Tesla Model Y: Almost Lost a Wheel on the Nürburgring 

Besides nearly losing all its wheels, it did alright on the lap I thought.

This is why every wheel shop will tell you to re-torque your wheels after a couple hundred kilometres. Although it is still rare to happen there are a number of factors that can cause this like bolt stretching, falls torque reading due to friction and the bolt slightly shifting due to vibration and forces.

Hi Misha, please inform the owner he is able to drive the Tesla without the wheel cover which also helps with cooling. Also - if it was cleaned and possibly a bit lowered the OEM wheel looks great!

I once forgot to tighten the nuts (uh, that sounds wrong) on a wheel after a little repair / part replacement. On the test drive, above about 80 km/h afair I noticed vibrations, and I immediately knew what it was and returned home slowly. I can't imagine it not being clearly noticeable, especially if it's on more than 1 wheel.

Regardless of the car, one should do a few safety checks before racing around a track.

Did a run in a Model 3 Long Range one month ago. With the stock PS 4 tyres. Held up really well actually

Tesla's actually still have a conventional steering system, no "steer by wire" or anything. The (steering) wheel is always physically connected to the (front) wheels.

Glad the wheel managed to stay on!

I assume it must be so cool to Misha be able to go around the Nürburgring just chilling and getting a nice view of all the details on the track, scenery and all the amazing cars that drive there!

Next season new tires, brake fluid and brake pads ... And a torque wrench stored in the car to check the nuts after every lap... 😀

That was a fun video, I like the chill drive not entirely focused on THAT specific lap itself, just chit chatting & chilling. It's a nice type of video to watch every once in a while.

1:55 Low rolling resistance ≠ low grip, it loosely follows, sure, but you can absolutely make a tire with good grip and low rolling resistance, something you'll find fairly quickly if you compare lots of different tires with each other. A brand new tire 30 years ago would have much lower grip compared to its rolling restistance compared to a brand new one today, and the same thing applies if you compare a cheap chinese tire and an expensive premium one. It's much more about how you design the tire.

There are no steer by wire cars on sale, despite @ 10:07

I have a Shanghai-built ‘21 model Y LR, it has AWFUL dampers, upgrading to a Berlin-built Model Y Performance next year. It’s not much softer, but the harshness is reduced because the new dampers are a bit more sophisticated 😅 and 500whp should be fun

Running those aero covers on the ring was truly sketchy. It almost completely removes brake cooling. You're lucky you didn't boil the fluid.

0:57 - The way he pressures the wrench with 2 hands when going anti-clockwise... 🤣🤦‍♂ Lefty loosey, righty tighty hahaha.

Fun video. Glad the wheel did not fall off! Crap! Time to go check the lug nuts on my Model Y Performance.

Funny thing: I just showed a friend my first 3 laps and told him how I nearly lost my front left wheel because the bolts were loose and this gets recommended next :D I'll be sure to bring my torque wrench next time I visit and check the wheels after each lap. Ideally, I'll plan for more time and let the car cool down between laps, since, as mentioned in the end, Audis have hot brakes after lapping ^^

I wanted to complain about the clickbait title but it was so fckin close, oh my god 😂

Friend of mine didn’t re-torque wheels after some ring laps and then did a 130mph pull on the autobahn and at the next stop noticed he only had three wheel nuts left on one wheel.

I love the way the people in these comments just accept everything at face value, that's part of the reason our society is falling apart everybody.

Tesla doet geen afleverbeurt zo ver ik weet. Bij een afleverbeurt hoort wielbouten/moeren natrekken, ontzettend veel gedaan in mijn monteurs tijd. De verse lak van de velgen moet nog plat gedrukt worden door de wielbouten/moeren, bij deze belasting op de Nordschleife gebeurt dat dus heel snel door de hitte en bochten belasting. Dus trek geregeld je bouten/moeren na.

Literally driving the wheels off it! I share his scare of near death mechanical issues !

haha my buddy's brother rotated the tires on his jeep and then let us borrow it...except he didn't tighten all the lug nuts down. We were driving it and I heard a loud "ping" noise followed by another one a few minutes later. I told him to pull over and yeah, two lug nuts were missing from the right passenger rear. Just glad we pulled over before it was too late!

No significantly regen reduction till the end, maybe no significantly battery overheat. Just a guess.

Appearantly the factory brake fluid is pretty weak. Not just the normal weak. Wear as other companies use DOT 4 which dry boils over 400f. Tesla uses DOT3. Not doesn’t mean some performance pads would help. But someone put the carbon discs on and didn’t flush the DOT3 out and boiled the brakes. Just an fyi.

very smooth driving! looks reasonably balanced

May be time to add a pre-lap inspection - are the lug nuts able to be tightened by hand? Pass/fail

Loose lug nuts? I thought only the Fremont builds had these kinds of problems? Why are the Shanghai ones having such issues?

Who goes to a track before checking the torque on the wheel nuts? It is a requirement on every track inspection sheet that I ever had to fill out before a track day.

I like the owner's Miata Tshirt...and I am going to torque my model Y's wheel tonight...I wonder what happened? Since the wheel were not taken off before, really scary stuff.

Never trust anyone else or the lug nuts themselves... I always torque down my own wheels, especially before going on track or driving hard.

You can add the acceleration boost to the MYLR.

You need to find someone with a Mustang Mach e GT. I know you’re all gonna hate me for saying that but if you ignore the badge it’s actually really good setup wise.

