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Sadly the only impact on EM would be if a serious number of people decided to guy some other product because of EM's rants and probably uncontrolled control of Twitter. I for one will likely not buy another Tesla because of him. I realize that he will be fine without me, but there is no other...

In about 18 months of driving, I have only had a couple "phantom" braking events, and they have happened at the same spot a few times, and some other places. I have concluded that the car, for some reason, is radically changing the top speed settings. I don't know if it mistakenly thinks the...

Early on in my ownership of my MY, I was on the lookout for phantom braking, and it did happen. Then I noticed that it seems to happen at the same place, and like some of the earlier posts, I think it has more to do with the car's resetting the speed limit and therefore reducing its speed. So...

This happens to me all the time. Sometimes the volume of the music is on high and enough to blow out your eardrums. Other times, the music level is fine, but the phone is full blast. Sometimes the sound of the keys being hit is loud. The other day, someone came to my door at home, and the...

First of all an iPhone XR is not 3G, so that is not the problem. Secondly, of late I have left my app running all of the time. I got a message on the screen a couple of times that leaving it running all the time helps connectivity, and though I have had times when the phone simply doesn't want...

Mine used to load quickly, but now takes forever, and the video doesn't start on its own --- you have to wait a couple of minutes for the bottom part of the screen with the start arrow to show so that you can watch it. This seems to be a recent "update" and they surely did a lousy job of it!!

The only consideration I can think of for not notifying you of all sentry issues is that there are more instances of merely having had someone walk by the car and triggered the system. I have had hundreds and hundreds of them, but never one where anything happened at all. That being said, it...

I have never tried to sync my phone to the car to get messages and the calendar to work. The process, with prior updates, was to touch the Tesla logo, and then make a few other steps. Now the Tesla logo is gone. I have gone to the Bluetooth settings, and there is a block that shows my phone...

Thanks for all of the help, and particular thanks, as usual, to jcanoe for all of the thoughts. I did unplug the mobile connector, and that seems to have corrected the situation, at least for the time being. The graphic on the app shows it taking a charge, and the mileage is increasing. I...

Thanks. Will give all of the above a try. When it was plugged in, the normal charging screen did not come on the screen at all.

No, the breaker is on, and has been on, and the status light on the Tesla plug is green, as was the status light at the charge port.

We were away for four months, and I had left my MY plugged in. I drove it for the first time yesterday, and though it was plugged in overnight last night, and it was supposed to charge up to 70%, it seems to be at the same charge level this morning as it was last night. I am using a 120V line...

I had this issue once with my old iPhone XR, but have had it happen a few times with my new iPhone 12, in fact twice today. I started the app as I do each day, went to the garage, and the phone was not connected. I tried to turn BT off and on, and that didn't work. Being in a bit of a hurry...

I live in (occasionally) sunny Pittsburgh, and had a similar event on my driveway several years ago. We have lived in this house for 50 years, and it only happened once. It was not my MY, but I parked on our driveway which is sloped, though not too much and not any more than what appears in...

I seem to have an opposite problem. I will get in the car and the phone's volume is so high that it is off the charts. I will reduce it and be fine, and then the next time or maybe the time after that, the volume will be at maximum again even though I have not changed anything. Fortunately I...

jcanoe - thanks for the answer.

Though I only have 40 amps of service, I want to go as safe as possible, so it looks to me as if I should use 6 gauge wire. Is that the safest route to take??

I am going to connect a wall charger -- because I have one -- and it is going to feed off of a 40A circuit. Since it is only a 40A circuit, it seems to me (certainly not an expert) that 8 gauge Romex should handle the load without a problem. Anyone have any thoughts on this????

Thanks very much. Have formatted it with exFAT and created the TeslaCam file. Appreciate the quick response.

I got a Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD for the Sentry system. The Tesla manual says to format it for FAT32, but that is not an option. I only can format it for NTFS or exFAT. In looking at the stuff I can find, it looks like the exFAT option is best, but looking for some help out there........

Did you try going to "Roadside Assistance" on the app? Not sure what they can or cannot do from a distance, and who knows how quickly they can get to you, but it would have been worth a try.

I have had the same up and down volume issue as the OP, and I shall try the change to the Attention Aware Feature to see if that helps. Of course a couple of days ago, my phone would not connect either for the phone or the Echo Auto connection for my music, though the phone said that the...

No it is not a pedestrian warning of any kind, just a slight whine as I back out of garage. Sounds more like some sort of noise from the motors, and if I had to guess, I would say it is in the front motor, but in a garage with the windows of the car closed, it is hard to pinpoint.

I have noticed a bit of a whine when the car is first starting out and put in reverse. This happens as I pull out of my garage, but the moment it goes into Drive, the noise stops. Anyone else notice this and anyone have a clue as to what causes the sound?

I used a slightly different method to hold the Echo in place. Rather than using velcro, I bought a package of the Command strips. You need a longer one than the weight of the Echo would demand since there is a square opening in the base so you have to bridge that, but it works really well. If...

