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    Loud pop, Model 3 died?

    This sounds like what happened to me which resulted in a new motor.
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    Million mile motor?

    My drive train "was drawing too much power" died at 7k miles. New motor under warranty, followed by new oil pump. Car would not go into drive.
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    "Gearbox fluid recommended" warning

    This is my post, they just topped off the fluid -computer determined out of optimal level- (possibly relating to new motor) but also replaced a pump as a precaution.
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    7k miles. New motor put in and now need gear box fluid service. Anyone had similar experiences?

    Good point, they told me verbally it was the front but I never got the paperwork so it may have been the rear. I am just seeing this now and I will check later today.
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    7k miles. New motor put in and now need gear box fluid service. Anyone had similar experiences?

    Here's the run down. I was told that they fluid level was low, but no leaks were found. They replaced the oil and oil pump. They postulated that the oil may have not been filled to optimum levels or that the pump was not functioning properly, hence the replacement. Interesting.
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    7k miles. New motor put in and now need gear box fluid service. Anyone had similar experiences?

    I had a very similar thing where the message would only come on after about 30 minutes of driving.
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    7k miles. New motor put in and now need gear box fluid service. Anyone had similar experiences?

    It just finished service today, total service time 24 hours, I will pick it up tomorrow. I drove with the message on for 3+ weeks and over 1000 miles with the message on. Never noticed any fluid leaks.
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    7k miles. New motor put in and now need gear box fluid service. Anyone had similar experiences?

    No drips that I have noticed. and the service light does say "OK to Drive" and on top of that Tesla scheduled my service 3 weeks out.. so it makes me think its not super serious. Maybe I'll put cardboard under it this weekend to check it out. Your theory seems to make sense. After the new...
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    7k miles. New motor put in and now need gear box fluid service. Anyone had similar experiences?

    Some details about my car: 4 months old 7.4k miles Model 3 Performance motor (un-bundled) Daily commute 80 miles Last week at work my car experienced power failure, followed by a message stating that: Vehicle may shut down unexpectedly 12v power reduced, vehicle needs service After calling...