Suspension Related Problems of the 2020 Tesla Model 3

Table 1 shows four common suspension related problems of the 2020 Tesla Model 3. The number one most common problem is related to the suspension (30 problems). The second most common problem is related to the front suspension lower ball joint (three problems).

Table 1. Suspension related problems of Tesla Model 3


Recently reported Suspension problems of the 2020 Tesla Model 3

The Suspension problem

This was not an incident. Instead I’d like to report it as a design flaw. I discovered low speed noise and got it fixed at Tesla service center. Upper control arms and lower control links have both been replaced at ~70k miles and the cost to repair was over $2k at Tesla service center in Feb   Read details...

The Front Suspension Lower Ball Joint problem

Here is a terdsla in the junkyard   Read details...

The Ball Joint problem

This is a complaint about the issue of popped ball-joints which is affecting all models of Tesla cars. Here is just one example of a ball-joint that has popped apart for no good reason   Read details...


Suspension related problems in other Tesla Model 3 model year vehicles:



Model 3 Service Bulletins
Model 3 Defect Investigations