I had this problem too. In the Tesla service, they advised that these screws need 180-200Nm. The problem has not occurred since then.

I checked mine, all were fine... his rim looked like it had been removed before, quite damaged and used up it seems...

Lug nuts were sabotaged. Plus who in their right mind would keep the aero wheel conversion on? Lose brake and wheel cooling. What were the tire pressures on those eco tires?

For people wondering, this wheel nut stuff is not new and was reported on forums previously, and it's also not a matter of where the car is made. It's probably down to wrong torque specs on the assembly line, which is the same in every Tesla factory as they have the same production line equipment like torque guns in all factories and use the same production specs to standardize production world-wide. Or just poor quality metals used to make the nuts or threaded bolts that leads to too much expansion and loosen them. Which is the more likely cause knowing Tesla's cost saving strategies in some other areas of the car.

When bolts/nuts are so loose isn't it better to have the car/wheels lifted up to pre-tighten and then lower to torque them?

i'm not sure but i believe that the z3 on 10:54 is from the Jp Performance Video.

How did you not feel that through the steering wheel!?

Just to be clear guys, this a long range model y, not the performance version! There is a big difference!

Love how people who aren’t affected by others owning Teslas hate Teslas the way a father would hate his daughters rapist.. it’s silly, grow some balls and man up.. Enjoy your ICE car and let others decide what’s best for them.

I can't wait for you to track the 4680/3800lbs Roadster next year! ⚡🔥🚀

Wow interesting to see, cant wait to see you on the plaid here!

03:57 classic super villain laugh🤣

Do you need to prep a stock car before going onto Nurburgring? What minimum prep would be required?

Tesla: Our customers don't want working brakes or proper wheels. „It's all about the Tesla feeling…!“

Right, checking the torque of my nuts before heading to the shops tomorrow! :)

nice to see a fun tesla carguy lap ! hope to see moore next year!

Can you drive the Y performance?? (with track mode, yes it hastrack mode now)

First Adrian, now Joe. (the owner of the green Miata in Adrian's last video), it's like my friends are slowly taking over the channel...

Nice and easy Lap 😀

Maybey the wheels falling off on Toyota EV's is actually true

Does the Tesla use mechanical brakes for stability control / traction control or only motor power? If mechanical brakes are used, then that would explain why brakes fade so fast.

funny how five if his ICE cars are broken to his own admission, and Misha has to title the video like this. any car you should torque wheels prior to track day. no-matter the car.

no wonder why people say the build quality is crap

Seriously Lucky you found the loose nut’s at low speed!

No worries with the driveby noise metre!

It’s okay! That’s why wheels have 5-6 bolts 😂

Good video

Does the model Y come with Hankook tires stock?

Almost been driving the wheels off?!? ... Again!

So you ventured out on the track without basic checks? Wheel lugs is a 101 item.

From now on; check the vehicle over before you get on the track. That’s rookie. Pressures Fluids Nuts and bolts

Standard Suspension?

Tesla quality ❤

10:55 Na, wer hat den Z3 aus JP's Video erkannt? :D

MYLR 514 PS - MYP 534 PS...

Wow. Can't believe that the wheels nearly came off. Quality product. Soend 80 grand on a car and you expect perfection. Did ok thou. ✌

holy shit glad u survived lmfao

Misha lo estaba pasando mal jajajajajajajaj. Ese tipo es un suicida

(tyre noises)

As a tesla fan, I can say there is two rims on a model 3/Y.

Shouldn't you guys have helmets on ?

Tesla brakes are good but its mainly a heavy weight problem, Ibelieve

Umm yeah. Someone messed up. I think it was you.

I am now returning my 2018 Tesla because your lug nuts were loose on a video, and not to get views! hahaha. I almost lost a wheel on my 1st car and had 2 nuts left (out of 4) when I finally stopped to investigate the clunking sounds!!! nice job checking

the musical sound of the e92 passing an ev so so sad. lol

it did alright, for a bad choices only run.

Don’t buy a Tesla suv for the track just take one of the other broken cars right lol 😆

But nice looking wheels with plastic caps on it?

175nm, then it will not come off

Checking wheel torque was part of the PDI process... But now Tesla doesn't do any of that. Good luck.

Nearly 5k pounds and only 5 lugs.... brilliant.

Tesla is such a great car builder.

The last car I'd take on a track is a Tesla.

Tesla at it again with their great car quality.. I'd much rsther have any other electric car brand (if I had to)

Jeeze, that's gotta be a scary find after a lap Might have been someone trying to pull a prank though, loosening wheel bolts has been a trend lately on sites like tiktok

I know whats wrong with it, It aint got no gas in it

I never checked the wheels after purchase and before racing my car on nurburg, one of the most dangerous tracks. "Moral of the story-dont buy a Tesla" Dude wut

Wow.... That's a new rock bottom for tesla on the Nürburgring. The "performance" brakes almost start a big fire and here the wheel almost rolls away. I love Tesla but you shouldn't drive them at its limits

Not bad,....if only Tesla weren't all so shit to look at,in particular the model Y,it's Subaru Tribeca,Pontiac Aztec level gopping.

Tesla is trash but the hype is real lol

That is crazy! Glad it didn’t fall off, Just shows the bad build quality of Tesla.

Wise words "don't buy a Tesla".

Deathtraps them Teslas

EV , can't like it no matter how hard I try .

great video as always but that’s a shit car that tesla

tesla are sadly dogshit on wheels,super fast and fantastic to drive but the built quality is atrocious.