Recent content by Grant

I would also like to ask Tesla customer support a question. It's a specific question about the DC charging history of my vehicle so posting in the forum will not help. I emailed [email protected] and received an automated response saying "This email address is no longer monitored" and I...

In the letter to Tesla, the NHTSA estimates that the MCU failure takes an average of only 5-6 years. I bought a used Model S from Tesla (so still under warranty) and my MCU failed after 4.6 years and 36k total miles. It was replaced under warranty (with a refurbed MCU1) but since the odds of it...

This old Simpsons clip is about electric cars, but this is what I think of when I see a Prius (the not-very-fast part, not the part at the end):

I love the vehicles but there is something seriously wrong with the culture at Tesla. When I bought my Model S in 2018, I had multiple people in delivery and registration lie to me multiple times. It was a nightmare experience and their attitude was like "Take it or leave it." Many of these...

What this person said. Mine went from losing 5 miles per day to about 1 mile per day once I changed energy saver to on and always connected to off.

It is definitely a safety issue. You lose the backup camera and the turn signals don't work. This happened to me (2015 Model S). It was fixed under warranty, but just replaced with a refurbished MCU1 that will probably fail in another 4 years.

Oklahoma is one of the dumbest states in the country and has some of the worst representatives in Congress. Senator Inhofe even wrote a book called The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future. I would be shocked if Tesla chose to build a factory there. If Musk...

That's what happened to me. MCU failed after 36k miles

I did not ask and they did not offer. Isn't that a $2k upgrade? I'm unclear on the benefits that would have for my AP1 car.

The build date is 9/15. I have only had the car back for a day but I noticed that the music panel is not opening at all (just the loading animation). Anybody have any idea what could be causing that? I now have version 2020.12.11.5 software running.

I knew this was an issue but was surprised that the MCU failed so soon. I have a 2015 90D that I bought from Tesla in 2018 so it is still under warranty. 36,400 miles. I had a few issues in January/February where the center screen spontaneously turned off for 1-2 minutes while driving. I also...

Nice video and write-up. Wow, you got a good deal on that 85D (<$40k). I paid a LOT more for my 2015 90D in 2018 (but with less mileage on it). What kind of range are you getting on the 85D? You mentioned a trip that takes 130 miles uses 61% of your battery so are you only getting 130/.61 =...

Word on the Internet is that Tesla has already decided on the Austin area for the factory. They are still trying to make it look competitive (with Tulsa, etc.), probably to extract the most tax credits and other benefits possible from Texas.

FYI, the regular cabin air filter is easy to change (see Youtube) and only costs about $12-$16 for the filter (see Amazon item B071CVJDGW or search for your model year). Just take care of the tires and brakes and that's all you should normally need to do. They changed the manual recently to...

The service has gotten significantly worse in just the one year that I've owned a Tesla.