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Hi all, I tried to search, but I can't seem to find out if it's possible to turn off ALL the automatic driving features. I don't want my car steering, braking or doing anything for me. Is it possible to just drive a Model 3 "old style" - i.e. with complete manual control, no automatic anything...

Has anyone had their door release start to malfunction? Mine has become very unreliable; mostly when the door has been locked. Sometimes it opens part way and I have to shut it fully and try again, sometimes nothing happens for several tries. It's definitely been getting worse. If I leave the...

Hi all; for the second time in as many months, on unplugging in the morning, I hear the double beep, and when I look the VDS is black (expected). Looking at the Recent alerts, I see it is #3001 SHFT: APS Voltage. If relevant, I plugged in for a standard charge the night before. Doors not locked...

So, I'm perplexed by two things I've noticed more than once... One, on completing a standard charge, sometimes the ideal miles go up by a couple of miles, an hour or two after balancing was complete. Recalculating so late? Secondly, although it balances to the cells being within .03 volts as it...

So, my Roadster has a new oddity; while stopped at a traffic light (foot firmly on brake), I have several times now felt a slight bump or two, as if something was nudging the Roadster. It doesn't happen often, so I don't think I can take it to Tesla. Everything else is normal. (It reminds me of...

Hi, does anyone know what alert 1022 (DMC Fault 1A Ov... is all the VDS shows) signifies? I had returned from a short drive in the rain, and after toweling off my Roadster, plugged in to charge. Charging stopped soon after, for a short time; I wasn't in the garage, but it couldn't have been more...

So a few days ago, when putting the soft top back on, it didn't want to go into place. I discovered that the white plastic end cap that fits over the metal spring-loaded pin which locks the soft top in place had come partially off, and had gotten smooshed (highly technical term here). It no...

Hi all, has anyone else seen ideal miles increase after charge completion? I have noticed it three times now, and wonder if this has any significance. Once it went from 180 to 185, the other times just a couple of miles. My CAC is 155.54, standard charge usually ends up in the mid 180's, and...

I just had my Roadster's original rotors and pads replaced with the custom two-piece coated slotted rotors made by Cedar Ridge Fabrication - (beautiful work, BTW). I used Joseph Gregory of The Brake Squad (Fairfax, VA). Just wanted to post that he was super professional: exactly on time, very...

Recently, I was in an accident, and my Roadster was in the hands of Dorn's Body & Paint for 15 weeks. It was exposed to high temperatures for an unknown period of time, with the "battery loop" disconnected while in the paint booth. Dorn's said different things at different times, though they did...

My thread title is not a mistake - it's what shows on my caller ID when they call, and boy, is that the truth! Dorn's Body and Paint in Mechanicsville, VA is approved by Tesla, and is a "select service provider" with my insurer. That is a mystification to me. I will just post a cut and paste...

So, the leather on my driver's side sill is detaching at the corner. Has anyone dealt with this? I am especially wondering if, when one removes the sill, if the leather is attached/glued all the way around or is it only tucked in? Any advice about this would be greatly appreciated! Here's how it...

So, my Roadster (2.5, non-Sport) has a mystery noise that has shown up. I only hear it when the key is in the on position. It sounds like a cross between gurgling and a pump turning unbalanced, and seems to be coming from the area between the cooling fans and the front windshield. I have truly...

Hi all - does anyone know what P.E.M. temperature initiates power limiting? The last couple of days power limiting has come on rather easily (moderate driving in mild (70 degrees) weather). When I get home, with the power limit light still illuminated, the VDS shows a temp. of only 37 degrees C...

I just received a communication from Lotus regarding paint colors that I thought I'd share. Turns out that Glacier Blue Roadsters should be Lotus Liquid Blue, not Polar Blue (which Tesla sold me as touch up paint). I was sent a chart of all the colors, so here it is: Hope this helps others!

I had an very unfortunate event yesterday - a can of insect repellant (30% DEET, by Sawyer) leaked in a bag, and soaked through onto my Roadster's passenger seat. This is nasty stuff - it damaged my binoculars, the bag, and worst of all, the seat. The stuff seems to have an ingredient that makes...

Hi all: I wonder if anyone can shed light on what I have noticed recently (I've never checked this before the last couple of days). After a Standard charge at the end of the day, my pack balances in a short time, usually in about 10 - 15 minutes. But recently, when I was checking on the pack...

I am about to get my third HPWC - The first one arrived with the charging cable unsecured at the point it enters the box, and couldn't be easily fixed, so they sent a new one. This second one has now failed after only three months of use! It will not initiate charging. Clipper Creek told me...

Two warnings came up on my VDS today - it indicated tires too hot; then: check right rear pressure. Thing is, I was stuck in traffic, never got above 40 mph the whole trip (bummer). The actual pressure when I came to a stoplight and could access the tire pressures/temps, they seemed reasonably...

Hi all, I am wondering if anyone else has noted seeing fault #409 (Tire Pressure Monitor Service Required) show up when it is near freezing? I went on a visit to a friend yesterday when it was around the freezing mark outside, (30 minute drive) and when I was nearly there the fault popped up...

Hi all; I am considering upgrading to the adjustable suspension on my Roadster, which I want for its softest setting because the roads are really poor in my area. But - one person at Tesla said someone else told him that I might find my Roadster scraping the road (where it barely missed before)...

Hi all; I am getting error code 954 (line voltage lost sync) on the VDS, and flashing red lights (no blink code) on my UMC, even charging at 24 amps (on my 40 amp circuit) after charging for over an hour, sooner at 32 amps. It does not respond to the reset button, but after sitting a while...

Hi all - I would really appreciate some input, as I am wavering over getting a Roadster. Currently I have a Nissan Leaf. It hasn't had any problems, I love driving electric and will never have another ICE, but I can't even vaguely compare the rather boring Leaf to the amazing Tesla Roadster. My...