Rear seat squeak

[RL8]

Correct, it reduced squeaks by 90%, but still can hear them on larger potholes occasionally.
Mobile service will actually replace my rear seat (60 part) next week due to stuck pass through section, and they said that when they will be doing that, they will add felt material between the seat rails and the floor on both 60 and 40 part of the 2nd row, so the squeak issue should be resolved permanently, fingers crossed.
My advice here is to ask mobile service to address this, as it doesn’t fully go away with sliding seats back, at least it didn’t for me.

Thanks for quick reply. Let us know how it goes. Appreciate it.

 

[socktucker]

That plastic isn't just broken it looks melted and corroded. I'd definitely be raising that with the Service Center to make sure there's not another issue somewhere.

There’s a lot of very cheap casting in these cars. My door hinge even has grinder marks in it on one of them that was touched up with paint. Some are really rough.

 

[HC_79]

In the interim, if you have the gap covers then jam the seats up hard against the cover. It stops the squeak also.

 

[rag75]

In the interim, if you have the gap covers then jam the seats up hard against the cover. It stops the squeak also.

I had a horrible squeak coming from the second row area. Moving the second row just right halted the sound, sometimes. But my service center spent extra time tracking the source down and discovered that two sheets of metal under the second row were rubbing together, not the seat itself. They sent it to Lucid's bodyshop to have those sheets welded (i think) together, or attached in some other way. It took a couple of weeks but it has been months since it was returned to me and no squeaks have returned at all since then.

 

[TahoeMichael]

I'm coming late to this thread. I don't have any advice on how to fix the squeak, but I would advise against spraying WD40 down into the seat mechanism. WD40 contains a lot of solvents that can potentially degrade both plastics and factory applied lubricants. It also isn't designed to be a lubricant, and a lot of what's in it that acts a lubricant in the short term will evaporate. But it wont completely evaporate, and the residue left behind is sticky enough to trap grit which can then wear down moving parts. If you feel you need to lubricate the mechanism, consider a PTFE "dry lube", which won't be sticky. Alternately, if you want a wet lubricant, consider something like a dab of lithium grease.

 

[bicycleguy]

Sorry, forgot about this issue. I thought for sure Lucid would figure it out but I guess not.

The design is faulty. Perhaps they meant to use bolts with smaller heads.

 

[bicycleguy]

The easiest no tool way to fix is to have some heavy weights sit on the bench and assist the bench in moving back and forth. At first it will sound like in the
show room but after a while it will quite down and the rails will look like this:

No matter how much oil you put on the surfaces, location and dirt will cause it to run dry and make a nice steel on aluminum screech!!!! I thought about filing the bolt head but then thought 'I'm sure they'll figure it out when the replace or inspect the seat but I guess not.

 

[socktucker]

The easiest no tool way to fix is to have some heavy weights sit on the bench and assist the bench in moving back and forth. At first it will sound like in the
show room but after a while it will quite down and the rails will look like this:
View attachment 42315

No matter how much oil you put on the surfaces, location and dirt will cause it to run dry and make a nice steel on aluminum screech!!!! I thought about filing the bolt head but then thought 'I'm sure they'll figure it out when the replace or inspect the seat but I guess not.

I’m sure they’re aware maybe there’s something in the works

 

[bicycleguy]

I’m sure they’re aware maybe there’s something in the works

I waited, I didn't want to further embarrass Lucid. I figured it out in a few minutes in March, waited, took pictures in July after seeing others have the issue, waited, and now drank to much eggnog.

 

[deemz]

This all is pretty embarrassing engineering , and should have been addressed by a recall long ago. All YT long term reviewers mentioned this already...

 

[merveille07]

The easiest no tool way to fix is to have some heavy weights sit on the bench and assist the bench in moving back and forth. At first it will sound like in the
show room but after a while it will quite down and the rails will look like this:
View attachment 42315

No matter how much oil you put on the surfaces, location and dirt will cause it to run dry and make a nice steel on aluminum screech!!!! I thought about filing the bolt head but then thought 'I'm sure they'll figure it out when the replace or inspect the seat but I guess not.

If you think this is permanent solution; I think you should reach out to Lucid and let them know. My hope is they get you some rewards points or something as "Thank you".
On another note; maybe they should have a program for "defects hunts"; that allows user to provide feedback on things that are not working properly but they have figured out a fix for just like companies do bugs hunt for software. Just an idea.

 

[Bdr100]

In the interim, if you have the gap covers then jam the seats up hard against the cover. It stops the squeak also.

I experience opposite issue. Noise from passenger side second row when seat is all the way back. If I move seat forward an inch or so, it goes away. Also goes away if someone is sitting it that seat. Second row also has issues with not folding down with button push (on seat or rear compartment buttons) that have been worked on a couple times but being as I live in Houston, I am not prepared for the month of being without vehicle for another repair attempt.