 Tesla Model Y, there is a known issue with a suspension clunk, rattle sound, do you have this issue? If you do, is it serious? This is based on the YouTube video below. I am thinking about buying the premium version since it only has 1% APR, but that rattle issue noise is worrying me. https://youtu.be/NNjOLVAWkT8?si=WTwdC5PAabNia5u-

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PrizeMeans 2026-03-05 23:11

Never buy the first year model of any new car, unless you are fine with being the guinea pig for all the problems that come with it

elflacco93 2026-03-05 23:15

Curious about this as well

JustAcivilian24 2026-03-05 23:18

Rattle yea. It comes and goes. Service app tomorrow. Doubt they’ll fix it tho

finalusernames 2026-03-05 23:19

I got none

Trytofindmenowbitch 2026-03-05 23:21

I haven’t noticed this, but I’m only a week into ownership.

Whit3boy316 2026-03-05 23:21

Where is your rattle?

Whit3boy316 2026-03-05 23:22

I had the clunk till the replaced my upper control mounts with the new model ones

LordFaquaad 2026-03-05 23:23

Its usually the most evident when going over the bump slowly. Otherwise I dont really hear anything coz of the road + music

Frieza-Golden 2026-03-05 23:30

It’s considered a major refresh, not a new model. I’ve had one for about a year with no issues. Some folks hear clunking from the pencil braces, which can be fixed by using rubber washers on the mounts, though I’ve read some people simply remove them.

JD_352 2026-03-05 23:32

Yes, known issue on some but not all. Made a service request and they didn’t even question it. They knew to replace both front upper control arm mounts. No more clunk for me.

Frieza-Golden 2026-03-05 23:34

The noise is being made by the pencil braces and this is a well known issue. Several folks have fixed it by adding rubber washers to where the braces mount to the vehicle, others simply remove them (as they were added to support the wipers). Tesla is well aware of the issue but haven’t suggested a timeline to an official fix.

rumjt 2026-03-05 23:48

No clunks here

BlaineBMA 2026-03-05 23:48

It seems to come and go. I'm in rural New England and the side roads can be rough

audelkay 2026-03-05 23:58

Don’t have the suspension rattle, but I’m about to go Hulk Smash on the rear headrest rattle.

parkpassgoaway 2026-03-06 00:32

Mine is super quiet

blazinbit 2026-03-06 00:37

No issues. 10k miles in since April 2025.

JustAcivilian24 2026-03-06 00:50

In the front and rear sometimes.

Whit3boy316 2026-03-06 00:52

Oh mine is in the rear

Odd-Song-4206 2026-03-06 00:57

Same, under warranty, haven’t had it since

Intelligent_Rub7502 2026-03-06 00:59

I own a 2026 MYLR Juniper with this issue. Every time I drive through uneven pavement I can hear this rattling noise in the front of the car. I have seen YouTube videos about this problem and it seems that Tesla hasn’t come up with a fix yet. I’m not going to take it get serviced unless I know they can fix it.

Pitiful_Farm_149 2026-03-06 01:08

Tesla rep said the fix is new replacement struts, coming soon.

thewetbandits 2026-03-06 01:16

nope, not yet at least

Technical_Name_8385 2026-03-06 01:44

It's just the front left strut mount resonating through the cabin. It makes that noise because they updated the frame for the new Y and they kinda screwed up in production. Unfortunately, there is no real fix, but its safe. The update strut mounts are only intended to reduce the noise, not resolve it. You might still hear it faintly after the updated parts. It's totally safe to drive though.

epradox 2026-03-06 02:31

Is there a part number you could provide for the new updated mounts? My service center is playing dumb like there’s no known issue

mindguard 2026-03-06 03:28

Not yet

yhsong1116 2026-03-06 03:31

yes suspension issue is a known issue. There may be a service bulletin or a recall in the next few months .

NooB_eastbay 2026-03-06 03:35

Yep. My front upper control arm were replaced and seems to have fixed the issue.

dszko16 2026-03-06 06:10

None for me.

Whit3boy316 2026-03-06 06:35

Look at my post history, I have it there

epradox 2026-03-06 06:51

Thanks, sounds like I’ll have to bring it up when I bring it in like you did instead of via the app. They want to charge $300 to look at the noise through the app

Whit3boy316 2026-03-06 07:04

I once was told there would be a charge but they changed it to $0 once it was in service

njofra123 2026-03-06 07:47

Is this only occurring on premium?

N1NJAHER0 2026-03-06 09:29

Nothing at the moment. 2 and 1/2 months in. So far smooth sailing.

oliphant_branch 2026-03-06 13:09

Known issue. I took my Premium AWD (April 2025 build) in for it a few weeks ago and they replaced the front upper control arm mounts and I haven’t had the noise return. The Tesla Toolbox article on this remedy also states removing the pencil braces but the tech notes from my service visit doesn’t state they did that.

