Recent content by jbwinton

no matter what you do, the rear heater is no good in cold climates. i've been arguing this with tesla for months. after careful testing, it is clear that it takes 50 minutes (when driving 60mph) to get the rear pillar vents to blow warm air.....no matter what else i try as for the settings...

when it's below 20F AND DRIVING at 60mph, it takes 50 minutes to get warm air front back heater vents

see my post today about ABSURDLY POOR rear heater and pls let me know if your dealer has any better answer than mine. I have to get rid of my MX due to rear heat issue that tesla says CANNOT be fixed or improved. In Chicago when it's below 20F, it takes 50 minutes for the rear pillar vents to...

see my post today about TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE HEAT issue in MX and let me know if your dealer has any better answers than mine. I have to get rid of my MX due to rear heat issue that tesla says CANNOT be fixed or improved. In Chicago when it's below 20F, it takes 50 minutes for the rear pillar...

I have to get rid of my MX due to rear heat issue that tesla says CANNOT be fixed or improved. In Chicago when it's below 20F, it takes 50 minutes for the rear pillar vents to blow warm air. this is unacceptable in a $100k car !! People in back tell me they're cold. I've had the car in service...

I have an MX in Chicago and don't think the 75 battery should even be sold in cold climates. the X is big and takes a lot of heat. which uses a lot of battery. hence really lousy range in winter. if I had it to do over, i'd get the 100 battery on an X. MAYBE the 75 is ok for an S. not sure

rear heater in MX is unacceptably bad. Mine has been in the shop a few times and they tell me "try this setting; turn of that." doesn't matter. it's still no good and apparently no way to fix. specifically, at 35F today I preheated the car for 45 minutes. then used rear heat on MANUAL/HIGH. I...

rear heater in MX is unacceptably bad. Mine has been in the shop a few times and they tell me "try this setting; turn of that." doesn't matter. it's still no good and apparently no way to fix. specifically, at 35F today I preheated the car for 45 minutes. then used rear heat on MANUAL/HIGH. I...

The rear heater is another unacceptable design flaw in the MX. the manual and Tesla service say "rear heater doesn't work if no passenger in back seat" but that is wrong. if the rear heat is set to manual, it should produce hot air from the vents on the rear door pillar. Mine did not and I...

wondering how you got them to buy it back. I assume by agreement? and not via lemon law?

good question. I wouldn't buy a 75 if you live in cold climate. i'm in Chicago and the 75 is totally inadequate because the heater uses so much battery. I've told tesla that I don't think they should even sell the 75 in cold climates.

this is another unacceptable design flaw in the MX. the manual and Tesla service say "rear heater doesn't work if no passenger in back seat" but that is wrong. if the rear heat is set to manual, it should produce hot air from the vents on the rear door pillar. Mine did not and I had it in for...

yup. agreed. i wish Elon would do something about this. as i said in a previous post "the X 75 shouldn't even be sold in cold weather climates. they advertised 235 miles but that ain't even close to accurate he in cold Chicago. all the 75 batteries should be replaced with 100's. i don't mind the...

I've had my X for about 6 wks. and for 10 days here in Chicago it never got above 20F. MY PERSONAL OPINION IS that they should not even sell a 75 battery in cold climates! even when fully charged the range is unacceptable when using the heater. The X is hard to keep warm (inside the car) and...