by Several months after we purchased our Tesla Model Y, I noticed that the driver’s side window was squeaking/squealing in the last inch or so as it closed against the rubber seal. Immediately, I panicked and thought the worst. But, after doing some research online, many suggested rubbing a lubricant on those rubber seals seated in the vehicle’s frame against which the windows slide to a close.
Apparently, this phenomenon is not unique to Teslas, but is common with most “frameless” car doors and occurs when the rubber door/window seal is dry and/or dirty. Well, our Tesla is less than a year old, and not surprisingly, our rubber seals still look and feel quite new.
The Solution for Fixing A Tesla Squeaky Window
I purchased a product called “Nextzett Gummi Pflege Rubber Care Stick” which you can purchase directly from Nextzett or from Amazon. So, I generously applied this product to the entire perimeter of the rubber seal against which the driver’s door window slides. Initially, the window squeaky squealing went away. However, after a few days, the squeaky squeal was back. What gives?
As I more closely analyzed the source of the noise, I found that the squeak or squeal, was actually coming from the front, triangular corner of the driver’s door (A pillar), below which the exterior side-view mirror is mounted. Inside that triangular piece is a rubber track, through which the window slides as it closes. It is here that I then applied the Nextzett Gummi Pflege Rubber Care Stick, by putting some on a folded paper towel and rubbing it along the inside length of the rubber track (see photo below with red arrows). It’s now been a few months since, with no recurrence of the window squeak or squeal. Problem solved!
As a side note, I read that Tesla service centers apparently use Nextzett Gummi Pflege Rubber Care Stick to solve this very issue for customers.
