Rear axles being replaced

[John McDonald]

I had to bring in my car to have the outside speaker replaced due to not sealed from water. I have been seeing wheel clunking noise issues ect.
So I told the dealer I hear a weird sound from my front left, they couldn't find anything but found my rear axles need replacing. Under Warranty but looks like the quote is over $2k.

 

[Redi3s]

The clunking is there...and it's real. Don't let them tell you any different. There is a TSB out for bad strut mount bearings for one. The other thing to look for are bad bushings, ball joints, tie rods, sway bar links. They change my sway bar links and it made a difference. However, the turning/creaking hasn't been solved even though the new mounts were installed.

At this point, I'm caulking it up to a crappy design issue. I believe their are either manufacturing or tolerance design issues with the springs and strut setup. And they won't bother with a proper redesign because they are pretty much phasing out the Polestar 2 globally at some near future time.

 

[John McDonald]

thank you for your feedback, great explanation and insight!

 

[Redi3s]

Here is a video of the creaking while turning FYI

https://photos.app.goo.gl/cCbyb7pUZMpsMNpQ7

 

[sherwin143!]

I agree with @Redi3s this is a common design flaw they usually prioritize the outer look of the car. They always let their customers discover those software and other design issues.