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I actually am having Geico send the work order to Tesla who will do the work. The camera needs to be recalibrated once the new windshield is in place. I

I drive about 30k highway miles a year and about every 3 years the odds catch up to me and a rock ends up totaling my windshield. So the windshield on my ‘21 model 3 needs replaced. My insurance is Geico, and they have typically used safelight in the past. I am weary however due to the camera...

That's great. For me, severe occurrences happen a couple of times a week (I am driving 600+ highway miles a week) . I'll typically cuss at the car with a loud F-bomb when it happens, lol. I could live without AP (although it is nice and I appreciate its added safety when it's not trying to...

Yeah, I am pretty heavily leaning towards that due to the above mentioned issues. Did you have some other concern about taking a Tesla on such a long trip?

I picked up a brand new Model 3 (base model) in December 2021 and have since put 14,000 miles on it, mostly from my 120 mile roundtrip work commute. Thankfully, I have a reverse commute, and it is 98% highway driving. I have a few complaints regarding the autopilot and cruise control. 1. I...

I made the stupid, naive, Ill-informed decision to pay for FSD on my new model 3. I believe PT Barnum had a saying about this situation….

Well this car was gifted to me by my dad courtesy of Tesla stock’s moonshot. I had bad vibes from the minute I went to the website to place a deposit. Honestly the buying experience was so bad, if it was my own money I would have never even placed a deposit. But my dad insisted ( he wanted to...

Lol, I was just joking about the Kia’s tail light. But I haven’t bothered to check if there is moisture in my model 3’s light fixtures. Nothing would shock me at this point. Don’t get me wrong, the car’s cruising performance when the CC and AP aren’t trying to kill me is superb. Other than...

This really is an example of sub-par, half baked engineering. I would not tolerate this kind of condensation within a light fixture on a $15k Kia, much less on a $60k hype machine. I have owned my model 3 for less than 2 months now and I have had issues pop up that I have never experienced in...

I disagree. It will lock you out of lane changes if it’s in AP. While you can solve the problem by shutting AP off, it might cause an inexperienced driver to panic and do something stupid. It happened to me in my brand new model 3 for the first time this morning (when I got out of the car at...

The visible moisture in the pillars was gone on my return trip home and the cameras worked fine. I’ll chalk it up to condensation unless something changes

am w because you don’t realize how much of a pipe dream it is until you live with AP. My dad basically gifted me a new model 3 (honestly I did not even want it) but he wanted to do something nice for me and my kids after making a boatload on Tesla stock. I didn’t do enough research because...

Amen. I drive 120 miles a day and I can’t live without CC. My 2 month old model 3 is driving me nuts. I just want all of the nanny aids turned off. It’s not just about going too slow (although this is an issue too), CC is just flat out dangerous.

Yes, I am not worthy. But it’s most likely condensation inside the pillar that caused it, as I noted it when I got to my destination. That is just shoddy engineering. I wouldn’t expect to see condensation like that on any car.

It is most likely condensation inside the pillar that is causing it, which I observed when I got out of the car this morning. However, this is just shoddy engineering. The housing should either be adequately ventilated with a fan of some sort or hermetically sealed, like they do with optics to...

I agree, as I had noticeable condensation inside the pillar when I inspected the cameras. However, this seems like a massive design oversight. The housing should be hermetically sealed, like they do with high quality optics to eliminate fogging and condensation inside the housing...

Bought a brand new model 3 less than 2 months ago and got this same message this morning (totally clear sunny day around 60 degrees). TBH, the AP and CC systems are terrible and I feel like a total sucker. Easily the worst new car experience I have had in 30 years—everything from the buying...

Picked up a brand new model 3 in late November and honestly this has been the worst buying and ownership experience I have had in 30 years of car ownership. I’ve already posted about major safety concerns with AP and CC slamming the brakes when passing under blinking yellow lights. I have had...

Well it sounds like you just bought the car. The bottoms line is, machine screws threaded into metal (which is what it appears to be in my brand new model 3) need application of threadlock compound to ensure the screws don’t back out in applications where the screws will be subjected to...

I paid $10k just to make a proper evaluation of the tech and with the knowledge that it would be updated as the tech evolved and “learned.” However, there is no way I would buy it now. In fact, in its current state, it is a safety hazard. I drive 120 miles per day on my reverse commute, so I...

I just picked up a new model 3 a month ago. I drive 120 miles a day on a reverse commute that is 99% highway miles. I encounter very little traffic on my way to work. Cruise control is something I can’t live without, but the Model 3 is making me reconsider that. I am fairly certain that...

Well the bottom like for me is the screws backed out over a 1 month period of time, one of them completely. Have never had that happen in 30 years of car ownership. I noticed the threaded inserts are metal, which to me suggests you have to use a thread locking compound to make sure they stay in.

I knew someone would show up and tell me this is my fault. The cruise control and autopilot are dangerous as they are currently configured. We are talking about a rural intersection with clear visibility from a mile away in all directions with a posted speed limit of 75mph. Even if I slow...

Join the club. I picked up a brand new Model 3 a month ago, and it has been a terrible experience from the day I placed the deposit for the order. Couple the terrible communication with snooty, patronizing Tesla employees who think that YOU are the problem, and well, it's been a completely...

I've owned probably 10 cars in the last 30 years of various makes, and I have never ever had license plate screws back themselves out. The reason is because they all used self-tapping screws, I picked up my new Model 3 a month ago and discovered today that one of the machine screws holding the...

Was getting radar on my new model 3 an option?

Also, is there an easy way to shut off cruise control other than tapping the brakes?

What do you mean? Is there something I can do to raise the autopilot max speed beyond what I am currently expressly limited to (80 mph)?

No, for me it says 80mph max speed for autosteer. It goes into meltdown mode if that speed is exceeded and shuts off and is unable to be turned on for the rest of the trip if that speed is ever exceeded.

Yes, this is what I do. But because of the length of my commute, and the fact that it is 99% highway and is a reverse commute (so little traffic), I can't live without cruise control. And having to "tune-in" to make sure I am not killed by a system that is ostensibly there to protect me is a...

It seems like it needs to get too close to the overhead lights before it detects them. Moreover, I don't think it has time to detect that they are actually blinking (instead of what it would see at a normal traffic intersection where the lights remain on each color for extended periods). It...

You are basically sitting on plastic, so its no surprise that this causes moisture to build up. Cloth seats would honestly be a much much better option. Even "real" leather in supposedly premium car makes these days is actually just compressed animal fibers that is then coated with a plastic...

It's not a rail road crossing. It's an intersection on a rural highway, which I guess is just busy enough that the authorities believed warranted yellow blinking lights on the main road.

I have owned a new model 3 (with autopilot) for 3 weeks now. I have a long rural commute (60 miles each way), and I encounter blinking yellow lights over one of the highways twice along the route. The cruise control and autopilot both essentially *slam* the brakes as I approach the lights (both...

I have along long rural commute (60 miles each way), and I encounter blinking yellow lights over one of the highways twice along the way. The cruise control and autopilot both essentially *slam* the brakes as the lights are approached. Keep in mind that the post speed limit on this road is...

Had my new Model 3 for 3 weeks now and had the exact same thing happen to me yesterday: one of the sensors is now displaying "--" and I have the fault warning message. I have scheduled a service appointment, but I have never had any new car experience (BMW, Honda and Subaru) this bad. In...