Recent content by RMan

Yes we had to replace all four wheels as well. And GHammer it didn’t (doesn’t) make sense to me either but I have the invoice.

Last month we had the misfortune of striking a large piece of lumber as it fell from a landscaping truck on I5 in Salem. We incurred substantial under carriage damage including the shredding of two tires. As we trek back and forth from the Valley to Central Oregon frequently, we had Michelin...

After significant negotiation SF paid just over $8k.

Just submitted Diminished Value Claim to SF. Picked up repaired car and drove to Carmax. Received an offer of $27,500. At the same Carmax lot an exact match with my car prior to repair was listed at $49,900 (with autopilot only mine has FSD ). Cars are 2021 Model Y Performance with just under...

Rental car thru State Farm was a fiasco. Told by one rep SF would pay for a Model Y. Reserved one, authorization from SF was for $40 per day. Called SF was told in Oregon insurance would only cover replacement transportation, not “like” transportation. Drove a Pacifica mini van 100 days. Bigger...

Car went into Crash Champions on July 26. Original estimate was $11,500. Additional parts and second estimate in mid September. Car is ready for pick up today, at second estimate of $16,500. State Farm supplied a mini van for the 100 days the car was in the shop. Currently exploring Diminished...

GPS and rear hatch have not resolved.

Because it has all happened in a 12 day window, with the failures beginning immediately when we picked the car up from the valet.

All these failures in a 12 day window? Something bigger is askew.

When our 2015 Model S 12V began to fail We received a warning. There has been no such warning with this car.

Recently our car spent three days in the valet lot of a nice hotel. As we left the hotel our gps would not track properly. A scroll reset didn’t help so we called roadside service. They ran their diagnostics and said everything looked perfect and recommended we make a service appointment...

Curt, is it time to warm up the band?

Curt Renz

Our car is deemed safe to drive although it is ugly, so no rental until it goes into the shop. On Friday we were told the body shop received a big order of parts from Tesla but until their Tesla team confirms all the correct parts have been received they will not schedule repairs. To date, State...

Still waiting for “preliminary” parts according to the body shop. Parts were ordered May 17.