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True I got a warning too but ignored it because it happened after a rare cold night in San Jose and that is the hardest for a battery. So I am sure the voltage dipped below some threshold and triggered the warning. After the weather warmed back up it did not come back. While the car was in the...

Mine did the same but the 12V battery was probably 4yr old. When Tesla hooked their jumper pack to the car it started smoking and smelled like rotten eggs. The guy said it has the same battery inside the jumper that is used in the car and they need to be replaced every few years.

My car was in the shop for a battery replacement and I pushed back and just last week they said they made a software fix in the shop. Could it have been released over the air and just taken time to adjust? I remember there being a software update just before all my error codes started popping up...

I think you should talk to WK057. WK057 provided information in my thread but I think it would help his case if he fully disclosed what exactly his shop is doing. From what I know with some educated guessing here is what I think WK057 does for a battery replacement. His shop is authorized to...

So far my vehicle is at least functional but I still have doubts about it's long term reliability and I really had to push back on the service center based on what brief information and background I was able to dig up from this forum. Also the only communication they would process was messages...

There have been a lot of messages back and forth with the service representative where I felt like I had to guide them through the repair process. I kept asking them to diagnose the root of the faults and stop "swapping" parts. They replaced the rear drive unit because of the DU Isolation...

Thanks for all the information and honesty you bring to the forum. When I was making a decision on the repair I saw the transportation to and from a 3rd party as a lost cost. Going it fairly blind these failures and repairs really suck.

They just messaged me and said it is a DU Isolation. So some insulation breaks down over time, or perhaps AC leakage, and they are measuring this? I am an electrical engineer that works on battery and brushless motor drives and would love to see some explanation of this. Still two somewhat...

Attaching pictures of error code several days before and day of shutdown. After the vehicle went dark we had to use a booster battery to wake it up and get it into tow mode. Several days later I came back to the vehicle and woke it up again and wanted to grab some diagnostics from the CAN bus...

The car shutdown when I was in park waiting at the service entrance queue. Also under warranty the rear drive was replaced but it was quite a while ago and who knows what I got in exchange. I don’t remember if the replacement was because of noise, thunks or electrical. In their most recent...

(Another HV battery replacement thread) My 2013 Model S was working just fine, then suddenly started throwing error codes. I let it sit for about 5 days looking for options. Ultimately I decided to take it in before my appointment to ask for them to help with diagnosing the messages or...

His website states that they only work on the 85 battery not 60s, their module count and cell counts in the modules are different. Some local salvage yards I called said the 60kwhr packs are rare to see so either there aren't many that where sold or not many that have been salvaged. As for a...

They confirmed the warranty and I told them to go ahead, now I have to wait at least 2 months for the battery to come in.

Thank you for the document link as proof, I will challenge them to verify and educate. This certainly makes the "pill" easier to swallow!

There where some comments about the refurbished battery having a long warranty, that is not the case at least if you are paying for it after your warranty has expired. I was told yesterday, because I am asking for very specific details, that the warranty is 1yr on a part they install...