Brilliant_Oil5261 2026-03-06 15:32

Yes. I took it in back in October and they said there is no fix currently but engineering is looking into it. Heres 150 pages worth of forum comments talking about the issue: [https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/2026-model-y-suspension-rattle.343652/page-150](https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/2026-model-y-suspension-rattle.343652/page-150)

bada-bw 2026-03-06 16:47

You might want to message them to see if there’s an update or schedule another appointment. I took it back after a few months. They knew exactly how to fix a rattle in rear seat and all good now.

bada-bw 2026-03-06 16:47

You might want to message them to see if there’s an update or schedule another appointment. I took it back after a few months. They knew exactly how to fix a rattle in rear seat and all good now.

pen-ma 2026-03-06 19:10

Do performance also have one, about to pick one

drakeorman 2026-03-06 19:27

I have this issue and it’s bad. I’ve taken it in for service twice. The replaced the “Steering Column Shroud Lower” this last time. Rattle is still there. How do I tell them to replace the front upper control arms?

PreacherSquat 2026-03-06 20:15

https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/2026-model-y-suspension-rattle.343652/page-151

NeighborhoodGoat 2026-03-06 23:08

I have not heard it.

pdroth 2026-03-07 00:46

Had it also. New control arms (redesigned supposedly) reduced it substantially. I barely hear it now.

ureviews 2026-03-07 04:14

Is the clunking in high vibration bad roads? It comes and goes on mine.

ureviews 2026-03-07 04:15

Is it a clunking noise on high frequency bad roads bumps? Cause I have that it's pretty annoying comes and goes.

JD_352 2026-03-07 07:32

It wasn’t any particular frequency. Felt more like the severity of the bumps and was random as well.

Medical-Frame2180 2026-03-07 09:58

I saw a video by out of speck Dave regarding this. Have not experienced it myself. Hoping I don’t either.

Alt_f4_uwu 2026-03-09 01:50

Fixed?

JustAcivilian24 2026-03-09 02:23

Nope. It of course has stopped doing it after we had a minor increase in temps. I think it may be a cold weather thing. I’m going in again if it happens soon tho. Disappointing

Ok_Recognition_4851 2026-03-11 02:40

Yes, mine has it since the first week I took delivery of it by Tesla. I've had the car for 2.5 months now, and I already took it in to a service appt. So they can address the issue. The Service advisor told me that they are aware of the issue with some new Teslas Model Y. Doesn't matter is it is FWD or RWD, as it affects both. Tesla still "doesn't know" how to fix the problem. On mine, they replaced both front struts base mounts, and told me to keep my fingers crossed that this would somehow mitigate the issue, but as soon as I drove out of the service center, I heard the noise again. About why some people hear it, and some others don't, my theory is that many people upgrade, or come from cheap older cars, where noises like these are normal, so when they get their new Teslas, they assume the noise they hear is normal and everything is working the way it is supposed to, but no, that rattling in the front is not normal. The second theory is the sheep nature of some cultures, where they will pretend, or sacrifice themselves with the annoying noise, as long as they "look cool" in a Tesla. Don't get me wrong, I really like my 2026 Juniper, but it is far from perfect, and I won't pretend otherwise!

Ok_Recognition_4851 2026-03-11 02:44

If you want to hear it, you'll hear it, but even if you want to fool yourself like a bunch of other people, and pretend you don't hear nothing, the noise is and will continue to be there.

Ok_Recognition_4851 2026-03-11 02:47

I'm glad to hear you are part of the normal people who can hear it. Cause there's a legion of zombies out there that swear their MYJ don't have that rattle in the front.

Ok_Recognition_4851 2026-03-11 02:50

I took mine in for that noise. And the changed the two front strut's mounts, but they know this is not a definitive solution because at least in my case, it only reduced the audible rattling by approx. 10%. And I'm super disappointed with this rattling that shouldn't be present on a brand new car.

Ok_Recognition_4851 2026-03-11 02:54

The new mounts don't fix the problem,well, they do if you try to fool yourself and easily fall for placebos, but they only mitigate the noise slightly, so as soon as you drive at night when there's less traffic noise, you'll still hear the rattling.

Ok_Recognition_4851 2026-03-11 02:56

A bunch of people have the noise and can't even tell they do because they don't know how a new car is supposed to sound, or not to in this case.

Intelligent_Rub7502 2026-03-11 03:40

Well I’ve never noticed it until recently because I listen to music while I drive and once I noticed I thought it was something moving around in the frunk. After removing everything from the frunk the rattling sound was still there.

Koko-Doggie 2026-03-11 22:59

What is part number they replaced it with?

NooB_eastbay 2026-03-11 23:05

MOUNT- FRONT 1.00 UPPER CONTROL ARM - LEFT HAND(2188391- 10-A) MOUNT - FRONT 1.00 UPPER CONTROL ARM - RIGHT HAND(2188396-10-A)

Koko-Doggie 2026-03-11 23:50

That part number is FUCA Mount, not the upper control arm. Interesting they replaced the mount instead of the arm.

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