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What is a drive unit actually? Is it a controller to the electrical motors? No idea

So I just got back my car today (took 5 days at the shop). They did a recall on the chargeport pins and fixed the electrical issue reported by the vehicle. Here is a summary of what they did:

They just texted me to drop my vehicle at the SC. I got a loaner Model S as they expect it to take 2-3 days in the shop and he told me there are some recalls too. If any is still interested and I am not talking to myself here, I can post an update on the fixes they did once they are done with it.

I did, its fine. That was my initial guess. I noticed the problem happens a lot when the car comes to a stop and puts itself in hold.

I have 2018 M3 LR RWD. Got this dreaded message while I was about to stop my car on a Stop sign: BMS_a035 Vehicle may not restart”. This was Oct/28. I freaked out, and put that error message to the test: stopped on the side and reset the system. The message disappeared and got replaced with...

Its funny how many of the myths posted here have started by the "man" himself: Elon. I found this website funny and maybe somehow related to this thread: ElonMuskToday My favorite myth: FSD will be available by the end of "this" year.

Interesting, I did not know that! In retrospect, if I knew this, I would have gladly coughed up the $3000 to add it. But I clearly remember when I bought the car the $3000 AutoPilot description did NOT include “summon” (this is the feature I am dying to get due to my small garage space). Summon...

Sure it is... Hmmm, I am not sure what I am missing here, but it seems you got the terminologies wrong. EAP (known now as Autopilot) was a separate package in 2018 independent of the FSD. Check my cost breakdown. EAP used to cost $3000 and FSD cost $6000 (you could save $1000 if bought them...

EXACTLY. That is another example of why I said: Tesla's track of record suggests that early adopters are not treated in any special or different way. I am pretty sure I would feel bad if this happened to me in the examples you provided. Or maybe I am just another consumer with a high sense of...

I am a late 2018 LR RWD M3 owner, and I echo OP wishful concerns, but I do not think this will happen at all judging from Tesla's track of record. In fact, I think we are the forgotten early-ish adopters generation that helped Tesla in its make-it-or-die year. Now for those of you that say the...

That should not happen. Something is definitely wrong with your connection. Nothing on Tesla's website mentioned that you lose these features. I passed on premium connectivity and I got a message telling me I have now "Standard Connectivity" that includes traffic-aware navigation, but I will...

Prepare to be eaten alive from Tesla/Elon hot heads with this post lol. Well, I did complain about several similar issues with Tesla's pricing. I had to bite the bullet and go on. Thankfully it was not to the level of thousands of dollars. You should be happy that you only paid $3k for FSD (it...

I do not recommend disabling cabin heat even if it helps with the smell. Remember, besides the importance of preventing damage to the car interior due to over heating, my understanding is that one of the main reasons of cabin overheat protection is to protect the big screen. Car manufacturers do...

A quick update: The smell came back again, and with vengeance! I swear it is even stronger than before I cleaned the evaporator coil. We are getting this record heat wave in Florida (seems like the new normal), and it is so hot and humid now. After two weeks from cleaning the system WITHOUT...

I honestly followed this video on how to clean the evaporator coil: Some tips: - Kool-it is what Tesla uses to clean the Evaporator coil. You can buy one from O'Reilly for $11.99 instead of Amazon overly priced same product. It has this fresh toothpaste scent - You might want to use two cans...