Recent content by buyehara

Yes, mine is also a 2018 LRRWM3 too.

My wife and kids noticed the subtle clunking sound when accelerating or flexing the frame during the first month of delivery. On the first inspection by the service crew they claimed they couldn't replicate the noise and suggested the rear passenger door frame welding may be impacted and making...

Oh gosh, very disappointed to see these defects are still happening. This looks like a recall job or at least a service notice to owners to have their bolts re torqued. Thanks for sharing...My Tesla fix (the original post) is still holding strong. And they did have to replace the stabilizing...

I've read postings of noise during acceleration and slowing down but not for the Model. Y. I've heard people say it's the rear seat belt bucket, but not in my case. Well my new Model Y (3 months old) started making this clunking sound in the right rear seat belt area. It only happens when...

Awesome! We also received our Model Y VIN today as well.

So regarding the EV rebate and where it currently stands it is pretty significant. You could realize an $8000.00 rebate, and unlike the old $7500.00 tax credit it's not dependent on your tax liability so you're able to realize the full amount regardless. This to me is a sizable credit worth...

Submitted order reservation 9/25/21 with an estimated delivery date of March 2022. Received notification October 25th that I was matched to a VIN and could pickup that car that week. With the uncertainty of the EV credits (if retroactive or not) Tesla recommended I put my order on hold until...

Looks identical to what happened to me!

We acquired our Model LR RWD August 2018 and did not purchase AP or FSD. For one thing we live on Oahu Hawaii so not much long range driving is required unless you commute regularly to the west side to and from downtown. Secondly, the road markings here are horrendous and we tried the "trial...

Thanks, that's good to know. We keep the car charged to 80% on a daily basis so all indications point to possibly a defective battery. Hopefully this new battery should last awhile. Tesla was very good about covering 100% of the replacement, tow and servicing. They also replaced the chrome trim...

Thanks for the insightful information rrolsbe, what about when the car is charging? I'm hoping when the main battery is being charged that DC-to-DC converter is active to charge the 12V battery.

Our Aug 2018 Model 3 12 volt battery warning started March 14, 2020 and by March 17 the car wasn't drive-able. Have to be careful with the windows too. As soon as we received this low battery warning our auto windows when out of wack and actually went beyond its range and damaged our chrome trim...

thanks! glad I could help, we kept wondering why our washer fluid was running out so frequently! Hopefully it's not a defect in the design. So far the hose is staying in place so I think Tesla just didn't attach the passenger wiper hose.

Talked with the local service center to get more information about what happened. Apparently for my Model 3 the nut, that's normally welded to the frame, broke loose thus causing a chain of events eventually led to the bolt ultimately coming loose. They also opened a ticket with the Tesla...

here's a screen grab from a YouTube video. Looks like the nuts are fixed.