Gravity Bugs / Issues

[Ron_Burgundy]

Found a feature I thought was a bug and turned it off. I knew you could turn off the tone to let you know you were speeding.

I didn’t realize there’s another sound that goes off every time the speed limit changes. I found it and immediately shut it off. That was the key source of the random “bings” I was hearing. I can’t imagine a use car for this feature, but glad I found it.

 

[GoDestruction]

Tech Support texted me to re-attempt the 3.2.2 update from inside the car instead of using the mobile app. I had to remind them to re-push it out to me and once they did it updated quickly when launched from inside the car. It appears to have suppressed many of the random warnings I was seeing on the left-hand panel of the main display. Not sure if it addressed anything else yet. I continue to operate my Gravity with the fob (in my pocket) only by suppressing the Auto Lock/Unlock feature and pressing on the door handles to lock/unlock. This continues to be my 100% solution since the fob and key cards don't appear to function with enough consistency to be relied upon. I have not attempted to setup my iPhone with digital key.

Glad to hear this @prodolf! I am in same boat as @Bunnylebowski as I need to have a reliable starting vehicle as I am the kids' Uber most of the time. But I am checking with others on the forum to make sure there is a 100% sure way/workaround to unlock/start/drive for me to feel confident about buying the Gravity. I do hope the 3.2.2 is a "good enough" update for this bug.

 

[hmp10]

Our mobile tech just finished working on the second-row seat rattle in our Gravity. Here's what's going on:

There are four sliding metal covers (each with two telescoping layers) that slide back and forth over the four screw mechanisms when the seats are moved. The covers have a metal tab to which a zip tie is attached to hook the covers to the seats so that the seats will pull the covers back and forth as the seats move.

Here are the sliding metal plates in place:

And here are the plates pushed back, showing the tab through which the zip tie passes to hook the plates to the seat:

There are four such tracks in the second row, all of which are attached with zip ties. However, the mobile tech said the rattles they've been seeing thus far emanate only from the two inboard tracks.

None of our zip ties were broken. The issue seemed to be that they were not tensioned correctly to keep the plates from rattling. He has resolved the issue for now but had to use off-the-shelf zip ties and some plastic packing instead of the felt tape that should be used to keep the metal plates from rubbing against each other. He says the Service Center will install the proper parts when the car goes there on the 25th for the navigation system repair.

The edges of that hole in the tab for the zip ties is not filed smooth. My guess is that over time these zip ties will fail -- and the sooner the more the seats are moved.

 

[hmp10]

By the way, an adult friend was riding in the third row a few days ago -- a place he found surprisingly roomy and comfortable and fairly east to access. But as he was climbing out we heard a loud crack. He said he had put all his weight on one foot in climbing out, and he thought he felt something give way in the floorboard. We peeled the carpet back but could find no sign of any damage. However, I found that the floor air vent panel in the third row was made of a fairly flimsy plastic that I could easily deform by pushing down with my hand. I'm hoping the noise we heard was just a panel that had not been seated properly (something we've seen in a few places on our Gravity) snapping into place and not something under the floorboard that cracked.

 

[Ron_Burgundy]

By the way, an adult friend was riding in the third row a few days ago -- a place he found surprisingly roomy and comfortable and fairly east to access. But as he was climbing out we heard a loud crack. He said he had put all his weight on one foot in climbing out, and he thought he felt something give way in the floorboard. We peeled the carpet back but could find no sign of any damage. However, I found that the floor air vent panel in the third row was made of a fairly flimsy plastic that I could easily deform by pushing down with my hand. I'm hoping the noise we heard was just a panel that had not been seated properly (something we've seen in a few places on our Gravity) snapping into place and not something under the floorboard that cracked.

I noticed those rear vents are exposed and very close to wear folks will step when second row is forward. I had to explicitly ask my kids to watch out for them.

Wondering if I should 3D print a cover for them and fasten to mat so the 3D cover provides some extra protection…

 

[EVCar]

Our mobile tech just finished working on the second-row seat rattle in our Gravity. Here's what's going on:

And here are the plates pushed back, showing the tab through which the zip tie passes to hook the plates to the seat:

Our mobile tech just finished working on the second-row seat rattle in our Gravity. Here's what's going on:

There are four sliding metal covers (each with two telescoping layers) that slide back and forth over the four screw mechanisms when the seats are moved. The covers have a metal tab to which a zip tie is attached to hook the covers to the seats so that the seats will pull the covers back and forth as the seats move.


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Our mobile tech just finished working on the second-row seat rattle in our Gravity. Here's what's going on:

There are four sliding metal covers (each with two telescoping layers) that slide back and forth over the four screw mechanisms when the seats are moved. The covers have a metal tab to which a zip tie is attached to hook the covers to the seats so that the seats will pull the covers back and forth as the seats move.

I'd have never guessed that zip ties and velcro are used in the Air and Gravity.
I usually keep my cars longer than average and would prefer something less susceptible to heat, humidity and friction dislodgement.
The UV-resistant, industry grade zip ties I use for some of my plants self destruct after 1 or 2 summers.

 

[prodolf]

Glad to hear this @prodolf! I am in same boat as @Bunnylebowski as I need to have a reliable starting vehicle as I am the kids' Uber most of the time. But I am checking with others on the forum to make sure there is a 100% sure way/workaround to unlock/start/drive for me to feel confident about buying the Gravity. I do hope the 3.2.2 is a "good enough" update for this bug.

I have read that 3.2.2 was not specifically released to fix the access issues. However, my experience is that the process forum member Zorro outlined for using the fob-in-pocket protocol has been a 100% solution. The car sometimes take a few seconds after you sit down and put your foot on the brake to light up and recognize your profile, so if you plan on robbing banks I would definitely consider another option for your get-away car.

 

[Ron_Burgundy]

I have read that 3.2.2 was not specifically released to fix the access issues. However, my experience is that the process forum member Zorro outlined for using the fob-in-pocket protocol has been a 100% solution. The car sometimes take a few seconds after you sit down and put your foot on the brake to light up and recognize your profile, so if you plan on robbing banks I would definitely consider another option for your get-away car.

I feel like whole 3.2.2 wasn’t a total fix, just the act of updating likely shook some of the bugs out…

I have a 2022 Model X that suddenly stopped refusing to connect to our home WiFi. Soft reset didn’t work. Installed update and WiFi works even though it wasn’t acknowledged in the release notes.

These cars are basically just big computers, so we can expect random stuff , unfortunately. Which is also why they’re required to somehow keep the drivetrain software/hardware separate from the other stuff. I can still reset my Model X at 50mph on the highway.