Hi,

I'm (28YO) getting my license and have to buy a car in advance so I can continue driving on my own immediately after passing the driving test. Would you recommend the Model 3 for a P-plater? Everyone keeps telling me to buy a dumpster on wheels as my first car... Even if I crash, wouldn't comprehensive insurance cover the repair?

Sorry if this was answered before, I really tried searching.

My 2020-Dec Model S Long Range (recently purchased from Tesla used inventory with 38K miles) makes a rubbing/scrubbing sound during slow tight turns in either direction. Example video attached. My old 2016-Apr Model S P90D with 87K miles does not make this sound. It's only audible inside the car (not outside), and the tires are not worn or rubbing. Tesla Service agreed it didn't sound normal, but could not determine the cause. They first said it sounded like failing bearings (my initial concern), but after-inspection, they said the bearings and CV joints all seemed fine. They replaced my worn suspension links, but the noise still persists. Here is my service-visit documentation:

Concern: Customer states: Other · Noise & Vibration - Audible scrubbing sound during slow speed tight turns as when parking. This is compared to my 2016 P90D Model S. Would like the drive line inspected. It feels like something is wearing out or about to fail.

Repair Notes: Discovered wear on some suspension joints in the vehicle. Replaced rear and front suspension links to help enhance ride quality and road noise. Aligned vehicle and drove car to validate alignment.

Anyone else experience this? Or any guesses about the cause? How concerned should I be? I still have 20 months of full-warranty remaining, so I don't mind taking it in for another service if I can give them something to check. Thanks in advance for your help.

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I'm a happy and impressed FSD user who is curious about how Tesla gathers FSD data, filters and uses it to improve future versions.

My first question is re Teslas not using FSD. Musk has implied that the millions of Teslas currently on the road are somehow providing the company data that will improve FSD. What data might this be, and how is it gathered and utilized?

Second question is regarding cars like mine that are using FSD. I'm guessing that when my car is sitting in the garage at night, within range of my house wifi, video clips of FSD disengagements are uploaded to Tesla (tho I have no actual evidence of that). But if that is correct, what happens next? Is there a manual review of those clips to see which might be useful for training purposes? (Sounds prohibitively labor intensive.) If not then is there a software-based review of the uploaded clips that somehow sorts the useful clips and feeds them to the neural network?

Thanks for any help educating me.

I have the trial. I quickly got 2 updates. But where is the 12.3.5 I think I've seen people talking about?

I have about $5000 in debt 0 interested. i plan on getting a Tesla model 3 with a lease. and my credit is 700+. im planning on gettings a leace for $338 a month and 2999 down with 15,000 miles. Do you think i will get approved for the lease?

Hey all! First time poster, new (used) Tesla 2016.5 Model S owner here. So far the forums been great, hoping to get a little help.

So, I love the car, but the A/C is only working while the car is moving. I live in NC, and with summer around the corner this is not looking good!
My question is, is this normal? I’ve read other posts mentioning the car sending A/C air to the battery while supercharging at times. But this is happening while charging, while parked, at stoplights etc. It does occasionally work right first thing when I get in (regardless of movement) but on a whole the air only runs cold when I’m driving. Fan moves air, everything seems to be fine otherwise…

Any suggestions or information? Is this the way Teslas A/C is supposed to work?

Today Tesla Mobile came and replaced my 2016 Model X's cameras in order to support FSD. After they left I found that there's a visible gap between the edge of the camera assembly and the windshield and it moves if I press on it.

Is a tight seal necessary for anti-fogging reasons? Is this just a cosmetic issue? I don't know if the camera assembly itself moves when I press on it, but if so I'd imagine that would adversely affect assisted driving since the camera alignment would change.

Anyone have this happen to them? What was the outcome? Thanks!

Hello, does anyone know if this is the primer or if someone with a yellow car or object hit my car. My car was parked in my jobs parking lot and the car that was parked on the side of the scratches was facing the same way I was parked and it was a baby blue color suv. My other thought is that it could be a rock or rocks that made that impact while I was leaving a did hear something hit my car and a truck was a couple feet in front of me and it was raining and pretty windy but I’m not completely sure.

Hello! I leased a new 2024 3 and then got relocated to a new city for work right after. My new commute is much farther and I will be going over my 15k a year. Does anyone know if I have any options here like upping my yearly mileage or possibly buying the vehicle out or transferring it to a financing option from a lease option? Thanks in advance!

