Recent content by letterk

I've owned Tesla's since 2018, and only seen a pre-repair estimate with an actual charge once, on the 2022 Model 3 I own now. And it wasn't a diagnostic fee, it was a fee to repair the component that broke. They also told me that they would drop the charge if it should be covered under warranty...

I recently had my front passenger seat controls fail (again) and they required me to pre-approve a $137 repair fee. Please note this was not a "diagnostic fee" or "evaluation fee." It stated it was the cost to replace the switch. I asked why I had to approve this if it was under warranty. They...

Now that the weather has cooled down, and I'm using the heater again, it's like my car is backwards. Heat is using very little energy. On a day where outside temps are in the 40's and I set inside temp to 72, it's never getting above 5-10% of energy usage on a 30min drive. This is completely...

The EPA results say the new Model 3 is more efficient than the previous, but that's not my experience. And according to the mobile service buy, his as well.

Actually, the mobile service guy said he thinks the previous gen Model 3 without the heat pump was more efficient in general. Said the heat pump helped the winter problem but made non-winter less efficient. I don't know all the details, but I can say my new Model 3 is far, far worse than my old...

The new energy usage app has been interesting. While I haven't had a very hot day since getting it, I have seen a drastic difference in energy usage between an 80F day and a 90F day. On my typical 12 mile/30 min commute home from work, on an 80F day, my AC usage takes up about 3-5% of total...

I've tried that. I get the standard BS answer from them that "all diagnostics report the vehicle is performing within specs." If you've ever run into issues that aren't detected by diagnostics, it can be terribly frustrating. They believe their diagnostics are infallible and exhaustive. They are...

I had a lengthy call with a rep a couple days ago. Almost 30mins. He agreed something is certainly wrong with the car. But since the diagnostics don’t report any faults, he wasn’t sure how to proceed. So I’m logging data from trips and emailing it into service.

Yeah, I get the whole issue of people complaining about range, who do not understand how EV's work and how there are many factors that can affect it. But Tesla doesn't seem to want to do anything that doesn't have an outright fault. They are overly dependent on their diagnostics, which I know...

Not anymore. I tried both battery and charging today. Each time it ran diagnostics and said the car is fine. No ability to schedule an appointment.

Couple other things I forgot. Sometimes when AC is low, but on a hot day, I hear a very high speed whine that does not correlate to AC setting. I’ve never heard this with my old 3 or Y. I’ve noticed locally on hot days, my max charge rate at super chargers is about half of what I see on the Y...

I recently replaced my 2018 Model 3 with a 2022 Model 3. I also have a 2021 Model Y. The new 3 has consistently had worse efficiency than my old 3, even though it's supposed to be better. I think I'm starting to figure out what's going on. Recently, I drove from southern California to Vegas...

They wouldn't give me any more information that don't use that seat. And parts will take 2 weeks to get. So that's awesome when my wife has to drive around kids that are basically adults.

This just started on my wife 2020 Y. Passenger side. Is it safe to ride in that seat?

I've used Konig chains on my old Model 3 a number of times and they never left a mark. I think it's the difference in a smooth vs matte finish on the wheels.