My Polestar 2 arrived on Friday, I drove 160 miles without issue, however yesterday a clicking/tapping sound has started when the car brakes. Sounds like it is coming from the front driver side wheel area. I have looked but cannot see anything a miss. Anyone else experienced the same?
Clicking/tapping noise when braking
CRICKETANDCROPS
21 - 40 of 106 Posts
Joined
·
20 Posts
Not sure it’s the brake pedal, I did some more testing and the clicking stops when hitting the brake pedal.
brake light needs to be checked by someone outside the car, to see if the brake lights turn on or are flickering when releasing the throttle with OPD set to low.
brake light needs to be checked by someone outside the car, to see if the brake lights turn on or are flickering when releasing the throttle with OPD set to low.
Joined
·
6 Posts
I hear the same ticking sound. It is quite easy to replicate, with OPD on max, once I let go I hear a very faint ticking sound. I’m not sure it is brake lights on/off or just ticking «on a curve» for the braking intensity. I don’t hope the brake lights come on as often as the ticking, because then I might be the most annoying car to drive behind..
It is the same ticking sound that you hear in the morning (or after the car has been sitting for a while) when you sit down and everything is powering on.
It is the same ticking sound that you hear in the morning (or after the car has been sitting for a while) when you sit down and everything is powering on.
Joined
·
374 Posts
This noise drives me nuts because I'm worried something will wear out from switching so much! It doesn't correlate to the brake lights (I tested this one night when I could see my brake lights in mirrors), but seems to happen when crossing from no regen to regen or maybe a little ways into regen ramping up. It is almost like it switches at a very low amount of deceleration, but lower than the amount that turns on the brake lights. My first thought was a relay, but any relays should be solid state (inaudible). If it is a mechanical relay/switch, I'm afraid of wearing it out because it switches a lot if you are operating around the trigger point. I need to test again to see if it happens without OPD. I always drive with OPD.
Joined
·
1 Posts
6
As a very new owner was disappointed to take care out of farage and when releasing the brake peddle to reverse an swful graunching soundcfromnunder the car. I thought i had done something wrong or ran over something . Then whilst driving definitely started hearing the knocking that changes speed with speed. Hubby thought it might be related to brakes. Is this normal with all EV's or have we bought a dud? Didnt see any of this when i was reading reviews prior to purchasing of course. I hope they can sort it out. Obviously from these posts it is still safe to drive??
Joined
·
20 Posts
oops, that doesn't sound right, looks like you have a mechanical defect of some sort, cars aren't supposed to make grinding or knocking sounds.
you better go to your service point for an inspection! it's not safe to drive like this.
Joined
·
2,444 Posts
The grinding sound for the first 30 seconds or so is likely the brake self cleaning mode. Because the brakes are not used much (most stopping power comes from regeneration), the car will drag the brakes on the rotors to clean them of rust when starting out on a drive. It is much more obvious after driving in the rain or washing the car as more rust forms. Also, the longer the car sits with wet rotors the more rust to clean.
There is a known problem with the brake pad material binding to the rotor and breaking off - you will hear and feel that as a rhythmic clunking that varies directly with speed. The Polestar service location will replace the rotors and brake pads if this is the case. But if the grinding goes away and everything is then working as normal, then the car is behaving as designed.
Hope this helps!
There is a known problem with the brake pad material binding to the rotor and breaking off - you will hear and feel that as a rhythmic clunking that varies directly with speed. The Polestar service location will replace the rotors and brake pads if this is the case. But if the grinding goes away and everything is then working as normal, then the car is behaving as designed.
Hope this helps!
Joined
·
893 Posts
If you are going to replace the pads I highly suggest installation of ceramic pads. They are somewhat more expensive but don't rust onto the rotor like the stock semi-metallic pads.
Joined
·
419 Posts
Clicking sound started with me when I upgraded to 2.1.
Happens at low speed when I decelerate. With or without OPD.
Any solutions?
Happens at low speed when I decelerate. With or without OPD.
Any solutions?
Joined
·
114 Posts
Mine told me it was my license plate frame haha. It's intermittent and not consistent at all.
Joined
·
20 Posts
you should put your license plate at the back of your car, not below the steering wheel!
Joined
·
419 Posts
For me it became apparent after 2.1.
It is not constant. Some days the car is silent, others I can hear it clearly.
Sounds like it is coming from where my feet are located or below the dash?
It is not constant. Some days the car is silent, others I can hear it clearly.
Sounds like it is coming from where my feet are located or below the dash?
Joined
·
20 Posts
correct , it’s somewhere between dash and feet and started after 2.1
i hear it all the time when there is no music playing.
so music is on all the time now, problem solved
Joined
·
24 Posts
Joined
·
432 Posts
Yep, I’ve got it now. 25000 miles in. More than a bit irritating,
barry
barry
2022 Polestar 2, Midnight Blue, Charcoal Gray, Pilot, Plus, 19" wheels
Joined
·
192 Posts
Nearly 18,000 miles in and mine is clicking but it appears to be temperature related. I'll be keeping an eye (ear) on it and report back if anything changes.
21 - 40 of 106 Posts
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
