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LOL It was spread out over two days of driving each way. Nevertheless, I went from acceptance, to mild irritation, to annoyance, to totally pissed off with this experience. For the record, I was using TACC, not FSD. I paid for FSD, but have no intention of volunteering to beta test it. I...

FSD is a completely different thing, except on the highway, where the car reverts to using the AP software stack. I'm anxious to see how FSD behaves once it is extended to cover highway driving.

On a recent 700 miles trip (one way), towing a trailer, with TACC activated, I counted over 40 instances of phantom braking on the outbound trip, and approximately 20 on the return trip. This is much, much worse than similar trips I have taken with the same car and trailer. All I can think of is...

What year Model Y do you have? I wonder if Tesla has now disabled the 12v aux lead, possibly due to people like me asking them why I sometimes get VCFRONT controller alerts when my trailer is hooked up. Another reason they might disable it is because some trailers can draw a lot of current...

Thanks! I use 500 Wh/mi as my planning figure for highway driving and usually come in a little under that.

LOL I've enjoyed seeing the pics on this thread, but thought I needed to counterbalance all those polished and pretty Model Ys with a pic of my beat-up crossover SUV camping in Colorado. The dent in the fender will be fixed by the other driver's insurance company if the parts to fix it ever...

I've been wondering the same thing, except in relation to other brands of DC fast chargers like Electrify America. The car knows that when your destination is a SC, it needs to precondition. I'd like it to do the same when my destination is an EA site, even if it is a manual process to let the...

...continued. I decided to simply cut the power lead (Battery+ lead) of the 7-pin connector cable, and install an empty inline fuse holder. This isolates the Tesla from the trailer's battery completely. If I change my mind and want to hook it back up again I just need to install a fuse in the...

No, the Model Y has a Class II tow bar. Class II tow bars are not designed for use with weight distributing hitches.

Yes! That's the mirrors I went with after seeing them recommended on a Model X towing thread. They work very well, and once you get them adjusted, they are fairly quick to install and remove. They make a huge difference, especially when backing. If you look closely at the pics in the post above...

I've enjoyed seeing all the creative ways people find to supercharge while towing - without unhitching. I've had to unhitch at least 50% of the time, and it doesn't take much time, but sometimes it can be a challenge to find a place to stash the trailer. Here I got lucky at Wheatland Wyoming...

Here's some more info on my experiences. Hope it can help someone figure out why they are getting this alert. Disclaimer: I'm no expert on trailer or Tesla electronics or wiring issues. Just spent a lot of time reading up on things to try to understand what's going on with my rig. I've had my...

I also have a June 2020 build Model Y. I obtained the Tesla CCS1 adapter from Harumio and have used it successfully at Electrify America. I think it is more than worth purchasing. I recently needed to use my Chademo adapter at an Electrify America site in Arizona in order to have the range to...

I spent Memorial Day visiting family across Big Windy Wyoming and that 30% loss to wind, along with towing a camping trailer made me sweat a little. I already had a CCS1 adapter on order from Harumio which I got yesterday after just 10 days. Used it successfully today at an EA site. I am...

I tow a camping trailer with my Model Y. Best I've been able to do is look at photos in Plugshare to see if there is a way to charge without unhitching. There almost never is, so next think to look for is will there be a place to stash the trailer during a charge session. I bring some small...

Just curious, what brake controller you are using?

I've been wondering the same thing on my Tesla as the first times I encountered the problem I was driving through slush from snowstorms and thought maybe I got water in the connection. However, the most recent time, I was careful to make sure the connector pins were completely dry before...

I pinched a chunk of concrete between my tire and the curb while parking in Kimball, NE. The sidewall of the tire was ripped open, so the tire would obviously need to be replaced. The situation was complicated by the fact I was towing a pop-up trailer. Tesla Roadside Assistance was only able to...

I have the same issue with my Model Y. It appears to only get the vcfront a552 error when the trailer is hooked up, but usually only after it has been connected for an extended time. The SC told me they believe the vcleft controller is encountering a problem related to the wiring to my trailer...

I have encountered this alert. The SC tells me it is caused by something wrong with my otherwise working perfectly trailer brake controller. I am unconvinced as I have been using the Tekonsha P3 brake controller for nearly a year and only getting the alerts recently, and seeing no errors...

Another issue with the Colorado Springs SC is that if you are towing a trailer it cannot be much taller than a pop-up. Its pretty low clearance. Then you need to find somewhere to stash the trailer while charging. The top deck of the garage usually has enough room for that, but no guarantees.

I've towed my 2500 lb (as loaded) camping trailer over 3000 miles with no problems whatsoever. I lucked out I think. I use the maximum .75" rise and my trailer is level at that height. I don't understand the restriction either, but wouldn't be surprised if it was just copied over from the Model...

16 days after my first grousing about being stuck on 32.22, I spent the entire day today thinking nothing but happy, positive thoughts about Tesla's mysterious updates process. It worked!. Now on 2021.36.5.1. Sure wish I was on 36.8 or later. Dang! Negative thoughts again. I'll be stuck on...

I'm not planning to opt back in. I'd just like to get to 2021.36.5.1 (10.3 without FSD Beta), or later version.

