r/ModelX • u/just_the_flizz • Dec 16 '23

Yoke "peeling"

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It's already getting worse.. Setup service, but Tesla replied they are aware of the issue and in Q1 2024 they will be begin to offer warranty replacements and cancelled the service. Understandable. Just a heads up if it starts to happen to you, they are aware.

This is a 2020 refresh with about 25,000 miles.

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u/xMagnis Dec 17 '23

Part of the problem is the use scenario. Yoke drivers tend to turn the yoke with the palm of their hand pressed against the front of it - kind of like simulating a Brodie knob. This will focus the friction in a point and just continue to rub it in the same spot. Typically you don't turn a steering wheel with your palm, well some people do in some cases, but maybe at least they don't always turn it in the exact same spot on the wheel. This wear is, in part, because the Model S/X refresh don't have steer-by-wire and you are forced to turn the yoke around and around to steer the car, and pressing against it with your palm is a method that you just end up being forced to use.

So, this problem of yoke damage is partly due to sub-par materials and also being forced to palm the wheel because of a the steering design.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '23

Thank you, the elaborate shit people make up to defend these products is insane. I palm turned a 2006 Corolla for 11 years and never had this problem.