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As a general update to anyone who is currently following (or may follow) this thread in the future... The reason given for software failure in my Model S: A cracked charging port with possible water entry (though we’ve had little to no rain in our neck of the woods in recent weeks, and my car...

To be honest, accessing the battery in the Model S wouldn’t be so bad IF there were ANY juice left in the 12V battery. The SC rep should have told me this the first day this whole problem began (as the battery still had some charge left when I first tried to use the car, but it had completely...

Yes, thank you. I got a crash course in all this yesterday when I was trying to have my vehicle towed. What a fiasco! By yesterday, the 12V WAS dead, so the car no longer even responded to the fobs (would not present door handles, unlock, etc). The tow mechanic brought a charging unit, but...

Interesting... So is it the update that is causing the problem, or is it something else and the update initiates the cascading failure? The service department also mentioned using a “jump starter” to get it going. But what are they “jump starting”? I know when I parked the car, it had at...

I can only hope for a self-fix. But definitely don’t expect it.

My Tesla was scheduled for an update overnight (2 a.m. today). The vehicle functioned perfectly normal yesterday even as late as 11pm when I picked up a friend at the airport. There was no indication of any problem. The first time I got in it today, I received a similar message on the...