I'm also still stuck on 2021.32.22. I opted out a few days ago. Had a 97 at the time. My safety score disappeared pretty quick from the app.

The tow hitch being discussed in my post is the Tesla factory hitch, and the Owner's Manual is the Tesla Model Y Owner's manual provided with the car. I'm guessing maybe you have a different hitch?

Just took my new Flagstaff T12RB Hard-sided fold-up camping trailer on a test run from Denver up to the mountains, specifically, Pine Valley Ranch open space. 43 miles uphill averaged 517 Wh/mi 43 miles downhill averaged 316 Wh/mi Overall average 417 Wh/mi at speeds ranging from 35-65. Average...

Sorry for the late reply. I used the Tesla 14-50 adapter for 50-amp service on this trip. For the next trip, to the same park, the 50 amp service wasn't working so I used the 30 amp service. I don't think that Tesla sells the required TT-30 adapter for the Gen 2 mobile charger. I found a TT-30...

Same here, most noticible on passenger side. It seems not to return all the way when unfolding the mirrors.

"Nervous Nellie" This car is very cautious. Brakes for anything and everything, and sometimes... nothing at all! :)

I had the same issue with front hood sensor failure messages. Mobile Service replaced the front hood latch, then a couple weeks later they installed the harness overlay as the problem had reoccurred. The Mobile Service Tech was uncomfortable with doing the harness overlay in my garage since...

I pulled a lightly loaded 5x8 UHaul box trailer with my MY on an 87 mile round trip. I averaged 370 Wh/mi vs 231 Wh/mi for the same trip without the trailer Speed was 55-60 most of the trip with the trailer, and 60-65 for the same trip without the trailer. If I did the math right, this means a...

I have Auto High Beam disabled, because I've gotten tired of blinding people. Still, when the car starts up, it enables Auto Headlights, then when the headlights come on the first time, they go to brights within a few seconds. I manually dim them and they will stay dim after that. So, my startup...

Just got this update and very excited about using the Set Current Speed option. Went out to test it on Colorado CO-470 (controlled access highway with a 65 mph speed limit). It still drops the set speed to 50 mph and starts braking every time the highway crosses another road. All I can think...

Nice job. I also installed the P3 and heartily agree on what a pain it is to connect the pig tail to that buried connector.

This is the same size ball mount and ball that I've been using for towing U-Haul trailers with my Y. Works good, I think the next step though, is to to have a tab welded to it for a friction anti-sway bar to attach to. I haven't done it yet, but looking at a Reese anti-sway bar.

I've been looking at the Equal-i-zer hitch for a while, but still undecided if I want one. There are a couple issues when using it with the Y. The shank is too long, exceeding the 8.5 inch length Tesla allows, and there is the issue that Tesla doesn't technically allow weight distributing...

I love that retro look. I considered this trailer a while back and rejected because it seemed like it would have way too much drag. Sure has a lot of nice features, though. I might have to give it another look! :)

I bought FSD primarily for use on long-distance highway driving. I use Navigate on Autopilot a lot and think it works well. I don't regret buying it, but that said, I don't trust it yet for driving local roads. I notice you are considering towing a boat. Be sure you look carefully at the offset...

In my case, moving up from tent camping, an A-Frame style hard-sided pop-up seems ideal. I've been considering the Aliner LXE which has a wet bath of sorts in it, and a Rockwood A122, which doesn't.

I would try and get thru to someone at the Service Center who can look at what happened and reinstate the appointment. I had this happen to me once and the SC found that the appointment was in a status of "canceled by the customer". I had been trying to modify the appointment and may have...

Sorry to hear the saga is continuing. My mobile service guy told me he was going to try to submit some kind of engineering note, not sure what it would be called, but it was to let all service centers know that the Model X pigtail works just fine in a Model Y after verifying it in my Y. This...

Regenerative braking takes a little practice. I about made myself sick on my MY test drive, but it smoothed out after just a few minutes of driving with it. It can be turned off, though. I wonder if the second test drive had it turned off. Just curious, does your boat trailer have electric...

I bought one of these and was glad I had it. I stayed in a State Park electric site with both 50 amp and 30 amp service, but the 50 amp service I had planned to use wasn't working.

Happy to say the Littleton SC came thru for me with the pigtail. I would have paid for it, but they apparently had no way to create a ticket for it, since it was a Model X part in their system. So they just gave it to me. I imagine it won't be too long before that gets fixed. Can't say enough...

Thank you for the reply. I've told my SC that I will be happy to pay for the pigtail if they will just order it for me. Also pointed out to them that it is "over the counter", No VIN in the Model X parts. So far that approach hasn't worked, but they are still looking into it, so I am hopeful...

The Littleton, CO SC has consistently refused to order me the brake controller pigtail for the Model Y, starting from the day I took delivery of the car on June 30th. Per them, there is no such part for the Model Y, despite what it says in the Owner's Manual. They've not said the Owner's Manual...

Nice. I'm looking for a similar trailer to tow with my Y. Be sure and let us know how it goes towing it. :)

I haven't noticed any specs printed on the hitch, but the Owner's Manual has this: "The Model Y towing package does not include a ball mount. You must purchase a ball mount suitable for the type of trailer you are towing. The Model Y hitch receiver supports a ball mount with a length of up to...

Thanks for the info, very helpful!