I am a dealer in NY. I specialize in salvage rebuilding and am an EV proponent. I have just joined this group and have now purchased 2 model s cars. a 2016 85 and a 2023 plaid that was sold by tesla corporate at a salvage auction but with a clean title. I am not sure why exactly. I have a full service and collision center but not registered with Tesla as a repair center but did get registered as a parts distributer. i bought a spindle for the Plaid from Tesla and then was able to move the car ownership to our Tesla app today. now they are saying the care is unsupported and wont sell my service department any parts. I would love any information on used dealer purchase and sale process, salvage recertification for super charging, will FSD work, etc. Any info on these topics will be gratefully accepted as I'm head first down the Tesla rabbit hole. Thanks

Question sounds (and is) dumb but here's the issue. Want to replace my wife's leased Model Y with a purchased M3P. We ordered the M3P on her account, in order to get lease-end benefits of reduced wear / tear costs and skipping last payment. The issue is that I want the car financed and registered in my name. Trying to fill out purchase steps in the app, the registration options don't seem to let me exclude her and I assume the financing step will be similar. No one from Tesla will return our calls, because Tesla. Anyone able to tell me if this is possible? Thanks!

Hey there, I was scrolling on reddit and saw this an ad for this website offering free diagnostics. Has anyone used them before, or is this a scam?

Does anyone know if the fender flare wheel molding of Model Y 2023 could fit Model Y 2024?
Mine was ripped off from sliding against the rubber separators on i95 at 85mph and it also broke the top of the front light.. I was in shock when I stopped and saw the damages. It actually happened right after the self-driving mode got disconnected without even realizing.. nightmare!
If you also know the cost to replace the front lamp, I would also appreciate it. Or if it's possible to change only the top glass without removing or replacing entire light?
Thanks!

Can anyone confirm (or deny) that new Model X Plaid built after April 1, 2024 are coming with the new sport bucket seats?

I've seen it mentioned in one online article, but I'm not sure that article is correct or perhaps it's just speculation.

The online configurator clearly shows different seats when you choose the Model S Plaid, however this isn't the case with the Model X Plaid, at least as of April 25. It could simply be that the website hasn't been updated yet to show the new seats.

Any pictures in the wild of a Model X Plaid with the new sport bucket seats?

Thanks!

Shawn

Looking at an used tesla. 2017. Dealer says FSD is included, but the previous owner said when he had it, it wasn't active. Anything I can check on a test drive to make sure everything checks out? Any other suggestions beside FSD of things to look at that are common issues?

I am going to be picking up a new model Y soon. but I am confused why invoice shows that base price is 34000, where as on the tesla website it shows as 47990, and rear wheel drive is 42990.

I am asking here to see if other tesla owners had similar invoice experience or is it just my tesla dealer manipulating something potentially in preparation to another price cut may be upcoming and so probably they don't need to honor that cut if I sign the agreement with another price and pick-up after price cut happens or something..

Anyone know of an aftermarket product that I can buy that will connect my Tesla Model X or Model S to a PV grid tied inverter and allow me to discharge vehicle battery at night? My battery warranty is over, so I'm not worried about voiding my Tesla battery warranty. I have unlimited lifetime super charging and would like to take advantage of that. My PV inverter can handle from 200 to 1,000 Volts DC and up to 15 amps on a circuit so I think it can handle the battery output. The product would connect to the DC inputs on my inverter via conduit I could run from my garage to the inverter. The product would ideally need to be able to control the power flow and limit total watts drawn per second and per night. I would want to pull say just 30 kW to 50 kW per evening or night. 400 volts DC x 20 amps = 8,000 W / hour discharge rate is what I would like to see to start. It might be even better to be able to spread the discharge out over more time (reduce the watts/hour) so that the discharge is gradual through the evening and night.
Codger222

Hello. Please note that I cannot add any card for Charging Payment. I can add cards to Wallet but cannot select them for charging. My car is registered in Netherlands. I am entering Ukrainian cards. Before all was working but now I can’t add. Please assist.

Hello. I would like to get my air filters changed, have the brakes, shocks, etc. checked and serviced if needed. My local shop will do nothing but rotate the tires for me. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

Hi, everyone! I can't really find a thread on this, so I figured I'd just post and ask.

