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Hi Krash: I found my car didn't generate any service codes either. I also found that the failure of my power assist was caused by a broken power belt inside the steering gear. The belt showed signs of slippage at first, and that may be where you’re at with what appears to be an intermittent...

Was able to access the car today and found that the general instructions for getting into Service-Mode don't seem to work on my 2017 model. The instructions were to go into the Service menu and press/hold on the word "Model" as in Model S, and Service-Mode would open. Well, on my screen, there...

Thanks for your reply. I didn't realize Service-Mode was generally accessible now. I found a U-Tube on how to enter Service Mode, so will check that out and learn about the various menu options in there. Cheers, J

Thanks for the reply Brainhouston. I'll ask Tesla to open Service Mode and produce a list of error codes (do I presume correctly this is something I can't do myself from the car's touch-screen?), and let you know what I get, if they'll do it. Turning without assist is harder, and more...

My 2017 75kw MS (late 2017 with refresh) suddenly experiernced a failure of the power steering assist while driving, and had to be towed home. So far, the closest Tesla Dealer has not been helpful, indicating they cannot do anything remotely to diagnose the issue, which I find doubtful, and...

Hi: I was just reviewing the web as a result of the same issue you had back in 2021 related to the Tesla App making perfectly good Android phones prematurely obsolete. You mentioned that you couldn't use LineageOS since it didn't have access to Playstore to download the Tesla app. I happened...

The car is a purchased new 2017 Model S with AP and all original hardware running the current standard software release. I'm getting constant screen reboots every 30 seconds or so with the rear camera unavailable 99.9% of the time. These issues started about 2 years ago very infrequently, with...

Hi: I just started getting the rear camera unavailable issue as well, and am getting BS from the Tesla SC. Did you get the issue resolved finally? If so, can you tell me what was done to fix it? Thanks kindly, JS

I have a similar issue with my 2017 Model S. I get the frequent screen reboots, with the side and rear cameras cutting out all the time. It started with infrequent occurrences not long after I purchased the car new, then slowly increased in frequency until now the rear camera is never...

I hear you on the issue of keeping your late model hardware as up to date as possible. While I agree with those respondents that point out the declining applicability of update features to the older hardware, I think Tesla could do better in terms to making it easier and not so expensive to...

Charging to 80% for your extended park at the airport in cold weather should be fine. The advice about Sentry Mode etc. is good advice. However, to maintain good battery health, I wouldn't charge over 80% as some have suggested, when you're not going to use that charge right away. Generally...

Ever since I took possession of my MS (Dec 2017) I've found that AP has tracked left-of-centre. To be clear, the car stays in the lane, it just does not track the centre of the lane. As the tracking accuracy of AP increased with subsequent SW releases, and tracking became more accurate, this...

It seems to me the problem was that AP started to change lanes after the car in front put on its brake-lights. This is dangerous, and defensive drivers never do this for obvious reasons. Add to the fact that AP speeds up to complete the lane change while the car in front is braking is doubly...

My former S and current X have been fine for the 7 Canadian winters I've been driving them except for one annoyance: The wipers cannot be lifted and left elevated from the glass to prevent freezing and to facilitate cleaning out the gap where the normally sit between the hood and glass. I know...

The front windshield defroster is grossly underpowered, inadequate to keep ice from forming, and it was barely freezing Were you driving with Range Mode active? If so, Range Mode might be responsible for the problems you were experiencing with the heating capacity of car's HVAC system. Range...

I have faith that market forces and Tesla's over-all intention to hasten the move to EVs will ensure they don't over-charge for charging. One thing I'd like to see is the boundary between Tier 1 and 2 to move from 60KW to 72KW for the appearance of reasonableness and fairness. The reason for...

I'd agree that pin-counting can get tedious, but this is the only communication we get from the charger team. In fact there's no "com" about it; the charger team does not stoop to communicate with us mere owners, they only "municate", and the only munication we get is the 'coming soon' pins...

Yuk! Did it seem to you that all the slots were filled with parked dealer cars? ie none actually charging, many without front plates or M3s with windshield stickers?

I seem to have mistakenly believed the metropolitan Seattle zone to extend beyond what it actually does, so let's take your number, your the expert. That would make it 3 now and 6 coming if you include Tacoma as part of the metro area, and you're not loosing any chargers. Good for you guys...

