I took delivery of my silver model 3 in June of 2018. During the warranty period a number of issues were addressed and they were always issues that people were discussing on this forum. Tesla mobile service took care of them all efficiently and I loved my model 3. Until recently it's the best car I've ever owned and I can't tell you how many photos I've taken of it. I even named the damn thing.
Fast forward to a month ago, and the power conversion system (PCS) module on the battery goes out and needs to be replaced. Total bill was around $2500 for that. I figured well, if I divide that by the number of years I've owned the car, that's like $500 a year so not bad. Then last night it throws the RCM_a056 "Front passenger safety restraint system fault" which I have seen others discuss on the forums. Online estimate for this repair is $1700. (!)
I am becoming very concerned that I'm sitting on a ticking time bomb of other issues, all in a car with only 34,000 miles on it. I had planned to buy a new model 3 this year when the new model comes out though I'm really concerned about the lack of stalk and the lack of new colors, but now I am re-visiting that and looking at some other brands (so far none can compare).
This latest fault seems like a real safety issue and the solution is the replace the passenger occupancy sensor and the airbag.
I'm wondering if other 2018 owners are having any of the same thoughts?
Fast forward to a month ago, and the power conversion system (PCS) module on the battery goes out and needs to be replaced. Total bill was around $2500 for that. I figured well, if I divide that by the number of years I've owned the car, that's like $500 a year so not bad. Then last night it throws the RCM_a056 "Front passenger safety restraint system fault" which I have seen others discuss on the forums. Online estimate for this repair is $1700. (!)
I am becoming very concerned that I'm sitting on a ticking time bomb of other issues, all in a car with only 34,000 miles on it. I had planned to buy a new model 3 this year when the new model comes out though I'm really concerned about the lack of stalk and the lack of new colors, but now I am re-visiting that and looking at some other brands (so far none can compare).
This latest fault seems like a real safety issue and the solution is the replace the passenger occupancy sensor and the airbag.
I'm wondering if other 2018 owners are having any of the same thoughts?