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Took delivery last week, wanted to give some thoughts, but also ask about some potential issues I am having to see if others have had similar/good luck fixing them. This is my fouth EV (2 teslas, and a VW ID4 so I have lived that CCS life for a while now).
For reference: Ocean Coast, 21s with aero covers on.
Good:
The Not-so-Good/Some questions for other owners:
EDIT: updating this thread after a long drive today, which is the end of my 7 day trial period. I do think the suspension issues/pulling of the wheel are getting quite a bit worse and pretty quickly. Noises are louder, the suspension seems to be less stable on the front passenger side and the pulling is a bit stronger, certainly much more so than day 1 and I'd argue after a 100-150 miles worth of driving today, primarily in conserve mode with no launches or anything, it is either just much more noticeable or has worsened with additional use.
For reference: Ocean Coast, 21s with aero covers on.
Good:
- Mostly great build quality [a couple of small things to address - much better than my previous vehicle, a 2022 Model S]
- Love the interior, the Meridian sound system, the styling/detail. Impressive!
- Damn this thing looks good. It's a turn back and look at it in the parking lot type vehicle for sure.
- This is my fourth EV, so the smooth acceleration and torque don't get to me anymore, but obviously it's great to show friends/family.
- I love that it has true one pedal driving and auto hold mode.
- First truck I've ever owned and I enjoy the ride height and visibility on the road.
- Auto high beams actually work!
- It has real blind spot monitoring sensors on the side view mirrors.
- It has rear cross traffic alert and it works very well.
- The range is as advertised, two huge thumbs up! (put 300 miles on it, getting around 2.6 mi to kWh - driving a ton at highway speeds over 75 with the AC blasting).
- Love the 360 camera, makes it so much easier to park.
- Love the turning radius, as good, if not better than my Model S.
- The software is better than expected. It has a bit to go to catch up some basic things, but at least everything is responsive.
The Not-so-Good/Some questions for other owners:
- I think my front right suspension slightly sags in some (most?) cases. It seems to be off .5 - 1.0 inch... is this a known or common issue? Maybe I'm crazy.
- My suspension already makes the tocking noises at low speeds, not thrilled with that, but sounds like no permanent fix yet reading about it on here. My understanding is that it's an annoying sound but not a safety problem.
- My front hood has some buffeting going on at highway speeds. Should be an easy fix and there is already a customer satisfaction campaign, but I am shocked they delivered a vehicle with a known issue that has a fix from 6 months ago.
- It pulls ever so slightly to the right, perhaps has something to do with the front suspension causing a slight imbalance?
- At 75-80 mph, the steering wheel shakes a little. not crazy, but more than I think it should. Is this normal/expected/common?
- You do feel a lot of the road through the seats/steering wheel, more than I expected but the tires are pretty large and it is a heavy truck.
- The AC is pretty weak and very loud. I plan on tinting the windows/roof before next summer and that will help.
- Be careful around the gear tunnel doors. Already cut into my leg once. They are extremely sharp. Like knife sharp on certain edges.
EDIT: updating this thread after a long drive today, which is the end of my 7 day trial period. I do think the suspension issues/pulling of the wheel are getting quite a bit worse and pretty quickly. Noises are louder, the suspension seems to be less stable on the front passenger side and the pulling is a bit stronger, certainly much more so than day 1 and I'd argue after a 100-150 miles worth of driving today, primarily in conserve mode with no launches or anything, it is either just much more noticeable or has worsened with additional use.
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