Thanks for the added input. According to World Population Review, Metropolitan Seattle has a population of around 3.5 million, and the Tesla charging map shows 8 chargers + 9 more on the way, with existing and new chargers located in the central regions of the metro area and around the suburban...

Can you indicate your approximate home-base location?

>>Sounds like you're speaking from personal experience! I can understand where you're coming from, although, not living in a condo myself, I do hear a lot of problems with condo boards not really getting behind the need for charging down the the condo parking garages, even when the work to be...

I think in theory Adaptabl, you're correct; that superchargers are intended generally for en-route charging, but in practice there are exceptions, and those in condos or on street-parking need a short-term solution while those in power positions get their s--t together. I'd agree with Mr...

Boy, you are a tease! I think we can narrow your mystery location down to ........Toronto....somewhere. I have to remain sceptical though. I remember last year and all the teasing from Tesla about a great new charger for the central Toronto crowd, and what we got was the Eaton Centre...

I'd take transit or walk to go to the Eaton centre. I don't think we should be encouraging people to take their cars downtown, and that's not just me, the city is very strong on this point too. I don't work in the city, so usually fly and take transit or taxi to airport, so no at-destination...

Thanks! As you guessed, I meant Level 2 charger.

Your 40 km/hr is a best case scenario (high-end type 2 charger, nobody sharing the charger limit, no cold battery limitations etc), and even so, at 40 km/hr, that's waiting around for an hour to get just a 40 km gain, or about 8-10% charge on a 75 kw MS. With a 15 minute commute on city streets...

I would expect the people is situation A would be the ones concerned, as I am. I would disagree though that supercharging is not needed when using a remote charger as a substitute for home-charging. Home-charging at home can be slow since it's usually an overnight thing, but having to use a...

I always get a kick out of comparisons between a car that exists with a design that's been around for years, and a paper car that "is said to produce/perform/charge at ......." As my grandfather was fond of saying: "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush". That also goes for charging. We...

Ya, I hear You. The Canadian Tesla Owners Club might have material and information relevant to helping get your condo corp to get with the new world order. Their link is: https://ontario.teslaownersclub.ca/ Also, have you tried getting the condo corp to let you plug into a 110v...

Is that a free-to-the-public type 2 charger they have there? If so, a type 2 charger is going to be rather slow. This may effectively be a destination charger, rather than a good substitute for home charging, which usually involves replacing quite a bit of charge.

Thanks for the feedback AmandaC. To keep the pressure on Tesla to not sweep us under the carpet, I suggest doing what I've done, which is to talk to the store manager at Lawrence and ask him to request the Charger Team to indicate where they think you should do your home-charging after they...

>>>It would be useful to document here your approximate location and the reason you can't home charge if you would be so kind. Regards, JS.

>>>Not a viable alternative for those south of Eglinton in the town-town residential neighbourhoods. From Riverdale, or the Beaches for example, or Danforth Village, the round-trip travel time to the proposed Scarborough charger is 60 minutes.

Yes, condo owners, apartment people, but also quite a few people living in the historic residential areas with mostly street parking by permit that can't home-charge. Eg. Riverdale, Beaches areas etc.

This closure only relates to the charger, not the store. The store and maintenance centre is to stay as is.

Got the info from the Canadian Tesla User Group and from Tesla informally. You can take it as true.

It's true they're marking it "reduced service" to start diverting people. But I have it on good authority that this charger will be closed to the public in the new year.

I'm hearing that the Lawrence Ave. Supercharger in mid-town Toronto is going to be closed. It's been on reduced service for a month now. There is only an expensive parking-paid alternative supercharger on Bay Street down in the city core for those living the Toronto's east end. The...

Yawn :eek:. With no Type 3 charger network like Tesla has, I find these reveals just a lot of hot air. These cars are limited by their battery range since the public network is pretty spotty outside of the major centres. I'll stick to my MS.

Here is a link to the Transport Canada Recall database so those interested can look to see if their model/year applies to this or any future recall in Canada. Motor Vehicle Safety Recalls Database

A very creative project! However, have you considered the issue of lug nut torque? The "S" is heavy and the electric drive produces huge torque, all of which requires the lug nuts to be torqued to 130 ft/lbs, which is higher than conventional cars. With your custom bracket mounted on the...