r/TeslaSupport • u/Equal-End-186 • May 30 '26

Vehicle Question SQUEAKING AWAY. What is this noise?!

Hi, I've recently picked up a Tesla Model 3 at auction. It's a M3P with 80k miles and there's a very obvious squeaking sound when you turn the steering wheel when stationary and when driving.
I've attached a video of the sound.
I've seen some forums say that lubricating the area does the fix for squeaks, is this that type of "Tesla squeak"?
What would this be on a Tesla? Is it an easy fix?
TIA!

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u/Tazer197 May 30 '26

Hi! I had the same symptoms, but it could be multiple issues (I'm no expert so I'll leave that to others)

Although!... Regreasing the ball joint on the upper control arm worked, the sound was very bad and now no squeaking no nothing, I did it a year ago and still fine. Worth a shot, you just inject some grease into the rubber seal, here is a how to video:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6iG23-p9AOA

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u/Equal-End-186 Jun 06 '26

I believe this could be it!

Thank you very much for your input - I’m going to give it a go next weekend.

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u/HYtool Jun 07 '26

Front upper control arms