Is there a way to get a reminder ???? Is there a way to get an Amazon Echo to remind you of something upon an event, such as "when I turn off the streaming music," or something like that? I like the idea of having it tell you to check the back seat, but these days, it would be more helpful if...

To add on to what was said above, my MY was virtually fully charged when I went to look it over a couple of hours before my real appointment to pay for it, and they said that they would "top it off," and it was not a problem. At least at the local Service Center (SC) they had chargers...

I would be interested. You can email me at bbwex at verizon dot net. Did you serve on the Ike, I presume. I served on USS HANCOCK (CVA-19) for two WestPac cruises in Vietnam.

I read today that VW is backing off producing full electrics for two to three years. They said that they are not able to produce them profitably and have changed direction at least for the near term.

I had a VIZR in my last car. That's a small shelf with a flip up mirror and you put your phone on the shelf and the mirror would reflect the data for the HUD. I then discovered that most of the time, simply putting the phone on the dashboard would work, as the image on the screen would reflect...

As for the OP's thought that a car is just a means to get from point A to point B, I agree that when the car won't do that any longer, it is time to get rid of it! That being said, I agree with many others on this thread that some people will do all kinds of things to make their car unique, and...

I picked my MY up two days ago. Armed with an extensive checklist, I found just one tiny blemish in the paint on the hood, and they buffed it out before we returned to do the paperwork. Is the car elegant and luxurious inside? No, but it is comfortable, well thought out, and an amazing car in...

That's a good possibility, as there is no other reference to it, and no hint where it might be turned on. Not a big problem, since my car is in a garage at night, but it would have been nice when I have to leave it outside during the winter if I am out. Oh well........ Thanks for the...

The manual for the MY says that it has seat heaters and a steering wheel heater. It is clear where the seat heaters are, but I cannot find anything in the manual that says anything else about a steering wheel heater or how to turn it on, etc. Anyone have a clue??

Thanks for the help. It seems that it is the little things that have the biggest learning curve!!

My delivery today (11/25) was perfect and easy. Based on all of the threads about issues with paint, panel alignment, etc., I went to the SC a few hours before we were to pick up the car, and they had it in a service bay and gave me time to go over it in detail -- checklist in hand. I only...

I honestly did not check my firmware, but I picked up my MY today, and after a thorough examination, I could not find anything wrong except a very minor blemish on the hood that they buffed out before we took the car home. I have two close acquaintances who have picked up MYs in the last two...

I plan to use an Amazon Echo to connect to Sirius radio, but would that not disconnect the bluetooth connection to the MY? What would be the effect of being connected to the Echo device, and the "Lock on Walk Away?" It seems to me that there can only be one bluetooth connection at a time, so I...

I would like to use the Echo to continue to listen to Sirius, but if your phone is connected to the Echo device, is it not therefore disconnected from your car so that calls will not be answered by the car's bluetooth connection?? And continuing with that thought, isn't the car disconnected...

After reading so many critical comments about delivery issues, I had my fears today as I was to pick up my MY. I went ahead of time, armed with a delivery checklist, and looked over the car. After a thorough check, I found only a tiny blemish on the hood, and they buffed that out before we did...

I am getting delivery of my MY tomorrow, and have scheduled a half-hour visit before the actual purchase appointment to go over the car. I only hope I have enough time to give it a thorough going over.

A friend of mine bought a Model S, and though he lives in Houston, he had to pay a California sales tax, and then a Texas use tax. My MY is on its way, and they have given me the payoff price, but say that taxes and fees are extra. I have, of course, written to the local sales office, and...

I knew there was an answer!! Thanks much coconutboy84.

I am really new at this. I have not yet picked up my MY, though it is on the way, and I have a pickup date set for the end of next week. I was test driving one a week ago just to verify that it would fit in my garage, and every time I opened the door from the inside, there was a warning that...

Many thanks for the quick reply.

OK, I have a VIN. Is there some approximation as to how long from that assignment until the car is made and arrives on the East Coast? Thanks.

Still waiting to get my MY, but in test driving one this past weekend, I noticed that the cruise control twice slowed down when there was nothing there. I was in the passing lane and suddenly slowed by over 10 mph. I know this happens with all of these systems, but does it happen a lot with...

I have a very tight garage, and had them lend me a car to test it. It is tight on the sides. As for the length, Ace Hardware sells a wedge sort of stopper that sticks to the garage floor, and I have had one on my cement floor for about five years, and luckily the one I used for my Ford Fusion...

So you bought a RWD vehicle with summer tires on it and are disappointed that the salesman didn't tell you that would suck in the snow? At what point do you take on some of that responsibility? You said it yourself, it's the second largest purchase most people will ever make so... why blindly go...

Heck, I live inside the City of Pittsburgh, one block from a major park, and there is a sizeable herd of deer right down the street. Hit one on Thanksgiving weekend a few years ago as I drove through the park. Little visible damage, and the doe got up and ran off, but $5000 worth of damage to...