My family and I are moving from Utah to Texas for a job opportunity and we're able to ship our cars due to a generous relocation package. I already have a booking with SGT Auto and they are planning to pick up our 2022 AWD LR M3 this Monday. Is there anything I should do in order to prepare it for the journey? Should I charge it to 100%? Should I keep sentry mode on? Will I need to show them how to put it into transport mode? Should I fold the mirrors?

I've never done this before and have only had the car for about 3 months and wanna do my best to ensure everything goes smoothly.

Thanks in advance! Love this car and love this community.

I will be leaving my 2023 Model Y in my garage in Florida for the 6 summer months with only 110VAC supplied. What is the best Battery SOC to set? What should I do about the auto overheat function? What is the preferred way to prevent tire flat spots after long storage? Should I jack it up to take the weight off the tires? Any other suggestions?
Thanks for any advice, Ken

Good morning everyone, new subscriber here

I read the post by a subscriber in regards to being overloaded in his model Y with passengers and baggage. These are situations that happen once in a while. I wanted to confirm the same situation on a possible 2020/2021 model 3 long range awd I am looking at buying in the short future.

I had a 2019 ioniq plugin with a payload capacity of 820lbs so basically like a model 3 long range awd. I carry 4 people, 3 suitcases and a cooler that comes out to about 850/860 lbs, so just slightly above the limit about once a month... In my ioniq I would scrape the bottom when going over uneven roads on my way to the cottage (1or 2 times but very lightly). I could slow down of course

I believe the suspension of the model 3 is stiffer so:
would that help in minimizing the bottom scrapping and would that affect the battery warranty if Tesla seems some scrapping in the bottom of the car?

I would also install an hidden hitch for a bike rack. Would Tesla see that as an issue and cancel the warranty as they would not know what I would be doing with it? I read in the manual that for the bike rack (need space for an electric bike and 2 regular bikes) you need to do some calculations for weight location of the rack and bikes.... Is this all necessary or JUST put the bikes on and drive ?

Thank you everyone for your feedback as you guys actually drive these cars. Have a great day.

Marcos

Hello members- As my steering wheel not centered. Took my X for alignment. The shop told me they are not able to perform alignment due to rear toe is off. I emailed Tesla service as it’s still under warranty. They sent me an estimate for $577. I thought suspension is covered under warranty? I never did any kind of modifications to the suspension. Car has around 33k miles. Please let me know your thoughts. Kind regards

Problem: Car charging frequently "drops out" of the app, resulting in a corresponding spike in home usage. This will happen fairly consistently during scheduled charging sessions, where the first hour or two of charging shows correctly, and then the latter part of the charge session showing as home usage. It happens consistently during Solar charging sessions as well. Car charges normally, so this is just a 'cosmetic' issue, but I would like to have my data recorded correctly. The car shows the correct power usage on the front Energy page, even while this issue is occurring.
Confusingly, sometimes I will go back to days I remember this issue being present, and the data will be correct again, so it seems like it's some kind of algorithmic thing. I've actually seen this reassignment of data happen in real time.

Compounding factors: I use the ChargeHQ app to track excess solar and funnel that to the appropriate areas (I don't use Tesla's built in CoS because it doesn't work consistently enough, in my experience). I additionally have Google Fiber internet, though I don't know if that's the issue.

Theories: 1: Weak wifi connection (my routers aren't super powerful). 2: ChargeHQ doesn't play nice with CoS or the Tesla Wall Connector, once it's hooked into the App.

Anyone else have this issue or hear of it happening? Again, this is not really a problem, more of a first-of-the-first-world-problem. But it still bugs me to no end

When I start up my CT in the morning, very often there's a very obvious clicking sound coming from the vents/fan (both heat or A/C). I turn it off and it stops. If I keep it on, it generally stops in about an hour, then it's often good for the rest of the day. This is the only pattern I've found so far. It sucks because Tesla explicitly says, if there's a noise that you're bringing your car in for repair, and the noise is not present during your appointment, there's nothing they can do, which is understandable. So I've been trying to keep the fan off, and then turn it on mid-day, so I can replicate the issue when I bring it in to Tesla... Then today, I found the center console on the windshield with the gear shift and hazard button started making a similar clicking sound, not as loud and it stopped in under 5 minutes. Anyway, thought I'd throw it out there and see if anyone else is having these issues?